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 Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:19 pm Post subject: N601XT flies... for real this time... |
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Gents,
Finally got the aircraft flight ready again this morning and took her up.
601 HDS / Conventional gear with aluminum spring
Corvair bored .060 over - standard WW conversion
Calsbad, Ca. SKC / 60 miles vis / 65 deg
Climb out was less than expected at about 800 FPM at 3000 rpm. The engine sputters just a little bit at full throttle, so this is the performance cracked just a bit from full. I have to tune in the aerocarb a little bit this week. I am still indicating high oil temps, so a new sender is on order. Indicated temps are not jiving with laser temp finder on the ground. It required full right aileron trim to go hands off. More flight stuff to follow in the next few days...
Some things to mention. DO NOT waste your money on Azusa brakes. They couldn't slow a piss ant's motorbike. I bought a hydraulic disc upgrade from GPSAC, and after a little bit of fab work to install, they work much better. I still saved a few bucks from the Matco setup, but it was not worth the heartache. Also, for the tailwheel folks, I would bypass the tailwheel from the plans altogether. I installed the Matco full swiveling taiwheel this week, and love it. It is a very good deal at under $150, and installation is a piece of cake.
Someday I'll get somebody to take some pictures of the plane in flight and forward them to the list...
R/
Brandon
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n801bh(at)netzero.com
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| Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:07 am Post subject: N601XT flies... for real this time... |
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A big congrats to you Brandon, Take your time while testing your new "toy" and report all the details..
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Ben Haas
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-- Brandon Tucker <btucke73(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
Gents,
Finally got the aircraft flight ready again this morning and took her up.
601 HDS / Conventional gear with aluminum spring
Corvair bored .060 over - standard WW conversion
Calsbad, Ca. SKC / 60 miles vis / 65 deg
Climb out was less than expected at about 800 FPM at 3000 rpm. The engine sputters just a little bit at full throttle, so this is the performance cracked just a bit from full. I have to tune in the aerocarb a little bit this week. I am still indicating high oil temps, so a new sender is on order. Indicated temps are not jiving with laser temp finder on the ground. It required full right aileron trim to go hands off. More flight stuff to follow in the next few days...
Some things to mention. DO NOT waste your money on Azusa brakes. They couldn't slow a piss ant's motorbike. I bought a hydraulic disc upgrade from GPSAC, and after a little bit of fab work to install, they work much better. I still saved a few bucks from the Matco setup, but it was not worth the heartache. Also, for the tailwheel folks, I would bypass the tailwheel from the plans altogether. I installed the Matco full swiveling taiwheel this week, and love it. It is a very good deal at under $150, and installation is a piece of cake.
Someday I'll get somebody to take some pictures of the plane in flight and forward them to the list...
R/
Brandon
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| Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:19 am Post subject: N601XT flies... for real this time... |
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Brandon,
Congrats on getting airborne!
Noticed your tailwheel upgrade comments and wondered if you would share some info on the Matco installation. I'm just starting on a 601XL taildragger and would prefer a swiveling tailwheel versus the stock fixed wheel. I'd like to know what was involved in the installation versus the fixed wheel, if it would be a significant rework project if installed at a later date, and where I can find additional info. Appreciate any response you send.
M2
Brandon Tucker <btucke73(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
[quote] Gents,
Finally got the aircraft flight ready again this morning and took her up.
601 HDS / Conventional gear with aluminum spring
Corvair bored .060 over - standard WW conversion
Calsbad, Ca. SKC / 60 miles vis / 65 deg
Climb out was less than expected at about 800 FPM at 3000 rpm. The engine sputters just a little bit at full throttle, so this is the performance cracked just a bit from full. I have to tune in the aerocarb a little bit this week. I am still indicating high oil temps, so a new sender is on order. Indicated temps are not jiving with laser temp finder on the ground. It required full right aileron trim to go hands off. More flight stuff to follow in the next few days...
Some things to mention. DO NOT waste your money on Azusa brakes. They couldn't slow a piss ant's motorbike. I bought a hydraulic disc upgrade from GPSAC, and after a little bit of fab work to install, they work much better. I still saved [quote][b]
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Gig Giacona
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| Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:44 am Post subject: Re: N601XT flies... for real this time... |
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Congrats on your first flight. What prop and pitch do you have?
[quote="btucke73(at)yahoo.com"]Gents,
Finally got the aircraft flight ready again this morning and took her up.
601 HDS / Conventional gear with aluminum spring
Corvair bored .060 over - standard WW conversion
Calsbad, Ca. SKC / 60 miles vis / 65 deg
Climb out was less than expected at about 800 FPM at 3000 rpm. The engine sputters just a little bit at full throttle, so this is the performance cracked just a bit from full. I have to tune in the aerocarb a little bit this week. I am still indicating high oil temps, so a new sender is on order. Indicated temps are not jiving with laser temp finder on the ground. It required full right aileron trim to go hands off. More flight stuff to follow in the next few days...
Some things to mention. DO NOT waste your money on Azusa brakes. They couldn't slow a piss ant's motorbike. I bought a hydraulic disc upgrade from GPSAC, and after a little bit of fab work to install, they work much better. I still saved a few bucks from the Matco setup, but it was not worth the heartache. Also, for the tailwheel folks, I would bypass the tailwheel from the plans altogether. I installed the Matco full swiveling taiwheel this week, and love it. It is a very good deal at under $150, and installation is a piece of cake.
Someday I'll get somebody to take some pictures of the plane in flight and forward them to the list...
R/
Brandon
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