Capflyer
Well Known Member
At 10:30 EST this morning N174MR made its maiden flight. Other than my prop showing 3850 RPMs (I'll have to fix something there), the plane flew as expected...PERFECTLY! Two of my flying club buddies flew chase in a Cardinal and filmed some but it was difficult for them to keep up and I lapped them a few times. With the new engine it was best to keep it around 75%. The day was perfect for test flights. Clear with no winds and no turbulence.
After the flight I did a complete inspection of the aircraft. The plane was in perfect shape, had no leaks and nothing loose. After some lunch I took her up for a second flight.
It was interesting doing the test flights here in the DC ADIZ. I had to call Potomac Approach on the phone because of our flight of two that had to be cleared by security. I got the squawk code and my wingman was told to put his transponder on standby. He was very nervous about doing that but he has it on tape. No F15's or Blackhawks showed up so I think he's in the clear.
Special Thank You to some folks out there: Stein and Jed at Steinair, The good folks at GRT, Mahlon at Mattituck, Doug Reeves for VAF, all the people that take the time to participate in the forums here, and all the RVers out there that have taken the time to put together construction websites - they are invaluable!
Here it is on video http://youtube.com/watch?v=yyaY6F2JsSs
After the flight I did a complete inspection of the aircraft. The plane was in perfect shape, had no leaks and nothing loose. After some lunch I took her up for a second flight.
It was interesting doing the test flights here in the DC ADIZ. I had to call Potomac Approach on the phone because of our flight of two that had to be cleared by security. I got the squawk code and my wingman was told to put his transponder on standby. He was very nervous about doing that but he has it on tape. No F15's or Blackhawks showed up so I think he's in the clear.
Special Thank You to some folks out there: Stein and Jed at Steinair, The good folks at GRT, Mahlon at Mattituck, Doug Reeves for VAF, all the people that take the time to participate in the forums here, and all the RVers out there that have taken the time to put together construction websites - they are invaluable!
Here it is on video http://youtube.com/watch?v=yyaY6F2JsSs
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