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Tim Olson
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 Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:51 am Post subject: N929EH Flies! |
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News from Saturday.....fellow RV-10 builder Ed Hayden
did his 1st flight out in Hillsboro, OR on Saturday
a.m.! He's got a great looking plane, as you can
see here:
http://www.myrv10.com/osh2/photos/N929EH.jpg
He's got the Flightline AC system installed, which is
one of the things that is unique about his plane.
He reported that the plane flew beautifully, and handled
real well...and he was very pleased with the performance.
The first flight, however, did not go uneventfully,
and here is where y'all should listen closely and prepare
yourself...
Ed has a lightspeed ignition on one side, and a slick mag
on the other, just like I and many other have. In this
case, the lightspeed was once again the one good thing
he had going for him. As I understand it (sorry that
it's 2nd hand) he got to 1000' on takeoff and the plane
started missing real bad....making lots of noise. He
radioed the tower of his problems and immediate need
to return to land. He ran it on the lightspeed only (which
only gives maybe a 10 RPM drop on the mag test) and
said he had a beautiful landing.
Upon having an A&P come over and test the mag, it was
readily determined that this was indeed a slick mag
failure. What ISN'T unique about this is that I now know
of TWO RV-10 builders who've had slick mags fail on
their first flight.
So be aware any time you're flying in these current times
with Slick mags having known problems, and if you get
strange missing, perhaps try running on R or L instead
of Both. It will most likely run much better than having
that failed mag sparking at the wrong times.
Now if they could only get their parts issues figured
out at Unison and do an industry wide recall and
exchange of these mags, or at least provide free
rebuild kits to all owners, it would be a very good
thing indeed. Thank goodness as experimental builders
we have the electronic ignition options we do have...its
becoming one of our great benefits.
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Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject: N929EH Flies! |
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Congratulations Ed!
Look forward to seeing your plane land here at Bend in the near future. I'm
sure we're in your fly off zone.
Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner is on us. Thanks for believing in our
capabilities as much as we believed in yours.
John Strain
Harold Custard
Flightline AC, Inc.
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