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Posted By: Hal Brown
Date Posted: Apr 19, 2006
Description: Let me introduce myself..... my dad (also Carl) and I (nick name C.A.) are now officially the part of the SeaRey club. N404SR (serial # 404) was first flown yesterday from X61 and successfully made the short trip north to Umatilla (X23) and then to the small lake behind our house.

N404SR has a 914UL, new style hydraulic gear, manual flaps, & hydraulic brakes.

I have been learning and lurking on this site for several months while our plane was being finished and I already feel like I know some of you from your postings. Let me go ahead and thank all of you for your sugestions and advice that I am sure we will be needing to fully enjoy this wonderful little plane.
What do we need now? I know we need a towbar for the tail (doesn't someone here make them?). What about 3M tape for gap seals?

Thanks!
C.A.
Date Taken: Apr 19, 2006
Place Taken: West of Umatilla, FL
Owner: Carl (& C.A.) Vossberg
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Dan Nickens - Apr 19,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Congratulations, Carl. She's a beauty, Paige says she flies fine, and the catfish was good too!     
  
Dave Lima - Apr 19,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Great looking plane, now the fun starts!     
  
Dennis Vogan - Apr 19,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Great looking wings! I know you're going to love it. But the first thing you'll need is access to the SeaRey Technical Site, or STS for short. You'll find a lot of info there. Contact Ken Leonard, Mark MacKinnon or Frank Noordhuis (site admins) to gain access.<br />     
  
Frank Noordhuis - Apr 19,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    John D added him last year to STS, he's been lurking everywhere Dennis <br />Looking good Carl, safe flying.     
  
P.C. Russell - Apr 19,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Carl;<br /> I saw your plane at PA on Good Friday waiting to be inspected. I liked all I saw. The paint skeme was out standing. Enjoy! Papa Charlie<br /> PS It looks like you will be keeping the plane at home. Hope you have cover for it.     
  
Dennis Scearce - Apr 20,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Welcome to the group CA and Carl. I use the Taildragger Dragger <a href="http://www.dragger.com/tdd.html">http://www.dragger.com/tdd.html</a> but there is a better design on the technical site somewhere. The gap seal tape is worth the effort. Look on the technical site under 'items for sale - John Dunlop'. Oh, and don't flair too high and keep your speed up on final.     
  
C.A. Vossberg - Apr 20,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Thank you all. I spent my first hour in it yesterday evening and had a great time! I read Jack Peter's Flight Training Manual and that made the transition (from a Cub that I spent some time in last week) easy, particularly the use of nose up trim during t/o and landing.<br /><br />The plane will be based out of X23 but it's 'weekend' home will be the small lake in the back yard (due west of Umatilla and east of Lake Yale).<br /><br />We have the Dynon EFIS that has an AOA input, but we didn't get it due to Angel's suggestion. I am sure it can be added easily and I will look into it. What type of gear warning system does everyone recommend?<br /><br />Thanks!     
  
John Robert Dunlop - Apr 20,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Nose up trim on landing is not the current thinking. The aircraft should be in trim (trimmed 'hands off') for landing.     
  
Kenneth Leonard - Apr 20,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    JD - so that I won't steel this thread, I'll post my question on your statement on the Tech Site.     
  
John Robert Dunlop - Apr 20,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Thanks Ken!     
  
C.A. Vossberg - Apr 20,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    In my limited experience, when at gross weight (my dad and I) and two notches of flaps, full nose up on final is in trim. When taking off from water with the two of us, full nose up is almost nessary to initially lift off (as explained in Jack Peter's manual).<br /><br />When solo and in landing configuration the indicator is about in the middle to be in trim, and the thing practically jumps into the air on take off regardless of where the trim is.<br /><br />Sound right?     
  
John Robert Dunlop - Apr 20,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Hey Carl, this is really an STS discussion rather than a Splash &amp; Dash subject.<br />Anyway, I think you have it right.<br />Every SeaRey is different depending on CofG, the power setting on final, and the position of the adjustable horizontal stab brackets. If you are comfortable on final you've got it right. If you go around it is best to be running the trim full nose up as you apply power. On the water (or land) it is MUCH safer to use full nose up trim because the effect of nose up elevator is marginal with the stab positioned full nose down.     
  
Don Maxwell - Apr 20,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    John's right that STS is better suited for discussions like this. He's also right that he hasn't disagreed with Frank about the trim. And Frank is absolutely right about the trim position for landing. What amazing accord! <br /><br />(Later note: I have deleted from this posting a simile that pea-ed someone off.)     
  
Dan Nickens - Apr 20,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    I've never seen so much disagreement over an agreement!     
  
Dennis Scearce - Apr 21,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    And Frank is right about the yaw string, too. One of the most effective and lowest cost additions on my Searey. And it has heads up display!     
  
Dave Edward - Apr 21,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    One of my Air Force instructors once said ' Do you understand that Cadet?'<br />' Yes Sir ' I replyed<br />' In that case...let me restate it '     
  
Don Maxwell - Apr 21,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    [Revision:] Ohhh! Someone objected to a simile that I used in an earlier posting and have now removed.<br /><br />What then to say about Frank and John--that they spice up this website like cilantro (Frank) and coriander (John)?     
  
Don Maxwell - Apr 21,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Hm. Or is it cilantro (John) and coriander (Frank)? I just can't make up my mind.     
  
Chet Tims - Apr 23,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    My ass hurts.....     
  
Kenneth Leonard - Apr 23,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Chet - Now we are in agreement. Enough said!     
  
Robert Lee - Apr 24,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    CA,<br /><br />Congratulations on your new wings. I am only about a 20 min flight north of you at Woods and Lakes Airport FA38. I hope to see you soon aloft. Buzz the house when you get a chance, the LAT-LONG can be found in my photo album on this site (N56RL) or search “invite”.<br /><br />     


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