I made it. Took me 18 days. I'm off the leash...
With that said, my positive and negative of the airplane are as follows.
Negatives.
I had issues with the charging system, the plane power alternator needs more than a 5 amp fuse. I ended up putting a 20amp, as per aeroelectric.
I drilled a single hole in my panel and the scrap went right into my radio, there was a single hole that was right under where I cut. The shavings went and shorted out the radio, couldn't transmit. I pulled the radio and out dumped all the shavings, reinstalled the radio, now it works great. Leason, cover things when doing any cutting.
After 15 hrs I had the injectors plug up and needed to do a turn back on takeoff, an ultrasonic cleaning made things all better.
The elevator is stiff, exceptable on the ground, maybe some restriction from the ap, but just fine. It's the forces of flight that make it hard, generally over 150mph. Aileron is perfect, nice. Elevator takes some force to change altitude, up seems easier than down, that's probably do to center of gravity. Even so either way is much stiffer and will take a little to get use to. The RV6 is much easier in this department.
I have to say, Jamie, your complaint on the AP is justified. I think the AP is a piece of XXXX. I've tried everything, sensitivity, up, down, doesn't matter, it won't hold on an altitude and mainly role for nothing. Occationally I can get it to do ok on the pitch, but that roll, forget it, it overshoots the course at least 10degrees, if I increase the sensitivity it wing wags as it goes on course, as it gets close the wag stops and than it bypasses than and does it all over again. I've tried everything. If I have everything zero'd on the trim and flying straight and true and level. I hit the auto it feels like I just went into turbulance. I think the problem is programming, either in the servo's, efis, or both. There is nothing wrong with my install or controlls, there rock solid. I can actually see and feel the stick being moved all over with the auto pilot. I have 5.1 in programing. Oh I called Dynon and I must have gotton a bad day for mike, way rude.
Nother complaint on the Dynon efis, the fuel flow shows too high on fuel rate and it occationally drops to .1 than back up to 12 in cruise. I'm not burning that much. I have mine installed like there pic right in front of the afp fuel pump. I have fuel injection, XP360.
On the dynon again, occationally I get a sensor that will turn red, like the oil temp and it says 185, not where I have the red zone at all. My warning light doesn't come on, but it's blinking red. Than it will quit. All I can say is WHAT?
Things I like.
My engine is cool. Works great.
My prop is cool. Again works great.
My steam gauges are cool. I can count on them.
My govornor for the prop is cool. right on the money, works great.
My garmin 696 is way cool, big screen, can count on that also.
Love my tipup, vis is outstanding.
Other than the stiff elevator control, I love my airplane, way cool.
With that said, my positive and negative of the airplane are as follows.
Negatives.
I had issues with the charging system, the plane power alternator needs more than a 5 amp fuse. I ended up putting a 20amp, as per aeroelectric.
I drilled a single hole in my panel and the scrap went right into my radio, there was a single hole that was right under where I cut. The shavings went and shorted out the radio, couldn't transmit. I pulled the radio and out dumped all the shavings, reinstalled the radio, now it works great. Leason, cover things when doing any cutting.
After 15 hrs I had the injectors plug up and needed to do a turn back on takeoff, an ultrasonic cleaning made things all better.
The elevator is stiff, exceptable on the ground, maybe some restriction from the ap, but just fine. It's the forces of flight that make it hard, generally over 150mph. Aileron is perfect, nice. Elevator takes some force to change altitude, up seems easier than down, that's probably do to center of gravity. Even so either way is much stiffer and will take a little to get use to. The RV6 is much easier in this department.
I have to say, Jamie, your complaint on the AP is justified. I think the AP is a piece of XXXX. I've tried everything, sensitivity, up, down, doesn't matter, it won't hold on an altitude and mainly role for nothing. Occationally I can get it to do ok on the pitch, but that roll, forget it, it overshoots the course at least 10degrees, if I increase the sensitivity it wing wags as it goes on course, as it gets close the wag stops and than it bypasses than and does it all over again. I've tried everything. If I have everything zero'd on the trim and flying straight and true and level. I hit the auto it feels like I just went into turbulance. I think the problem is programming, either in the servo's, efis, or both. There is nothing wrong with my install or controlls, there rock solid. I can actually see and feel the stick being moved all over with the auto pilot. I have 5.1 in programing. Oh I called Dynon and I must have gotton a bad day for mike, way rude.
Nother complaint on the Dynon efis, the fuel flow shows too high on fuel rate and it occationally drops to .1 than back up to 12 in cruise. I'm not burning that much. I have mine installed like there pic right in front of the afp fuel pump. I have fuel injection, XP360.
On the dynon again, occationally I get a sensor that will turn red, like the oil temp and it says 185, not where I have the red zone at all. My warning light doesn't come on, but it's blinking red. Than it will quit. All I can say is WHAT?
Things I like.
My engine is cool. Works great.
My prop is cool. Again works great.
My steam gauges are cool. I can count on them.
My govornor for the prop is cool. right on the money, works great.
My garmin 696 is way cool, big screen, can count on that also.
Love my tipup, vis is outstanding.
Other than the stiff elevator control, I love my airplane, way cool.
