ScottSchmidt
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I took the RV-12 for a 1.5 hr flight north of Salt Lake, over Bear Lake and had a fun time. I wanted to share a few things about the flight.
First, I went through the Dynon Skyview autopilot tuning manual. It was really helpful and I was impressed after a few iterations, how well it holds altitude, captures headings and climbs at a specified IAS. It was a little bumpy and I would like to check everything when it is smoother out. I am running version 10 right now. Just remember in the settings there is an Expert and Simplified mode for the autopilot. You need to be in Expert to access the IAS climb setting.
Second, I have never been happy with the audio through the built in jack. I have the Bose A20's and used the plug on the A-20 for the first time today and it worked great. I am going to buy a cord with a Y connector so I can plug into both headsets, then directly into a music source. The music is crisp and perfect running this way.
I took the plane to 11,500 today and was impressed with its climb performance with one person. I need to take it on a longer cross country.
I think the installation of the ADS-B and the, knob and autopilot control panel will be the next additions. Also, now that I have the fuel pressure issue solved, I will install the TS Flightline braided hoses and thermostasis unit to decrease warm up time in the winter.
This is a great plane with amazing capability for the price, fuel burn and ease of assembly and maintenance.
All I had was my iPhone for a few pictures.
I leveled at 10,500 for a minute on my way to 11,500 to see how it performs. This was full throttle and after a few more seconds it started going above 5500 RPM. I flew most of the flight at 5100 RPM.
First, I went through the Dynon Skyview autopilot tuning manual. It was really helpful and I was impressed after a few iterations, how well it holds altitude, captures headings and climbs at a specified IAS. It was a little bumpy and I would like to check everything when it is smoother out. I am running version 10 right now. Just remember in the settings there is an Expert and Simplified mode for the autopilot. You need to be in Expert to access the IAS climb setting.
Second, I have never been happy with the audio through the built in jack. I have the Bose A20's and used the plug on the A-20 for the first time today and it worked great. I am going to buy a cord with a Y connector so I can plug into both headsets, then directly into a music source. The music is crisp and perfect running this way.
I took the plane to 11,500 today and was impressed with its climb performance with one person. I need to take it on a longer cross country.
I think the installation of the ADS-B and the, knob and autopilot control panel will be the next additions. Also, now that I have the fuel pressure issue solved, I will install the TS Flightline braided hoses and thermostasis unit to decrease warm up time in the winter.
This is a great plane with amazing capability for the price, fuel burn and ease of assembly and maintenance.
All I had was my iPhone for a few pictures.
I leveled at 10,500 for a minute on my way to 11,500 to see how it performs. This was full throttle and after a few more seconds it started going above 5500 RPM. I flew most of the flight at 5100 RPM.
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