The 50,000 hour RV project

[mburch]

Saw a couple of yellow flashes on the panel on your takeoff roll. One was a slight prop overspeed which we all know can be adjusted away , but the other looked like low oil pressure. Do you know what was going on there?

Yes, I need to tweak my low-pitch stops... this is one of the things I knew I wanted to keep an eye on during the initial roll.

My oil pressure gauge is configured with a dynamic lower limit, so the minimum pressure at idle power is lower than the minimum pressure for normal operation, in accordance with the numbers given in the Lycoming operator's manual for my engine. I just need to tweak the settings for this slightly.

 

[bjdecker]

I was having breakfast at Starduster when you were out and about - just missed you. Congratulations!

 

[Estevanb]

Nothing left to do but see if it flies:

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WOW! Awesome! Congratulations! @mburch !

Quick question for you: I see you have done the first flight with the magnetometer not calibrated. Is it because the magnetometer needs to be calibrated with the engine running and you needed to break in the engine first before fiddling with stuff on the ground?


Thanks! And congrats again!

 

[newtech]

Congratulations, now get your hours flown off and join us at Petit Jean

 

[mburch]

I see you have done the first flight with the magnetometer not calibrated. Is it because the magnetometer needs to be calibrated with the engine running and you needed to break in the engine first before fiddling with stuff on the ground?

Yes - it's on the todo list, but at this time I am trying to minimize ground operations. We also don't have a designated compass rose at our field, although at least I was smart enough to ask my DAR to approve landings at a neighboring airport that does!

 

[SilverEagle2]

Way to go Matt!

As a fellow "putting the slow" into Slow Build, I feel ya! Mine is on year 13 going on 14.

Life has its way...

Congrats again!

 

[MJarreau]

Great news, Matt! We're only 7 years behind you!

Mike

 

[MikeyDale]

Congrats Mat! Boy, your in for a change of life! From builder to flyer! Enjoy, you've earned it!

 

[Desert Rat]

Yes - it's on the todo list, but at this time I am trying to minimize ground operations. We also don't have a designated compass rose at our field, although at least I was smart enough to ask my DAR to approve landings at a neighboring airport that does!

I didn't have mine calibrated for the first flight for the same reason. A couple of flights in I just taxied out to the runup pad and used a handheld compass to find my north starting point. It appears to have calibrated just fine, or at least good enough for Phase 1 Day VFR.

 

[PhatRV]

I see you have done the first flight with the magnetometer not calibrated. Is it because the magnetometer needs to be calibrated with the engine running and you needed to break in the engine first before fiddling with stuff on the ground?

I did the "initial" magnetometer calibration with the engine OFF. This got me very close to the actual magnetic headings. From my recent experience, during phase 1, I was constantly checking the engine monitor, airplane speed, altitude and performance numbers. I didn't think of looking at the digital gyro heading once other than setting the runway heading bug. The runway headings from the various airports have been correct so far. Now that you mentioned it, I need to do the calibration just to make it official.

 

[mstrauss]

Wow, enjoyed the first flight video. Congrats!

 

[Estevanb]

I did the "initial" magnetometer calibration with the engine OFF. This got me very close to the actual magnetic headings. From my recent experience, during phase 1, I was constantly checking the engine monitor, airplane speed, altitude and performance numbers. I didn't think of looking at the digital gyro heading once other than setting the runway heading bug. The runway headings from the various airports have been correct so far. Now that you mentioned it, I need to do the calibration just to make it official.

Good approach! I will do the same. I just would like to have my screen free of warnings in the first flight.

 

[mburch]

After recently resolving a tricky engine issue, I spent the next six weeks finishing up Phase 1, and today was able to give the first-passenger honors to my long-suffering wife:

 

[Brantel]

Awesome!

 

[M McGraw]

Awesome!

That is a good day!

 

[Dan 57]

well done guys, enjoy!
Matt, you forgot to add the countless hours spent here as a G3X mentor, thanks for those.

 

[thinkn9a]

What a great time and memory !

Now it is time to figure out where all those pins are going to show up on the “been there” chart !

Enjoy your new ride !

 

[wirejock]

Congratulations Matt. I thought I held the record.