REFLECTOR: Second First Flight Today

[Brian Michalk]

I'm fixed gear.

No, the gear did not hold up.  First, the field was pretty soft from 
rains a few days previous, and second, I came down in a slight right 
turn.  When I impacted, the plane rolled left and snapped off the left 
gear right at the fuselage.  The right gear was snapped off about 12 
inches past the fuselage.

Amazingly, there wasn't any delamination in the gear bulkheads. The gear 
bolts certainly got bent, and were difficult to remove.

On 3/26/2013 9:01 AM, dennis.doc wrote:
> Experimentals require tenacity, Brian. Way to hang in there! One 
> question. Please refresh our memory - did your gear hold up in the 
> corn field, or did you retract and slide?
>
> Dennis Martin
>
> On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 10:21 PM, Kurt Winker <nmflyer1 at aol.com 
> <mailto:nmflyer1 at aol.com>> wrote:
>
>     Congrats Brian... Stay vigilant and focused.
>
>     Kurt
>
>
>     Sent from my iPad
>
>     On Mar 24, 2013, at 22:01, Brian Michalk <michalk at awpi.com
>     <mailto:michalk at awpi.com>> wrote:
>
>     > Four years ago, I had my first flight on March 28th, which ended
>     up in a cornfield due to an engine out.
>     >
>     > Today, I had my second first flight.  I've been battling a list
>     of squawks, and finally got most of them ironed out.  I made two
>     flights today, with the first one cut short because of high CHT's.
>     I landed and discovered a disconnected colling duct to the plenum.
>     I fixed that, and went for a second flight.  I cut that one short
>     because I thought the smell of smoke was getting stronger.  I
>     think there's some RTV and other materials that are just
>     outgassing, and will make odors until they are good and baked.
>      After that flight, I was just too tired to go up again, and
>     called it a day.
>     >
>     > I still have some issues to address, but the important thing is
>     that now I can actually begin working the flight tests.  I think
>     I'll change my sig to test pilot now.
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