Greetings,
Well, it's official, the
RV-3 was delivered to it's new owner in TN today. His name is Rich
Nadig, and with any luck, he'll sign on to the rotary list. I know he's
planning to go to the roundup if he can, though I'm not sure which plane
he'd fly. Anyway, he's a fine fellow, and will make a great
addition to the rotary family.
I'm very happy to report
that the 2 hour flight to TN was completely uneventful, except for not
being able to see the ground for 20-30 minutes in Northern AL. I
think the seat may be permanently creased
:-)
The engine ran
perfectly. I kept the RPM's between 6000 and 6200 for most
of the trip, and leaned to 15 AFR, which resulted in an EGT reading
of 1750 F. TAS was about 175 mph, at 10 gph (could have been leaned
more), and the EM-2 reading was quite close, even though I've only taken
a SWAG at the cal since the new software. Basically, there were no problems at all that I'm aware of, so it
was a great way to end my ownership of the plane.
The Single rotor
Slingshot is coming along well now, and motivation will be raised with the
departure of the RV-3. I'm already shopping for the next project, but I
don't know what that will be yet.
Cheers,
Rusty (down to one
project)