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ddddsp1(at)juno.com
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 Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:56 pm Post subject: RV10 Flyoff time |
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I wanted to pass on a quick note to those interested in how my DAR
check and Flyoff went. I got DAR approval on Tues at 2:30. We put all
the fairings and inspection covers on and I was in the air at 4:30. I
flew 2.7 hours that day and developed a LOW oil pressure issue. I
called the engine builder on Wednesday to discuss it and he said is
needed a new spring and ball in the pressure adjustment cap. He Fedex
it to me on Thursday at noon. Come to find out what I really needed
was an aluminum SEAT washer that the pressure check ball fits into.
That SEAT came loose and fell out.........which is NOT suppose to
happen. The oil was leaking around the seat and registering LOW
pressure. After fully inspecting the motor to confirm it was NOT
making metal we FLEW a Baron to Omaha, NE to get the new SEAT, flew
home and the landing gear would not go down!!!!!
PLUS it burned 50 Gals. of fuel in 60 minutes. After cranking the
gear down and doing a fly by to verify it was down..........I got the
new seat in the plane. Viola.....66 PSI oil.........winds were 36 mph
45 degrees to the runway...........UP I went. I flew 3.6 hours in very
gusty conditions.........one landing I had full RUDDER and a 48 MPH GS
. I thought my ankle was gonna break with those gusts hitting the
rudder.......then you have to get it taxied with that nose castering in
the wind!
Friday was a good day..............9.0 hours flown..........Saturday
was great also..............flew 9.2 hours for a total of 25 hours in 4
days!!!!!! Oh yea......today we had a HOT mag....the P lead broke off.
I am now gonna go get some sleep.........until SUNRISE...........then I
have a few friends that want a RIDE!
I still find it hard to believe we got this bird flying and done
(painted with wheel pants)in less than 2 years. Oh
yea........VFR........no Wet Compass yet. But I still would buy a good
handheld GPS before a $250 compass (JMHO)
If you are building ,.........keep bucking it is all WORTH IT! This
plane is UNBELEIVABLE in the air! See you all at OSH '07. Thanks
to all on this list who helped with friendly advice and counsel. I also
wanna thank those who MOTIVATED us to build a great plane on a BUDGET.
It can be done and done very respectably.  Ask me AND Van! I did
spring for seat covers though unlike Vans plastic, over foam, wrapped
in Duct tape.
Dean 40449
Officially a member of the RV10 Flying family. WOW!
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jjessen
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:08 am Post subject: RV10 Flyoff time |
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Dean. Great story! Congratulations! Safe skies. John J
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jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.c
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:47 am Post subject: RV10 Flyoff time |
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Congratulations Dean!
And thanks for giving us the story and the inspiration to keep plugging away
and finishing up.
John Testement
jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.com
40321
Richmond, VA
Paint prep and LOTS of misc stuff
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acs(at)acspropeller.com.a
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:24 pm Post subject: RV10 Flyoff time |
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Congratulations Dean and a good story as well. At least you don't have to
worry about cranking down the gear in the 10.
John 40515
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VHMUM(at)bigpond.com
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject: RV10 Flyoff time |
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OK flame me guys but you test flew 9 hours a day??? Lucky your alive!
Cogratulations on completion.
Chris
[quote]>
> I wanted to pass on a quick note to those interested in how my DAR
> check and Flyoff went. I got DAR approval on Tues at 2:30. We put all
> the fairings and inspection covers on and I was in the air at 4:30. I
> flew 2.7 hours that day and developed a LOW oil pressure issue. I
> called the engine builder on Wednesday to discuss it and he said is
> needed a new spring and ball in the pressure adjustment cap. He Fedex
> it to me on Thursday at noon. Come to find out what I really needed
> was an aluminum SEAT washer that the pressure check ball fits into.
> That SEAT came loose and fell out.........which is NOT suppose to
> happen. The oil was leaking around the seat and registering LOW
> pressure. After fully inspecting the motor to confirm it was NOT
> making metal we FLEW a Baron to Omaha, NE to get the new SEAT, flew
> home and the landing gear would not go down!!!!!
> PLUS it burned 50 Gals. of fuel in 60 minutes. After cranking the
> gear down and doing a fly by to verify it was down..........I got the
> new seat in the plane. Viola.....66 PSI oil.........winds were 36 mph
> 45 degrees to the runway...........UP I went. I flew 3.6 hours in very
> gusty conditions.........one landing I had full RUDDER and a 48 MPH GS
> . I thought my ankle was gonna break with those gusts hitting the
> rudder.......then you have to get it taxied with that nose castering in
> the wind!
> Friday was a good day..............9.0 hours flown..........Saturday
> was great also..............flew 9.2 hours for a total of 25 hours in 4
> days!!!!!! Oh yea......today we had a HOT mag....the P lead broke off.
>
> I am now gonna go get some sleep.........until SUNRISE...........then I
> have a few friends that want a RIDE!
>
> I still find it hard to believe we got this bird flying and done
> (painted with wheel pants)in less than 2 years. Oh
> yea........VFR........no Wet Compass yet. But I still would buy a good
> handheld GPS before a $250 compass (JMHO)
>
> If you are building ,.........keep bucking it is all WORTH IT! This
> plane is UNBELEIVABLE in the air! See you all at OSH '07. Thanks
> to all on this list who helped with friendly advice and counsel. I also
> wanna thank those who MOTIVATED us to build a great plane on a BUDGET.
> It can be done and done very respectably. Ask me AND Van! I did
> spring for seat covers though unlike Vans plastic, over foam, wrapped
> in Duct tape.
>
> Dean 40449
> Officially a member of the RV10 Flying family. WOW!
>
> _____________________________________________________________
> Click here to find single Christians that want to meet you today
> http://track.juno.com/s/lc?u=http://tagline.untd.us/fc/CAaCX09yknFM3unOinVLDWDnOZap0su7/
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jesse(at)saintaviation.co
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:39 pm Post subject: RV10 Flyoff time |
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Congratulations! You gonna be at OSH?
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Jesse Saint
Saint Aviation, Inc.
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dmasys(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:34 pm Post subject: RV10 Flyoff time |
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---- The McGough Family <VHMUM(at)bigpond.com> wrote:
| Quote: | OK flame me guys but you test flew 9 hours a day??? Lucky your alive!
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I was looking back in the test flight logs of my RV-7 and in the middle of the test program I did a couple of days with four 2 hour flights each. Wasn't really that big a deal since I had a set of test flight cards already made up, and it was just a matter of pulling out a card, and then 'planning the flight, and flying the plan'. A fair amount of that time was spent with the TruTrak flying the plane while I recorded the test findings, and got set up for the next manuver. With an adequate break between flights on these long June days, 9 hours wouldn't seem a stretch in a low workload plane like the -10.
-Dan Masys
40448 - painting
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indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:19 am Post subject: RV10 Flyoff time |
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maybe it was the autopilot which was flying and he had four DVDs to watch.
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Subject: Re: RV10 Flyoff time
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:21:19 +1000
OK flame me guys but you test flew 9 hours a day??? Lucky your alive!
Cogratulations on completion.
Chris
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>> I wanted to pass on a quick note to those interested in how my DAR
>> check and Flyoff went. I got DAR approval on Tues at 2:30. We put all
>> the fairings and inspection covers on and I was in the air at 4:30. I
>> flew 2.7 hours that day and developed a LOW oil pressure issue. I
>> called the engine builder on Wednesday to discuss it and he said is
>> needed a new spring and ball in the pressure adjustment cap. He Fedex
>> it to me on Thursday at noon. Come to find out what I really needed
>> was an aluminum SEAT washer that the pressure check ball fits into.
>> That SEAT came loose and fell out.........which is NOT suppose to
>> happen. The oil was leaking around the seat and registering LOW
>> pressure. After fully inspecting the motor to confirm it was NOT
>> making metal we FLEW a Baron to Omaha, NE to get the new SEAT, flew
>> home and the landing gear would not go down!!!!!
>> PLUS it burned 50 Gals. of fuel in 60 minutes. After cranking the
>> gear down and doing a fly by to verify it was down..........I got the
>> new seat in the plane. Viola.....66 PSI oil.........winds were 36 mph
>> 45 degrees to the runway...........UP I went. I flew 3.6 hours in very
>> gusty conditions.........one landing I had full RUDDER and a 48 MPH GS
>> . I thought my ankle was gonna break with those gusts hitting the
>> rudder.......then you have to get it taxied with that nose castering in
>> the wind!
>> Friday was a good day..............9.0 hours flown..........Saturday
>> was great also..............flew 9.2 hours for a total of 25 hours in 4
>> days!!!!!! Oh yea......today we had a HOT mag....the P lead broke off.
>>
>> I am now gonna go get some sleep.........until SUNRISE...........then I
>> have a few friends that want a RIDE!
>>
>> I still find it hard to believe we got this bird flying and done
>> (painted with wheel pants)in less than 2 years. Oh
>> yea........VFR........no Wet Compass yet. But I still would buy a good
>> handheld GPS before a $250 compass (JMHO)
>>
>> If you are building ,.........keep bucking it is all WORTH IT! This
>> plane is UNBELEIVABLE in the air! See you all at OSH '07. Thanks
>> to all on this list who helped with friendly advice and counsel. I also
>> wanna thank those who MOTIVATED us to build a great plane on a BUDGET.
>> It can be done and done very respectably. Ask me AND Van! I did
>> spring for seat covers though unlike Vans plastic, over foam, wrapped
>> in Duct tape.
>>
>> Dean 40449
>> Officially a member of the RV10 Flying family. WOW!
>>
>> _____________________________________________________________
>> Click here to find single Christians that want to meet you today
>>
http://track.juno.com/s/lc?u=http://tagline.untd.us/fc/CAaCX09yknFM3unOinVLDWDnOZap0su7/
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