Stockmanreef
Well Known Member
I am getting close to the end of the build and I know that I will be quite nervous to go out on the maiden voyage. With that said, I think that I will have a co-pilot on the first flight. Hopefully Dick Sip will go up with me--he has built an RV-4, RV-10, and RV-12. I talked with him the other day and he said the most important thing on the first flight was cockpit management. The pilot should be looking out and concentrating on flying the plane. The co-pilot should manage stuff in the plane. In particular, engine temperature and oil pressure. One other thing he mentioned is that you want to pump 30-40 gallons of fuel through the system (not sure where to disconnect) prior to the first flight to make sure fuel flow is OK. Timing the amount of fuel per hour through the pump.
Anyway, I would like to put together a list of critical things that I should do/must do prior to the first flight. Any one have any good check lists on this topic?
Finally, I watched this youtube video on loss of power on take off and go-arounds. I think that this is something that I need to put on take-off check list and also practice. Think about how you should react on power loss. The piper six I was a part owner in had a throttle failure half way down the RW. I was not flying the plane, but I am not sure how i would have reacted or if I would have reacted fast enough. I know that I will be taking off on a day where I can use RW18. If i have an issue, then there is a nice flat place to put it down in a farm field. RW36 heads directly into town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_t...8XGSEXjvrA_joddrkIulXdo12h3SrW0bQEkto2rDz_OYQ
Thanks
ken
Anyway, I would like to put together a list of critical things that I should do/must do prior to the first flight. Any one have any good check lists on this topic?
Finally, I watched this youtube video on loss of power on take off and go-arounds. I think that this is something that I need to put on take-off check list and also practice. Think about how you should react on power loss. The piper six I was a part owner in had a throttle failure half way down the RW. I was not flying the plane, but I am not sure how i would have reacted or if I would have reacted fast enough. I know that I will be taking off on a day where I can use RW18. If i have an issue, then there is a nice flat place to put it down in a farm field. RW36 heads directly into town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_t...8XGSEXjvrA_joddrkIulXdo12h3SrW0bQEkto2rDz_OYQ
Thanks
ken