Since a lot of early engine problems are fuel & fuel vapor/heat related
problems, I would suggest running the engine hard on the ground and then
letting it heat soak for about 30 minutes.

THEN start it up and see if you can run it long enough to get around the
traffic pattern or up to altitude.

If it passes the second test, it is probably as ready as you can be for
a first flight.




-----Original Message-----
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of
Marvin Kaye
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 6:00 PM
To: Lancair Mailing List
Subject: [LML] Re: Engine failure on TO

Posted for "Mark Ravinski" <mjrav@comcast.net>:

  Gary,
  As for  "running the engine at full power for at least a minute".
  I read in one of the EAA books a recommendation to tie the plane down
and do
full power tests before first flight.
  I did this once when troubleshooting something else.  Watch temps -
the test
will last long enough for a turn around the pattern.
  I didn't trust the wing tie down points and tied to the main gear.
  
  Mark Ravinski
  N360KB  1365 hrs


"""
   The best method is undoubtedly to make sure ahead of time that the
engine
will run for at least a minute at full power - but how do you do that?
That
also has some uncertainty.
"""

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