Date:	5-6-2015
Number of Hours:	0.00
Brief Description:	Update
It's May of 2015 so I thought I'd throw in some updates. I have 80 hours on the plane, now, and will be doing my first annual in a couple of weeks. The plane is flying great and the engine temperatures are great. My only gripe is that I don't think I'm getting the full 80hp. I don't over expect things from the AeroVee, but on a warm day at gross, the climb is REALLY anemic. I don't know whether the engine is not making full power or if the prop is not the best pitch for this plane. I have a ground adjustable prop, but it's already in the finest pitch, and if I go more coarse then the RPMs drop. Take-off develops about 2,950 RPM. It ought to be closer to 3,200 RPM. But again, it's flying great and I'm having a good time. An experimental is never "done" so of course I'm working on things. Right now I'm making new gear leg fairings, since I didn't like the original ones, and how they interacted with the fuselage. I have been doing some aerobatics; just rolls and loops, but I'm getting more comfortable with them, so I'll have to try stringing maneuvers together. Here are some vide links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QqaHYERFOA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diO5nHPG-iw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD5B0T0Y1M4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiOpDCG3dw0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_eAwPbCSC8 I plan to fly to Virginia in June, and Airventure in July.