X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from EXHUB003-3.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.110] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.2) with ESMTPS id 4142030 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:57:53 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.5.74.110; envelope-from=jwhaley@datacast.com Received: from EXVMBX003-5.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.45]) by EXHUB003-3.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.110]) with mapi; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 08:57:16 -0800 From: Jeff Whaley To: Rotary motors in aircraft Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0800 Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Another mini-milestone Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Another mini-milestone Thread-Index: Acq5W56HaPJXQWADTWCF79pU57OZiAAAJwqg Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E017932507A6AEXVMBX0035e_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E017932507A6AEXVMBX0035e_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Bill, on the first few flights I was actually Flight Engineer, never tou= ched the controls but log-booked as Dual - a bit questionable but it was sa= fer to have me there watching the engine instruments - the pilot/class1 ins= tructor wanted me there - he had enough to deal with. As I worked away at = getting the bugs out I was back and forth from right seat to left but with = little continuity as it took weeks/months between modifications and next fl= ight. Once the bugs were finally worked out (~6 hrs of 0.1-0.5 flight days over a= course of 10 months) I switched to left seat and started transition traini= ng in January. Being there from the start, through the all trial and error modifications g= ave me a good perspective of what the engine and airframe were capable of. BTW, it is perfectly legal to get dual-instruction on a homebuilt, even wit= h a temporary COA. Jeff From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Beh= alf Of Bill Bradburry Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 11:23 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Another mini-milestone Jeff, What did you take your transition training in? Did you fly dual at the beg= inning? What about your first flight? Bill B ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Beh= alf Of Jeff Whaley Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 10:38 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Another mini-milestone Yesterday after 3.5 hours of tail-dragger transition training, I finally so= loed in my 13B-powered homebuilt; I was a bit nervous taxiing back to the t= hreshold but as the wheels left the ground I knew it was going to be okay.= My first landing was a bouncer but I kept it straight - followed up with = a few greasers and a couple more bouncers; it was a great day. I was expec= ting a big increase in climb rate without 200 lbs in the right seat but hav= e to say it was not significant; I guess the power loading and those big wi= ngs aren't affected as much as an under-powered short wing Piper. With 11 trouble-free hours and now solo, I'll start building up more time a= fter a 2 week hiatus in Mexico. Jeff This message, and the documents attached hereto, is intended only for the a= ddressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. Any unauth= orized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message= in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct our internal= records. Please then delete the original message. Thank you. This message, and the documents attached hereto, is intended only for the a= ddressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. Any unauth= orized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message= in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct our internal= records. Please then delete the original message. Thank you. --_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E017932507A6AEXVMBX0035e_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Bill, on the first = few flights I was actually Flight Engineer, never touched the controls but = log-booked as Dual – a bit questionable but it was safer to have me t= here watching the engine instruments - the pilot/class1 instructor wanted me there – he had enough to deal with= .  As I worked away at getting the bugs out I was back and forth from = right seat to left but with little continuity as it took weeks/months betwe= en modifications and next flight.

Once the bugs were fin= ally worked out (~6 hrs of 0.1-0.5 flight days over a course of 10 months) = I switched to left seat and started transition training in January.

Being there from the s= tart, through the all trial and error modifications gave me a good perspect= ive of what the engine and airframe were capable of.

BTW, it is perfectly l= egal to get dual-instruction on a homebuilt, even with a temporary COA.

Jeff

 

From: Rotary m= otors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill Bradburry
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 11:23 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Another mini-milestone

 

Jeff,

What did you take your transition tr= aining in?  Did you fly dual at the beginning?  What about your f= irst flight? 

 

Bill B

 

From: Rotary motors in ai= rcraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Whaley
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 10:38 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Another mini-milestone

Yesterday after 3.5 hours of tail-dragger transition= training, I finally soloed in my 13B-powered homebuilt; I was a bit nervou= s taxiing back to the threshold but as  the wheels left the ground I k= new it was going to be okay.  My first landing was a bouncer but I kept it straight - followed up with a few grea= sers and a couple more bouncers; it was a great day.  I was expecting = a big increase in climb rate without 200 lbs in the right seat but have to = say it was not significant; I guess the power loading and those big wings aren’t affected as much as an unde= r-powered short wing Piper.

With 11 trouble-free hours and now solo, I’ll = start building up more time after a 2 week hiatus in Mexico.

Jeff

 


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