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 Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:38 am Post subject: N822AR First flight report |
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Saturday, 17 Jan 2009. The thermometer says 1 F - so does the forecast - but also calls for no wind....
Get to the airport to make final preparations. The temp comes up to 14 F. The heater has been keeping the engine block and oil warm all night - oil temp 69 F...good sign. Make sure my guardian-angel is with me.....
Pull the airplane out to the fueling pad
[img]cid:281001c97992$88951eb0$0a00a8c0(at)CAPENFAMILY.ORG[/img]
and put in ten gallons per side....with the three per side already in there, I have a total of 26 gallons of fuel. Enough for two hours with reserve....I'm only planning for a 20 minute flight - but I don't want to take any chances.
Do the preflight briefing with Ross Cook (Cessna 150 two hangars down - he's also helped on the two-man list). Ross is manning the handheld radio and keeping my observers (Dover and Rich from NJ and my wife Alane) informed of what's going on.
Crank the engine to get the oil pumping - then normal start and a restart (it's still only 17 F). Idle normal, comm check - little glitch - handheld is on wrong freq and pressing wrong button to transmit. Bad brief on my part......
Comm's fixed - test the brakes OK! Run-up and taxi to verify the integrity of the scuba-suit hoses connecting the cowl rings to the plenum OK!
Another run-up - everythings in the green - radio call for the runway and last look around. Roll out to the runway and add some throttle to start rolling - airspeed is alive. Feed in the rest of the power and rudder...little back pressure on the stick to get the nosewheel off just a bit....too late, I'm already flying. Lower the nose so I can see where I'm going - still climbing at 100 kts and the engine is at 2700 RPM so I back that off just a little.
At about 1500' I get a radio call from the ground - 'we can barely see you'. Start a circling climb to 3000' then pull the throttle back - then raise the nose to drop some airspeed for a stall test. Clean break right at 55kts. Settle back to cruise - return to the airport. Circle once and set up to land. 90 kts - first 10 degrees of flaps - turn base - next 10 degrees of flaps - settle - add a burp of power to hold altitude for a couple of seconds - runway made - throttle to idle.
Little flare, mains touch and settle a little, hold the nose up. Didn't need the brakes till I got back to the hangar area. Taxi back to the fueling pad and shut down....Alane meets me there and it's time for the RV Grin!
[img]cid:281101c97992$88951eb0$0a00a8c0(at)CAPENFAMILY.ORG[/img]
Get the airplane put back in the hangar and prepare to celebrate - Alane calls my mother then hands me the phone after a pre-brief.
Alane runs off to get a bottle of bubbly.
[img]cid:281201c97992$88951eb0$0a00a8c0(at)CAPENFAMILY.ORG[/img]
Sunday, I'll download data from the engine monitor and take the cowl off and look for stuff that's out of place before the next flight.
Thanks to my observers, I have videos of both the takeoff and landing - in addition to plenty of pictures like these.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:15 pm Post subject: N822AR First flight report |
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Ralph C
CONGRATULATIONS and WELL DONE !!!
Chuck & Dave Rowbotham
RV-8A Sold
Next RV soon !
From: recapen(at)earthlink.net
To: rv-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: RV-List: N822AR First flight report
Date: Sun C 18 Jan 2009 12:31:02 -0500
Saturday C 17 Jan 2009. The thermometer says 1 F - so does the forecast - but also calls for no wind....
Get to the airport to make final preparations. The temp comes up to 14 F. The heater has been keeping the engine block and oil warm all night - oil temp 69 F...good sign. Make sure my guardian-angel is with me.....
Another run-up - everythings in the green - radio call for the runway and last look around. Roll out to the runway and add some throttle to start rolling - airspeed is alive. Feed in the rest of the power and rudder...little back pressure on the stick to get the nosewheel off just a bit....too late C I'm already flying. Lower the nose so I can see where I'm going - still climbing at 100 kts and the engine is at 2700 RPM so I back that off just a little.
At about 1500' I get a radio call from the ground - 'we can barely see you'. Start a circling climb to 3000' then pull the throttle back - then raise the nose to drop some airspeed for a stall test. Clean break right at 55kts. Settle back to cruise - return to the airport. Circle once and set up to land. 90 kts - first 10 degrees of flaps - turn base - next 10 degrees of flaps - settle - add a burp of power to hold altitude for a couple of seconds - runway made - throttle to idle.
Little flare C mains touch and settle a little C hold the nose up. Didn't need the brakes till I got back to the hangar area. Taxi back to the fueling pad and shut down....Alane meets me there and it's time for the RV Grin!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:18 pm Post subject: N822AR First flight report |
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Excellent! Congratulations!
John
From: owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Ralph E. Capen
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 9:31 AM
To: rv-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: N822AR First flight report
Saturday, 17 Jan 2009. The thermometer says 1 F - so does the forecast - but also calls for no wind....
Get to the airport to make final preparations. The temp comes up to 14 F. The heater has been keeping the engine block and oil warm all night - oil temp 69 F...good sign. Make sure my guardian-angel is with me.....
Pull the airplane out to the fueling pad
[img]cid:718301222(at)19012009-0B11[/img]
and put in ten gallons per side....with the three per side already in there, I have a total of 26 gallons of fuel. Enough for two hours with reserve....I'm only planning for a 20 minute flight - but I don't want to take any chances.
Do the preflight briefing with Ross Cook (Cessna 150 two hangars down - he's also helped on the two-man list). Ross is manning the handheld radio and keeping my observers (Dover and Rich from NJ and my wife Alane) informed of what's going on.
Crank the engine to get the oil pumping - then normal start and a restart (it's still only 17 F). Idle normal, comm check - little glitch - handheld is on wrong freq and pressing wrong button to transmit. Bad brief on my part......
Comm's fixed - test the brakes OK! Run-up and taxi to verify the integrity of the scuba-suit hoses connecting the cowl rings to the plenum OK!
Another run-up - everythings in the green - radio call for the runway and last look around. Roll out to the runway and add some throttle to start rolling - airspeed is alive. Feed in the rest of the power and rudder...little back pressure on the stick to get the nosewheel off just a bit....too late, I'm already flying. Lower the nose so I can see where I'm going - still climbing at 100 kts and the engine is at 2700 RPM so I back that off just a little.
At about 1500' I get a radio call from the ground - 'we can barely see you'. Start a circling climb to 3000' then pull the throttle back - then raise the nose to drop some airspeed for a stall test. Clean break right at 55kts. Settle back to cruise - return to the airport. Circle once and set up to land. 90 kts - first 10 degrees of flaps - turn base - next 10 degrees of flaps - settle - add a burp of power to hold altitude for a couple of seconds - runway made - throttle to idle.
Little flare, mains touch and settle a little, hold the nose up. Didn't need the brakes till I got back to the hangar area. Taxi back to the fueling pad and shut down....Alane meets me there and it's time for the RV Grin!
[img]cid:718301222(at)19012009-0B18[/img]
Get the airplane put back in the hangar and prepare to celebrate - Alane calls my mother then hands me the phone after a pre-brief.
Alane runs off to get a bottle of bubbly.
[img]cid:718301222(at)19012009-0B1F[/img]
Sunday, I'll download data from the engine monitor and take the cowl off and look for stuff that's out of place before the next flight.
Thanks to my observers, I have videos of both the takeoff and landing - in addition to plenty of pictures like these.
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