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From: Chris Barber <cbarber@texasattorney.net>
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Subject: Second Flight - airplane still currently usable. 
Thread-Topic: Second Flight - airplane still currently usable. 
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Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 21:14:22 +0000
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As loyal viewers may recall in my first flight two weeks ago my oil temps w=
ere higher than desired. So, after using the fine guys and gals here as a r=
esource and some fact checking I determined I was measuring the oil temps a=
t the wrong location. Since coolant was measured coming out of the engine, =
I assumed the oil would be measured coming out too. Wrong.=20

So, over the last two weeks I moved one of my oil temp sensors location aft=
er the coolers just before it goes into the engine.=20

Ideally, I would have made it to the airport really early while still somew=
hat cool but my hostess and I lingered a bit this am. Then I had to drive h=
ome to check on mom who is fighting cancer.=20

I finally made to the hangar about 1:30pm. Yep. Hot ad hell. Called the tow=
er on the phone to let them know intent. Same as last time. Desire to climb=
 to about 1700 and fly around the field testing base flight and engine char=
acteristics.=20

I did a slow preflight. Cranked up the engine which cooperated nicely. Taxi=
ed from my hangar and called tower on the radio. Was cleared to Echo on 35L=
. Proceeded to echo. Ran-up. Temps were sweet at about 160 coolant and 140 =
oil. Tower informed me a C-130 was on final and asked how long I needed on =
the runway. I told him I could roll and go. I was cleared for immediate tak=
e off and to track the C-130. I applied power, lined up and added more powe=
r. Leaned the mixture slightly and power came in. I had coursed the prop a =
bit as to not again reach 3100 rpm. Airspeed was slower to build but was de=
veloping. When I hit 70 kts I pulled back and started flying. Wow. It was m=
uch more sluggish today but I was climbing while maintaining around 90 kts.=
 I flattened the prop a bit and climbed a bit better. The prop was turning =
about 2800 rpm now. Turned to crosswind and kept climbing. Turned to downwi=
nd. I was around 1500 on downwind. Well, kinda. My altitude was all over th=
e place between 1400 and 1700. Really bumpy today...not too surprising with=
 ramp OAT showing 109. Hey, in Houston, ya gotta test in the heat cuz ya go=
nna be flying in the heat.=20

I then started flying around in circles. Checking engine parameters a lot w=
hile flying the airplane. Good news. Neither the oil or water ever broke 20=
3 that I saw. That was only on climb. I seconded from 1700, this time on pu=
rpose and noted the decreasing trend of both oil and coolant temps. Pressur=
es were in the middle of the green bands. EGT's were green too. The engine =
sounded strong and steady.

I turned right, I turned left and low and behold, the dang thing turned alm=
ost like it was designed to do so brought back power and it actually kept f=
lying.=20

Okay, the Dynon is telling me I have been FLYING working on 20 minutes. Tim=
e to land. Called tower and cleared to land but watch the jet wash of the N=
ASA T-38 taking off and the C-130 doing touch and goes with the option. Dam=
n, busy airport. I lined up MUCH better with the runway this time. Nice sha=
llow approach just like the folks at the factory showed me in Florida back =
in April. A bit fast as I test some throttle response. 120 on final slowed =
to 90 at the numbers. Pulling power to a bit above 80 and settling nicely b=
ut a little fast. Pulled nose up SLIGHTLY. Whoa, floated up. Engine to idle=
 and settled to the runway only a little hard, but pretty smooth. No bounce=
. Rolled out. Exited Delta. Checked temps. Damn. Oil at 165, coolant 175. N=
ice.=20

Taxied back. Temps played nicely. Shut down engine and no gushing or hissin=
g sounds. Big smile on pilots face

The engine even started back up a few minutes later ;-)

Not a bad flight, if I do say so myself. Now to finish my test cards to hel=
p remember more stuff such as map relating to RPM etc.=20

Chris Barber
Velocity N17010
Turbo rotary 13b
Houston

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