kevinh
Well Known Member
Hi ya'll,
I'm about a week and a half away from flying my RV-7A. My plane is equipped with an O-360-A1A and a Hartzell CS prop.
I'm currently making up my flight test plan and I've recently completed my transition training with Mike S.
My rough plan for the first flight (based on talking with other RV folks, flight advisor, Van's test plan etc...) is:
1) Climb up to 6Kish AGL
2) Do some low bank angle stuff/check trim
3) Extend flaps in steps/check trim & controlablity
4) Do a couple approach to stalls and record this IAS as a preliminary Vso. Record 1.4 Vso as the speed for final (Vf for this discussion)
5) Fly a mock pattern to find the power level that will give me a 400/ft min descent rate when the IAS is Vf.
So my question to ya'll (especially O-360/CS types) - what vertical speed/power level/airspeed do you typically see on final. I'll certainly use numbers based on my test plan, but it would help to have some tenative numbers included on my flight card.
Kevin
I'm about a week and a half away from flying my RV-7A. My plane is equipped with an O-360-A1A and a Hartzell CS prop.
I'm currently making up my flight test plan and I've recently completed my transition training with Mike S.
My rough plan for the first flight (based on talking with other RV folks, flight advisor, Van's test plan etc...) is:
1) Climb up to 6Kish AGL
2) Do some low bank angle stuff/check trim
3) Extend flaps in steps/check trim & controlablity
4) Do a couple approach to stalls and record this IAS as a preliminary Vso. Record 1.4 Vso as the speed for final (Vf for this discussion)
5) Fly a mock pattern to find the power level that will give me a 400/ft min descent rate when the IAS is Vf.
So my question to ya'll (especially O-360/CS types) - what vertical speed/power level/airspeed do you typically see on final. I'll certainly use numbers based on my test plan, but it would help to have some tenative numbers included on my flight card.
Kevin