Some of the prerequisites for the Navion for me to buy were; Tip tanks because I wanted more range without have to descend from cruising altitudes for fuel. I preferred the tip tanks over the optional fuel tank behind the seat, as it removed the extra fuel from inside where pilot and passengers are ...

C269635D-3C9F-4E22-B061-AFF14DEE3006.jpeg Nice trip! I did my trip from Naples, FL to Boulder, NV in two days but I do have tip tanks which help keep you at altitude longer. Plus I was by myself, no one else would have been willing to stay in the aircraft for eight flight hours per day! Here’s a ph...

Passing Tampa last night after a long cross country from NV. Made it to NV and back to FL without any mechanical issues...

Standard rating for this model O-470 is 225hp, next version was fuel injected and was rated at 260 hp.
Also no flaps used at 9500 msl, obviously aileron is up slightly making flap look down...
Flew back from Nevada to Florida Sat and Sun, beautiful weather!

Couple more cross country shots from last weekend. Also took a shot of the electronic E6B on my Garmin 796. It shows performance at 9500 MSL, note headwind! Winds were bad at any altitude I checked, so I just pushed on, they did subside later in the day as I got into Texas...

Some shots flying last weekend from Naples, FL to Vegas, NV, around 9K or 10K MSL

Here is N8969H, 1947, O-470, 225hp
Mods include: gear doors, flap gap seals, one piece windows, baggage door, wing-tip fuel tanks, Garmin 796 with GDL-39, I-Pad with Stratus, ADSB Garmin GTX-335 transponder.
Here is shot of her from many years ago I found on the Net, also how she looks now.

Just joined the new forum, format is much improved over the old one! Anyway, thought I would post something to read! I have a 47 Navion with a O470 225hp. Owned it for three years now, flew commercial from Florida to Columbia, CA to pick it up back then. Flew it back to south Florida without inciden...