We’ve been fighting RPMs on our engine forever. On our second flight performance was good, but the static was about 2150 RPM, and best in flight was 2335 RPM. This is complicated by the fact that the HIGHEST EGT was 1083, which is just too low (they ought to be at least 1280 F, I’m […]
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Elizabeth and I ran off and got married today (4th) like impetuous kids (4/4/08… n44vf…)! Check out the pictures. For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi […]
Read MoreWe’ve finished moving the battery to the sump area (under the baggage shelf, and the ground power to the side wall above the gear bow, and the contactors underneath the bow. With much anticipation we reweighed the airplane, and found the nose weight had dropped to 113 lbs. This puts the empty arm at 138 […]
Read MoreOK, well, we need to work on our weight and balance a bit before we can fly with Dave (to do our transition). We knew we were a bit forward of “typical”, but didn’t think it was that bad. This was partly because we originally planned on getting little, 130 lbs, John Abrahams to come […]
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Our Second Flight took place on Thursday March 13, 2008 at Lebanon/Warren County Airport (I68) with our test pilot Dave Bertram at the controls. Conditions were 59 degrees, 42% humidity (dewpoint 32 degrees), barometer setting 29.79″ and sunny with winds 12 kts out of 260 degrees with gusts to 14 kts. At our elevation of […]
Read MoreA sad day. A friend of ours, Uli Christen, was involved in a serious accident today and is in serious condition. Elizabeth got to know Uli while she was getting her transition training at the factory a couple of weeks ago, and this is quite a shock. We want to extend our thoughts and prayers to all […]
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