2012 Condition Inspection

2012 Condition Inspection

Here’s my 2012 Condition Inspection Recap, you can find meĀ Condition Inspection ChecklistĀ in the Downloads section under Owners. Aside from the general inspection, tasks completed included Oil change (AeroShell 10W50 with CamGuard added) Fuel injectors ultrasonic cleaning Adjusted the alternator belt tension Engine Compression Check #1 – 76/80 #2 – 75/80 #3 – 75/80 #3 – […]

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Weight and Balance

Weight and Balance/W&B spreadsheet we developed (based on others like it) for our fixed gear XL.   Weight and Balance V8   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, […]

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Weight and Balance 2011

Weight and Balance 2011

We’re finalizing out latest updates (the new Vertical Power electrical system and interior) and condition inspection, so it’s time for a new Weight and Balance. Awhile back I mentioned that we bought some performance scales from Intercomp racing. The process is pretty simple with these, as the load cells can take 1,500 pounds apiece, we […]

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Forward CG

OK, 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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Weight and Balance (Version 4)

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