I have heard that one problem that can be identified during a high speed taxi is nose wheel shimmy. I plan a high speed taxi run just before first flight and I would like to know if others have had the problem and what they did to fix it? I have 35 lbs of air in the tires and have adjusted the nose wheel nut per Van?s procedure. I do not want to delay first flight so I want to be prepared to fix if shimmy is identified.
The plane is waiting DAR inspection this weekend, sitting all nice and pretty in the hangar with all the inspection plates removed. She is ready to go. Only 1.65 hours on the engine to verify systems and taxi. All I got left is to install the plates and wait until my test pilot is available, 12, 19 Aug? During first flight I plan to record all the data from the Dynon EMS and EFIS on my lap top, and I will have a cockpit camera on board looking at instrument panel and outside. Boy I would have loved to link to the ground. Live Web cast?
Larry
N72NJ
Fix Pitch Sensenich, Carburator, O-320, no paint, no pants, Light Speed and Slick ignitions,1047 lbs
The plane is waiting DAR inspection this weekend, sitting all nice and pretty in the hangar with all the inspection plates removed. She is ready to go. Only 1.65 hours on the engine to verify systems and taxi. All I got left is to install the plates and wait until my test pilot is available, 12, 19 Aug? During first flight I plan to record all the data from the Dynon EMS and EFIS on my lap top, and I will have a cockpit camera on board looking at instrument panel and outside. Boy I would have loved to link to the ground. Live Web cast?
Larry
N72NJ
Fix Pitch Sensenich, Carburator, O-320, no paint, no pants, Light Speed and Slick ignitions,1047 lbs