REFLECTOR: nice day to fly
Douglas Holub
douglas.holub at gmail.com
Mon Feb 16 15:35:08 CST 2009
The builder's log shows that the speed brake was completed in October 1987. I think this kit was the 4th one to ship from the factory, serial number DMO-055. (I'm the 3rd owner.)
Doug
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From: gattenby at tulsaconnect.com
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: nice day to fly
Way to go Doug!
You beating me into the air, is the kick in the pants that I need to get moving again.
I supect that you have the recored for duration of build. When did your kit leave the factory?
(I hope I don't break that record) ; )
Noel
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:55:40 -0600
"Douglas Holub" <douglas.holub at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's a beautiful day to fly in North Texas today.
>Temperature in the low 50s, wind coming down the runway
>at 5 knots. A good day for first flight.
>
> I didn't tell my wife I was going to fly the Velocity
>today because I knew she would worry. I got the
>airworthiness certificate on Monday and got the
>transponder certified on Wednesday.
>
> The plane got off the ground easily and climbed
>impressively. The number 4 cylinder was about 410
>degrees, the number 3 was 375, but 1 and 2 were less than
>300 degrees, so it looks like I'm getting too much air to
>the back cylinders and not enough to the front cylinders.
>The good news is it looks like I've got plenty of cooling
>air from the NACAs to work with.
>
> I was getting worried about that #4 cylinder, so I
>landed in Arlington. I was having trouble with the pitch
>trim while I was landing. When I got on the ground I saw
>that the pitch motor was stuck in the full up position.
>No wonder I had to push so hard on the stick to land!
>
> So I borrowed a screw driver and a pair of pliers from
>the FBO and disconnected the pitch motor from the pitch
>spring. But then the pitch spring interfered with other
>stuff behind the panel when the elevators were at their
>travel limits, so I asked the FBO if they had a piece of
>wire I could borrow to limit the motion of the spring.
>They didn't, so I used one of my shoe laces. Worked
>great, and got me the 7 miles back home to the Grand
>Prairie airport.
>
> Thanks to all the folks on this list who have been so
>much help to me for the past 9 years. And special thanks
>to the organizers and presenters at the Velocity
>Symposium 3 years ago in Sherman, Texas. That weekend
>gave me a big kick in the butt to get this project
>finished.
>
> Doug Holub
> Velocity Standard FG w/ electric nose lift
> ECI IOX-360 with dual Plasma III ignition
> 110% done, 2% to go
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