What a day yesterday. First I sat with my AB-DAR and went through my registration forms then mailed them. Later after some final checks, priming the fuel systems/pump, did some engine cranking using instructions from Mattituck to lube up the engine, then cranked her up.
As you will see on the video she cranked over immediately after turning on the dual Lightspeed ignitions and ran beautifully. Smooth as could be. Temps, pressures, and flows all looked good on this just under 4 minute first run. I edited the video down because watching an engine run for 4 minutes would probably put you to sleep.
Another milestone reached. Not much left to do but finish up the canopy, cowling, and pulling off the blue stuff then she's ready for a first flight hopefully by October.
See everyone in Oshkosh....I'll be the one of those guys wandering around the field of RV's wishing mine was there.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=i-oW5MbwmFE
Mike R.
Yeah! First Engine Start
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