rv8guy
Well Known Member
I am at about 27 hours now, and things are going pretty well.
The WW-151 has kicked out a little grease, but seems to have calmed down. I had a chattering brake, but finally got it broken in.
I still have no wheel pants, but that will follow shortly. Currently, I am testing the CG further and futher back, and I had my worst landing yet yesterday. Seems I am still on the learning curve, with the wheel landing winning so far. I just managed to land about 2 feet too high trying for a 3 point. Mild crosswinds have been no issue. I did pick up a little buffet pre-stall with 20 degree flaps and 100 lbs in the back seat, but that seems like the only difference so far
I've had a lot of rough air, so some of the speed and climb testing are on hold for that. I work full time, so the best days seem to get by without me flying.
I have an Altrack and a Navaid wing leveler, and these work great, with the Navaid tracking VOR or Garmin 196 very well. I also have the aileron trim and frankly I like it all. It trims and flies very well indeed, but it is nice to turn on the AP and check a chart, or enter data on one of my sheets with a little more confidence. I cannot feel the aileron springs during flight, and the controls a really smooth all the way around.
This plane is an entirely new level of performance for me, since my fixed wing is mostly in older tail draggers with a PA-16 "Clipper" accounting for most. The majority of my time is in military helicopters. Having said that, I am being pretty cautious as I learn the ins and outs of this awesome airplane.
Happy to answer questions, but it sure seems that thos ethat have gone berfore me are doing a great job of passing on flight info.
Keep those rivets pounding--the 7.5 years were worth it for me, just looking to get the 40 hours behind me now.
The WW-151 has kicked out a little grease, but seems to have calmed down. I had a chattering brake, but finally got it broken in.
I still have no wheel pants, but that will follow shortly. Currently, I am testing the CG further and futher back, and I had my worst landing yet yesterday. Seems I am still on the learning curve, with the wheel landing winning so far. I just managed to land about 2 feet too high trying for a 3 point. Mild crosswinds have been no issue. I did pick up a little buffet pre-stall with 20 degree flaps and 100 lbs in the back seat, but that seems like the only difference so far
I've had a lot of rough air, so some of the speed and climb testing are on hold for that. I work full time, so the best days seem to get by without me flying.
I have an Altrack and a Navaid wing leveler, and these work great, with the Navaid tracking VOR or Garmin 196 very well. I also have the aileron trim and frankly I like it all. It trims and flies very well indeed, but it is nice to turn on the AP and check a chart, or enter data on one of my sheets with a little more confidence. I cannot feel the aileron springs during flight, and the controls a really smooth all the way around.
This plane is an entirely new level of performance for me, since my fixed wing is mostly in older tail draggers with a PA-16 "Clipper" accounting for most. The majority of my time is in military helicopters. Having said that, I am being pretty cautious as I learn the ins and outs of this awesome airplane.
Happy to answer questions, but it sure seems that thos ethat have gone berfore me are doing a great job of passing on flight info.
Keep those rivets pounding--the 7.5 years were worth it for me, just looking to get the 40 hours behind me now.
