Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 10:18:32 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d22.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.208] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 490694 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:56:11 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.144.208; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-d22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id q.1f5.1c7e6b2 (4238) for ; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:55:37 -0400 (EDT) From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <1f5.1c7e6b2.2eb3a5d9@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:55:37 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: FW: [LML] Runway size for first ES flight X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1099058137" X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5114 -------------------------------1099058137 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/29/2004 6:48:09 AM Central Standard Time, marv@lancaironline.net writes: As Greyhawk says "opinions and results may vary," but I'd recommend you try to fly from an area with more "open space" around it, and a runway long enough to accelerate to TO speed and then stop on the runway if at all possible. I second that wise recommendation. For a IVP first flight, a 5000 foot runway at sea level would be about the minimum I would recommend for risk management purposes. I flew mine out of Spirit (7000') and we did several high speed taxis up to rotation speed before the fuel flow, MAP and RPM were finally adjusted to the proper limits. Jeff Edwards LIVP N619SJ -------------------------------1099058137 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 10/29/2004 6:48:09 AM Central Standard Time, marv@la= ncaironline.net writes:
As Greyhawk says "opinions and results may var= y," but I'd recommend you try
  to fly from an area with more "open=20= space" around it, and a runway long
  enough to accelerate to TO spe= ed and then stop on the runway if at all
  possible.
I second that wise recommendation. For a IVP first flight, a 5000 foot=20= runway at sea level would be about the minimum I would recommend for risk ma= nagement purposes. I flew mine out of Spirit (7000') and we did several high= speed taxis up to rotation speed before the fuel flow, MAP and RPM were fin= ally adjusted to the proper limits.
 
Jeff Edwards
LIVP N619SJ
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