What was your oxygen saturation at that altitude with only a nasal cannula?
88 %
What is the engine? 912ULS?
Rotax 914 with 115 HP. A Turbocharger is essential to achieve that altitude and cruise fast with reasonable performance remaining.
Wow! IFR or VFR?
VFR
Very early in my flying days (mid 80s), with a brand new Swiss PPL but lots and lots to learn, I thought it would be fun to see if I could fly over the top of Mt Blanc one summer evening. I was solo in a clapped out two seat club Robin DR20 from Bex aerodrome in the Rhone valley. This old thing normally wouldnt get above 10,000ft, but with a north wind using the rising air up the north face of the mountain I coaxed it all the way to 16,500 ft over the top of the peak, waved at the mountaineers at sunset and headed for home. In retrospect I realised that I had broken so many rules that I should have lost my licence for life – crossing national boundary without FPL, flying into prohibited nature zone, flying without oxygen above 12,000 ft etc etc. Foolishness of youth… I was 46 at the time. I have calmed down considerably since then.
As PIC, I think the highest I’ve flown to is Tignes, 7,920 ft.
Jacko wrote:
As PIC, I think the highest I’ve flown to is Tignes, 7,920 ft.
You did a circuit there so add +1000ft
2k to reach the ceiling