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Posted By: Hal Brown
Date Posted: May 28, 2014
Description: Waterbird had it's first flight today. A brief 20 minute hop. Jim reports Bitchin Betty talked the whole time. We hope to have that fixed. Other than that, it went well. I also got to taxi it for the first time.
Date Taken: May 28, 2014
Place Taken: Valkaria Airport, FL
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Category: 222, First Flights
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Charles Cantrill - May 28,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    That is Awesome Dave, can't wait till you get her over to Grass Roots.     
  
Frank A. Carr - May 28,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    Congrats Dave, a lot of good flights ahead!     
  
Dan Nickens - May 29,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    Nice. You look pretty comfortable there, Dave.     
  
Kevin D'Angelo - May 29,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    now the fun begins     
  
Don Maxwell - May 29,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    Isn't that a great feeling, Dave!     
  
Kenneth Leonard - May 29,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    Congrats Dave!     
  
Dennis Scearce - May 29,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    Congrats Dave. WUFF, WUFF     
  
Steve Kessinger - May 29,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    Congrats, Dave!!<br /><br />btw, I still have that extra SS skid plate available if you want it.     
  
Dave Martin - May 30,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    Thanks, We will have to discuss it at the Tiki Bar over an adult beverage.     
  
Jim Ratte - May 29,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    This is a beautiful flying Rey. Got 2.8 hrs on it since yesterday morning's test flight. Light controls - not LSX light, but light. Bitchin Betty is now fixed, had two wires crossed and it was confusing her. This morning flat out with a Warp Drive turning 5600 rpm I saw 107 mph indicated. Stalls non event, gotta love those VG's and Strut plates. Power off no flaps stall at 45 indicated. First notch (manual flaps) was about 42 mph indicated.<br /><br />Would have loved to fly it more today, but thunderstorms were actually popping north and south of the field by 10 am this morning.     
  
Philip Mendelson - May 30,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    Great job guys! Enjoy and fly safe..     
  
Kenneth Leonard - May 30,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    914? I'm making 85 mph at 5500 still air will 100 hp. That is a giant speed difference.     
  
Don Maxwell - May 30,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    Gotta love that turbo, Ken! But Jim said, 'indicated.' That means everything.     
  
Jim Ratte - May 30,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    That is correct, 'indicated'. I don't know if its right or not yet, nor do I really care much at this point. Main concern is knowing all the systems are working, no leaks, indicated stall speeds and such.     
  
Don Maxwell - May 30,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    Ken's speed is probably 'indicated,' too. Or his prop is set for climb.<br /><br />This might be a good time for a link to my favorite GPS airspeed calculator: <a href="http://www.csgnetwork.com/tasgpscalc.html">http://www.csgnetwork.com/tasgpscalc.html</a> <br /><br />You can save the page in your iPad or smartphone's browser and use it any time, even offline in the air. Or on your computer.<br /><br />Enter your heading and GPS speed, turn 90&#186; and enter speed, turn again and enter speed, and you're done. It's most accurate below about 1,000 feet because you don't need to correct for the pressure. (Surely that's not too technical for SnD.)     
  
Jim Ratte - May 30,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    I'll have to check that out Don. The prop on Dave's plane is a taper tip. Ken's plane is in my shop now, it appears to be a constant chord warp drive.     
  
Jim Ratte - May 30,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    I should also point out that my full power test was not to see how fast she'd indicate. The purpose was to make sure once the engine was unloaded that the prop pitch was correct.     
  
Russ Garner - May 31,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    Sorry Jim, how did you unload the engine, roll into a dive and pull it out at the last minute?     
  
Jim Ratte - May 31,2014   Viewers  | Reply
    Lol, meant checking rpm level flight, rather then tied to the truck     


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