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Barry:
I also have a TruTrack with similar problems. I solved the roll by
decreasing the sensitivity (activity). However I have not solved the problem
of holding altitude in rough weather! If you find how to solve this problem,
let me and the rest of the list know.
Eugene Long
Lancair Super ES
glong2@netzero.net
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From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of
Barry Hancock
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 10:37 PM
To: Lancair Mailing List
Subject: [LML] 66 hours...and few questions
Well,
Just back from the Rocky Mountain Fly-In in Denver. I flew the Legacy
out there (3.4 out, 4.4 back...bouncing all the way) and flew a friends
CJ-6 in the airshow (12 plane mass formations). Unfortunately as I was
hunkered down with practice, briefings, etc., and only met one Legacy
driver (and his wife)...how embarrassing it is to be bad with
names....please forgive me!
I have a few operational questions after my 66 hours of flying in the
Legacy in the last 4+ months. Fortunately, they're all avionics
related.
1) I have the Tru Trak A/P. This is perhaps the biggest love/hate
relationship I have. In smooth air, it is a dream. In turbulence,
even light chop, it is a nightmare as it correct for every minor
deviation and does it's best to make me sea sick...what's worse it
won't hold altitude. Does the AP possibly have an internal leak of
some sort? The altitude needs constant resetting, as well....
2) Hot starts (IO-550). I really haven't had any major problems, yet.
Today I stopped in Page, AZ on the way home. It must have been 92
degrees and I had about 40 minutes between shut down and start up. My
cold start procedure gets me started within about 3 blades every time.
When starting at Page today, I hit the primer for 5 seconds with the
throttle cracked about 1/2". Because of the high DA, I had the mixture
leaned about 3/4", as well. The engine fired after about 6-8 blades,
but as soon as I let off the starter, it would die. This happened
about 4 times until I finally kept the primer in and the throttle in
another 1/4" (this produced about 1500 RPM on start).
Any thoughts or suggestions on these things?
Thanks in advance!
Barry
122LL
PS The RV's had a 9 ship formation, the Red Star Pilots put up
12....the absence of Lancair formations is a bummer...but I'm out to
fix that! ;) Even 4 Legacies smokin' along at 180 kts. would be a lot
of fun to watch....
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