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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 16:25:30 -0800 (PST)
From: Tom Harris <tomharrisnorthcarolina@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: First Flight Questions
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Dennis Hogge in San Diego did the pre-buy on the 360 I
purchased 2 months ago from a West Coast seller,
ferried it to me here on the East Coast, and taught me
to fly it.  I had logged over 200 hours in a Grumman
two seater in the previous 12 months, so transition to
360 was not all that painful (at least not after the
first two days). Dennis personally owns a 320 and my
understanding is that he has over 1100 hours in a
320/360.  For my insurance carrier he qualified to
teach me to fly my 360 even though he is not a CFI. 
You can reach Dennis at Hogair@flash.net

Another person to talk with if you feel you need
someone who is a CFI would be Mike DeHate.  I have not
personally worked with Mike but did meet him when he
was in my area several months ago and have talked with
him on the phone several times, and hope to get some
training with him in proper execution of rolls, etc.
if I can ever get away from my businesses long enough
to fly to Florida for the weekend.  Last time I talked
with Mike he indicated he may be moving from Florida
back to the West Coast...and as you may already know,
Mike is one heck of a good test pilot.  You can reach
Mike at CasaDeHate@aol.com

Also, check the archives of the LML and you will find
an excellent article by Mike DeHate on landing a
360...there is more than one way to skin a cat of
course, but after having tried them all in the 40
hours I've flown my 360 in the past 2 months I'm a
firm believer in landing the "Mike DeHate Way".

Main advice I can give you in learning to fly a 360 is
to not get frustrated the first couple of times you
try to fly it.  Even though the Grumman 2-seater
(AA1C) I owned prior to the Lancair was a short
coupled plane with a high sink rate, nothing I had
ever flown prepared me for the responsiveness of the
Lancair.  It takes only a SMALL FRACTION of the
control pressure of any other plane I had flown...so
the initial tendancy is to overcontrol the plane,
which makes for some interesting landings
initially...but after a couple of days, the plane will
fit like a glove and you will feel like you are
driving a truck if you ever have to fly a Bonanza.

One final bit of advice is not to try to do power off
or (very) low power landings in this plane.  It's high
sink rate will punish you at touchdown.  Also, shocks
are desirable to the rubber donuts.  I've switched
from the donuts to the shocks...have flown an equal
amount with each, and prefer that extra smoothness the
shocks provide.


--- "Mike S. Reinath" <mreinath@mail.arc.nasa.gov>
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> I have a question about using a instructor for the
> first few flights 
> of the test flight phase. I know this has been
> discussed before, but 
> I don't remember there being a clear consensus on
> the issue.
> 
>   A few days ago I was visiting my local FSDO to
> clear up a couple of 
> questions about the paperwork. One of the
> inspectors, who seemed like 
> a very nice guy, advised me to make sure I get some
> training before I 
> fly the plane because I must be alone in the plane
> until the test 
> phase is finished. I know that many people use
> instructors for the 
> first few hours, and probably most people use a test
> pilot who they 
> fly with a least once before they fly alone for the
> rest of the test 
> phase. Can anyone point me to the part of the FARs
> that deals with 
> this? What do you do if your local FSDO's
> interpretation of the regs 
> is that the pilot must be alone in the plane? Are
> people who fly with 
> instructors violating the FARs?
> 
> The same inspector advised me that I would probably
> have to fly 40 
> hours of phase I. I have an IO360 with an MT prop (I
> don't remember 
> the model number, but it is the standard
> three-bladed one that 
> Lancair sells for the 360). Also, I have the sump
> modification for a 
> forward-facing fuel servo. Is he correct? Will I
> have to fly 40 hours?
> 
> Hopefully only 4 to 5 months to go. Anyone know
> where I can get some 
> instruction in a 360?
> 
> Mike Reinath
> San Jose, CA
> 360 MKII Std. Build at about 96%
> N3602M
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