Piper Meridian (4K), Full Climb-Out to FL270, 2 Babies On Board to Tivat, Montenegro

Augsburg Airport (EDMA), with 4 adults and 2 babies on board ready for a 2 hours 15 minutes flight to Tivat (LYTV), Montenegro. Crossing the Alps from north to south, heading for Austria, Slovenia and Croatia to Montenegro at FL270. Takeoff and Climb-out from Augsburg to the Bavarian landmarks like "Ammersee" and "Starnberger See" to the Austrian border near Kufstein.
Instructive: not a big deal on a VMC flight like this - we missed to activate the battery powered "Standby Gyro" during startup and failed to recognise the red flag behind the iPad for a while. Obviously the Gyro was not switched off after the last flight and lost its electric load. It took a few minutes until the independent battery was recharged and would work again. This little episode reminded everyone to follow precisely the checklist's items ;-) ... A non working standby gyro would be an absolute no go item on any IMC flight.
Pilot: Markus Riedel

[@mikinoise]

What a wonderful airplane. For me, who fly an airplane with 200 hp, it is unthinkable to go up to 20,000 ft with a rate of 1000 ft / min. The only thing I would like to say is that with two baby on board, I would tend to have a cabin pressure lower than 9300. It risks becoming uncomfortable

[@kenbrand8972]

It’s not 200 horsepower, it’s either 500 or 600 horsepower

[@brnmcc01]

Nah, there's lots of cities above 9300. It's not the altitude, its the rate of change that makes it uncomfortable, especially in the decent phase. Been there, done that with a bad cold, feels like someone stabbing me in both ears with pencils... in this case, the cabin rate was only 400 feet per minute, and the kids looked happy.

[@brnmcc01]

@@kenbrand8972 He was talking about the airplane he flew only having 200 hp, not this one.

[@kenbrand8972]

@@brnmcc01 thanks I see what you mean after rereading his post

[@wolfgangkarner]

THX Michele for your comment! Be sure, we always check the health status of the kiddies - especially runny noses or a problem with ventilation of the paranasal sinuses. We of course would never go flying with our kiddies when they show any respiratory impairments. We also try to make them drinking on climbout which helps to balance the inner and outer pressure. Technically the pressurized cabin only allows a limited gap between inside and outside pressure, that's why you need to lower "gently" the cabine pressure to the indicated value.