That leaves me with trailer queening it down to Lake. On Sun, Mar 14, 2021 at 10:51 AM Parley Byington <byington1...@cox.net> wrote:
> To all first flight of the KR or any aircraft keep in mind that you are > attempting to lift off an aircraft that has never been in the air before. > > Expect the unexpected and plan for it. Keep your first flight short and > do a thorough inspection before and after this first flight. > > Check things like loose bolts, burnt wires, hinges, canopy attachments, > excessive control surface play and control stops. > > Ensure exhaust systems are properly secured, prop bolts are properly > torqued, landing gear bolts are safe tied and that nothing has changed > after your first flight. > > Double check your center of gravity with everything in the plane as it > will be as you lift off. > > Check for a smooth dry lake in your area to use as a first flight runway, > there is a reason the Air Force chose Murroc dry lake (Edwards AFB for > their flight test center). > > Have emergency personal with you to observe and be ready to assist in case > things go wrong. Ensure these people are equipped with proper > communication devices and are well briefed on your first flight intentions. > > Do NOT assume by standers will know what to do if things go south, you may > not be able to give them instructions after the fact. > > Take the time to get as much ground handling experience on your bird as > possible to get a good idea of acceleration, stopping distance, braking > effectiveness, p factor , odd tendencies, tail lift off speed, pitch > sensitivities . > > Much can be learned about controlling the Kr without ever leaving the > ground, especially if you have a large dry lake that doesn’t require you to > stay within a 50’ wide 5000’ long runway that other aircraft are also using > at the time. > > Most southern desert states have numerous dry lakes that are ideal for > first flight testing, look around, investigate, plan and prepare. > > I am fortunate to have several of these dry lakes that I used to test and > accomplish my first flight of N54 PB here in southern Nevada. These dry > lakes were invaluable to my introduction to becoming my own test pilot. > > Good luck and stay safe. > > Signed > A Vietnam era veteran > Parley Byington > N54PB. Kr2 with retracts > Henderson Nevada > > Sent from my iPhone > ________________________________ > -Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > -To change list delivery options at > https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ Affinity List Info Board > -Search recent KRnet Archives at > https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ > -Search <https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/-Search> > John Boyea's decades of archive at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/ ________________________________ -Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html -To change list delivery options at https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ Affinity List Info Board -Search recent KRnet Archives at https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ -Search John Boyea's decades of archive at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/
