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First Engine Start

PaulR

Well Known Member
Seems like I should put this video up. What a day for me. Just over 6 years in the making. Mr. Vic Syracuse has agreed to do the inspection in very short order.
Thanks to everyone on this site for the help and especially to Jay Pratt for his "motivational" talk when he visited this spring. Also Tim Pethel,(8A) and Al DeWeese 7A for being there yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/v/A5-Ne9LUgeA?


Took a little while to get it primed enough since it's carbed with no electric primer and I was a little "gun shy" to pump the throttle too much. Ran like a champ with either P-mag or Slick. OP and FP were both great. Idled a little too fast but that's easily fixed.
 
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paul, congratulations on this milestone-----you are almost there:D
 
She moved

Paul you may consider it first taxi test.

Second, you forgot to remove pitot cover. How would you know your zero AS is actually zero? :D

Congratulations! Make sure you have obligatory oil drips.
 
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