As an aside, fresh paint does make a difference! I thought my paint wasn't that bad, but after flying it home
at 10,000 ft,after the paint job, I picked up and additional 3-4 knots true airspeed over my previous flight with the old paint. Mind you that speed mod was one
of the most expensive Here are the stats of my flight home at 10000 ft, airspeed indicator indicating 176 knots true at 65% power, fuel burn 15.9 gallons per hour, running 50 degrees rich of
peak.
Gary