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10-10-2006, 07:00 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: ATL
Posts: 734
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First solo flight in MY plane
Got the prop seal changed, reversed the elevator trim, and worked on the baffles some more... the plane was ready to go for a great weekend of aviating in the best weather we've had in a long time. Then my wife decides its time to go on vacation this past weekend (she had yesterday off which is a federal holiday - thanks Columbus!) So off to Freeport (FPO/MYGF) and back - I sat there dumbfounded that I wasn't flying MY OWN plane when I was sitting in that RJ on the way down to FPO.
Anyway, let's get to the real news. I flew N410S, yes my own creation, for the first time solo today. What a feeling. What a nice day to do it. Everything ran great and seemed 'routine'... which I guess is good.
Couldn't have done it without my great transition training from Pierre Smith. And of course the local, well experienced RVers (thanks again Kahuna and Nomad).
CHT's and oil temp were reading higher than last time and my one EGT probe is still inop. But this time I recorded my flight on the GRT EFIS and will look into it as I do flight recorders at work.
Can't wait to take her up again. Next time we will venture beyond the Class D airspace.
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10-10-2006, 07:07 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Northwestern USA
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Congrats Scott!!!
mcb
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10-10-2006, 07:08 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: south carolina
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awesome
congratulations scott. always a motivator. 
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10-10-2006, 07:34 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Highland Village, TX
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Great feeling to do that....remember it like it was yesterday!!!!
Best,
Doug
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10-10-2006, 07:42 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SC
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Great news Scott! Keep us posted on how it goes.
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10-10-2006, 08:15 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 726
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So, Scott, I stopped by a couple of other days in the afternoon to help you with that audio problem. Sounds like you fixed it... What was it? (so I don't make the same mistake  )
Great to hear, congrats. I may swing by and see if I can catch you tomorrow afternoon if you'll be at your hangar. |
10-10-2006, 09:31 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Way to go
Great Job. It only gets better!!!!
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10-10-2006, 09:38 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Corvallis Oregon
Posts: 3,547
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Awesome job
I hope your just a little intimidated about nailing the throttle on TO...cus after 30 hours I am...
These are just amazing aircraft. I heard a presentation from Len somebody, who is an ex military test pilot...Very unassuming chap, who nochelantly described Unrecoverable spins in a Lancair columbia 400...ever noticed a 400 is not allowed to do spins...Well Len found this out!....
"We're not worthy!!!...we're not worthy"
Anyway he does a lot of "testing for Vans"...Len said that the RV7 is one of the nicest airplanes he's ever flown!
High praise indeed!
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10-10-2006, 09:43 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
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You sure you are talking about a Columbia (no longer a Lancair)? They, I believe are spin certified. It's the Cirrus that is NOT. In fact, the Cirrus is spin prohibited and if you get into one, you *have* to pull the chute. Columbia has done a bunch of spin testing I believe, and they don't have a chute (at the moment), so they have to be able to recover from a spin.
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10-11-2006, 05:08 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Ga
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Way to go!!
For those of you who don't know, Scott is an Aeronautical engineer! His enthusiasm is contagious! A big, hearty congratulations!!
Blue skies and tailwinds,
Pierre
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