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Michaels Web Site
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Date: 7-17-2014
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Number of Hours: 0.00
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Manual Reference:
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Brief Description: Flight #6
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• Took the airplane out early in the morning before work. A full test card today.
• Took of with +/- 14 gal of fuel. First time with that much.
• Ignition test on the ground (semi-warmed up – 8 minutes)
o Primary and Secondary ON = 1,265 rpm
o Secondary OFF = 1,170 rpm (100 rpm drop)
• Ignition test on runup (2,100 rpm) AND in flight: No noticeable drop in RPM
• Hobbs: 4.2 to 5.5 = 1.3 hrs
• Took off with one notch of flaps. Got up faster, but I’ll have to try multiple takeoffs with and without a notch of flaps to get the feel for the difference.
• Climbed to 2,500’.
• Tested smoke system: worked, but the smoke produced looked thin. Maybe it looks different from the ground.
• EGTs throughout the flight were great, at about 1220 – 1280 deg.
• CHTs 2 and 4 (rear cylinders) both good through the whole flight, about 380 deg.
• CHTs 3, and later 1, bumping 402-408 occasionally. Lowered the nose and throttled back for some extra cooling. Later in the flight they were not getting up to 400 deg.
• Oil Pressure steady at 36 to 39 psi (52 psi on startup). 29 psi taxiing in.
• Oil temperature steady at 197 deg. It actually got down to 165 if throttled back.
• Flew straight and level with hands off, but stick was canted left, so need to make an adjustment to center the stick.
• Climb performance:
o 60kts = 450-500 fpm
o 90 kts = 280-300 fpm
• Power on and off stalls at all flap settings:
o Both were similar, varying by only 1-2 kts
o No flaps = 32 kts
o 10 deg flaps = 26 kts
o 20 deg flaps = 26 kts
o 30 deg flaps = 22 kts
• I think my airspeed is reading low, so I’m going to have to do some airspeed calibration tests on future flights. I’m sure at high angles of attack the airspeed is off anyway, but takeoff speeds seem low, as do landing speeds.
• SPIN tests
o Power near idle; nose up
o At near stall, pressed left rudder and it spun predictably
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