REFLECTOR: empty w&b elite FG 173/lw
Scott Derrick
scott at tnstaafl.net
Sun Dec 18 08:21:35 CST 2011
Something is definitely out of alignment.
My plane is not what I would call 'good fit and finish. That was obvious when I bought it. But its fast. Paint, thin join lines, etc don't make a fast airplane.
Something in the rigging or alignment is slowing you down.
Kevin Baker <flykb at verizon.net> wrote:
>Ahhhhh good idea.
>I didn't think about that.
>I'll check it.
>
>Thanks
>Kevin
>
>.
>
>On Dec 17, 2011, at 18:08, "Alex Balic" <velocity_pilot at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> Not that you would want to change it any time soon Kevin, but check the AOA
>> on the winglets- the overall fit and finish on your AC is too good for it to
>> be that slow.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
>> Behalf Of Kevin Baker
>> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 5:55 PM
>> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>> Cc: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: empty w&b elite FG 173/lw
>>
>> Well for what it's worth I'm also battling some issues
>> Speed- ours is too slow
>> Just got a new catto prop and just took it up
>> 25 mp 2500rpm full throttle 140 knots 14 gal/hr
>>
>> I just mention this do that you don't think all of the rest of us don't meet
>> factory specs but It is nice to fly and folks still come buy and Marvil at
>> the plane
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> Kevin Baker
>>
>> ..
>>
>> On Dec 17, 2011, at 17:33, Chris Barber <cbarber at texasattorney.net> wrote:
>>
>>> As to calibration, good or bad, my weight on the forth pad was the same as
>> the independent digital personal scale we have at the hangar.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone 4
>>>
>>> On Dec 17, 2011, at 5:29 PM, "Chris Barber" <cbarber at texasattorney.net>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh. To make it worse, it is still in primer.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone 4
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