Was just checking this yesterday
Hi Scott,
Good timing on your question as I was just up yesterday doing some 4-way GPS runs. This was my first time with passengers......my 17yr old son (Ricky) did all the flying 'cept for the landing flare while my girls played and giggled in the back
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My goal was to do the 4-way GPS runs to check the GRT TAS reading for accuracy.
Full fuel on board, we climbed on top of the scattered cumulous to 8,500'.....air was silky smooth. 64F/30.04 - 22.1"/2400rpm yielded 173.7kts on the 4-way......only let it run about 5-6 miles on each of the N/S/E/W headings. My GRT TAS reading was pretty much rock steady at 174kts. Nothing real scientific but enough for me to feel confident with my GRT TAS reading.
The plane gets a real nice boost when pushed up to 2500rpm but I didn't get a chance to check anything other than 2400 yesterday. Again, was just trying to verify the GRT TAS. I'm giving rides tomorrow and hope to gather some additional data.
Oh....this is with a new Mattituck IO-540 engine and Hartzell BA C/S prop.
I'm up for side by side runs anytime.....winner gets a Dairy Queen....no V8's
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You are going to love your RV10!
On a side note.....was great to meet Scott S, Jesse S, Tim O, Russ D, and all the other RV10 builders at Oshkosh this past week. Sorry but I can't remember all the other names
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