While flying this weekend we noticed again that our manifold pressure readings are wrong, going from 16″ at full power to 8″ at idle. They ought to be several inches of mercury higher at both settings. This is problematic because this same line provides the MP sensor on our electronic ignition, which will advance the […]
Read MoreLast weekend we also were getting used to the new pitch trim spring. Elizabeth is sure yet if she wants to slow the trim motor down or not (our buddy Andy did on his with a resistor), but we did test the front seat loading up to 500 lbs. with good results. It runs out […]
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We told you a few weeks ago we got our building buddy Jerry checked out by John from the factory in our plane. This weekend he and Linda are going to fly the Fox to see our other buddy Andy Millin. He just finished his 40 hour fly-off, and together with our other friend Mark will be trying […]
Read MoreApparently the best kept secret in the Velocity community is that pretty much all of the XL’s need more pitch trim than the standard spring provides. We’d been dealing with this ever since our last (panel and interior) upgrade, where at pattern speeds the pitch trim ran out on final and we had to hold […]
Read MoreWow, this might be a serious set back. I just found out, minutes before my scheduled lesson, that my flight school has closed and sold their airplanes, yet another victim of the closure of the Blue Ash Airport. The owner of Blue Ash Aviation inexplicable decided to take the Warrior off the airport for a […]
Read MoreToday Pete and I both had things we wanted to pick up from Sporty’s Pilot shop, and since it’s local (at the Clermont County Airport), we decided we’d fly down there today and pick it up before they closed at 6. So, off we went, fat, dumb, and happy. As we setup for the downwind […]
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