X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 50 [XX] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 15:52:51 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d05.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with ESMTP id 2043394 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 14 May 2007 09:32:38 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.37; envelope-from=RMiller904@aol.com Received: from RMiller904@aol.com by imo-d05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.c01.15c036a2 (32914) for ; Mon, 14 May 2007 09:31:56 -0400 (EDT) From: RMiller904@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 09:31:56 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] 320 MKII taxi test - successful X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1179149516" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5365 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1179149516 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 5/14/2007 9:27:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mattreeves@yahoo.com writes: Yesterday was the first day I taxi'd the Lancair under it's own power. A big milestone!!! Everything checked out perfectly and the engine ran like a kitten. I taxi'd in a large oval for about 5 mintues. I noticed no weird sounds, or vibrations, or anything strange, except I did notice that since this was a very slow taxi test and I'm told not to put any side load on this landing gear, I slowed way down for the turns, and I did notice that it felt weird to get the airplane in a turn and then find out I put too much brake and try to get it to turn the other way - so basically, I was doing a lot of S turns down the taxiway. I got better. I didn't taxi fast but did notice if I taxi'd a little faster than a baby's crawl, it was much easier to steer in a straight line. Could be one of those - getting use to steering with brakes instead of the Cessna nosewheel steering. Matt ____________________________________ _Get the free Yahoo! toolbar_ (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48226/*http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php) and rest assured with the added security of spyware protection. Are you going to fly it alone the first time? _www.ronsflying.com_ (http://www.ronsflying.com/) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -------------------------------1179149516 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 5/14/2007 9:27:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,=20 mattreeves@yahoo.com writes:
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Yesterday was the first day I taxi'd the Lancair under it's own=20 power.    A big milestone!!!
 
Everything checked out perfectly and the engine ran like a kitten.&nb= sp;=20 I taxi'd in a large oval for about 5 mintues.  I noticed no weird sou= nds,=20 or vibrations,  or anything strange, except I did notice that since t= his=20 was a very slow taxi test and I'm told not to put any side load on this=20 landing gear, I slowed way down for the turns, and I did notice that it fe= lt=20 weird to get the airplane in a turn and then find out I put too much brake= and=20 try to get it to turn the other way - so basically, I was doing a lot of S= =20 turns down the taxiway.  I got better.
 
I didn't taxi fast but did notice if I taxi'd a little faster than a=20 baby's crawl, it was much easier to steer in a straight line.  Could=20= be=20 one of those - getting use to steering with brakes instead of the Cessna=20 nosewheel steering. 
 
 
 
Matt

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