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Greetings,
Well, it's official, the
RV-3 was delivered to it's new owner in TN today. His name is Rich Nadig,
and with any luck, he'll sign on to the rotary list. I know he's planning
to go to the roundup if he can, though I'm not sure which plane he'd
fly. Anyway, he's a fine fellow, and will make a great addition to
the rotary family.
I'm very happy to report
that the 2 hour flight to TN was completely uneventful, except for not
being able to see the ground for 20-30 minutes in Northern AL. I
think the seat may be permanently creased
:-)
The engine ran
perfectly. I kept the RPM's between 6000 and 6200 for most
of the trip, and leaned to 15 AFR, which resulted in an EGT reading of
1750 F. TAS was about 175 mph, at 10 gph (could have been leaned more),
and the EM-2 reading was quite close, even though I've only taken a SWAG at
the cal since the new software. Basically,
there were no problems at all that I'm aware of, so it was a great way to end my
ownership of the plane.
The Single rotor Slingshot
is coming along well now, and motivation will be raised with the departure of
the RV-3. I'm already shopping for the next project, but I don't know what
that will be yet.
Cheers,
Rusty (down to one
project)
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