X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:15:22 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.11) with ESMTP id 4638697 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:51:49 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.66; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=qfJ0MmcQfS6Zo2t+zDKqZJKrcPLeMno0nFmAt+VL2XBWIr/oRD4W6KrThdJ2Kfh1; h=Received:From:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:To:References:Message-Id:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [216.57.118.85] (helo=[192.168.1.103]) by elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1PRtp2-0006fd-TP for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:51:13 -0500 From: Colyn Case Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-107-350859825 Subject: Re: [LML] N826CT LNC2 First Flight X-Original-Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:51:12 -0500 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: <401944B5-14D7-4313-9C3A-31DA4721B75C@earthlink.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da940689f4c28ec9a82b3d526b642587efcf7350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 216.57.118.85 --Apple-Mail-107-350859825 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Congrats Tom. On Dec 12, 2010, at 3:35 PM, TOM GARDINER wrote: > Folks, > =20 > My Lancair 360 flew for the first time yesterday! I am the 4th owner = of the kit and have invested 1500hrs over the last 22 months to get it = into the air. The flight was, for the most part, uneventful save for = high CHTs on a new engine and the gear not lowering on the first = attempt! Brief cracking of the dump valve allowed the gear to drop and = then lock. Subsequent cycling of the gear was normal.=20 > =20 > I employed a test pilot for the maiden flight. He has 2000 hours in = his own 360 and is an ex Navy Test pilot with most of his time in F14s. = All I can say is that he did an amazing job. Feel free to email me for = his contact information > =20 > On the second flight I experienced intermittant (1 second blips) = operation of the gear pump - every five minutes. This indicated a minor = leak. After a precautionary landing I traced the leak to a fitting in = the nose gear well --- Was fine on pre-flight and the 100 or so times I = cycled the gear on the ground! > =20 > Word to the wise - check every nut, bolt, rod end locks, fittings and = hoses - mark it and then check it again! > Airplane details: > =20 > Outback gear and flaps > Long engine mount and 4" prop extension - very long nose - difficult = to see over on round out > Big tail > Empty 1255# > IO360 w/ high compression pistons > Hobbs: 5hrs >=20 > -- > For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html --Apple-Mail-107-350859825 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Congrats Tom.

On Dec 12, 2010, at = 3:35 PM, TOM GARDINER wrote:

Folks,

My Lancair = 360 flew for the first time yesterday! I am the 4th owner of the = kit and have invested 1500hrs over the last 22 months to get it = into the air. The flight was, for the most part, uneventful save = for high CHTs on a new engine and the gear not lowering on the first = attempt! Brief cracking of the dump valve allowed the gear to = drop and then lock. Subsequent cycling of the gear was = normal.

I employed a test pilot for the maiden = flight. He has 2000 hours in his own 360 and is an = ex Navy Test pilot with most of his time in F14s. All I can = say is that he did an amazing job. Feel free to email me for = his contact information
On the second flight I = experienced intermittant (1 second blips) operation of the gear pump - = every five minutes. This indicated a minor leak. After a = precautionary landing I traced the leak to a fitting in the nose = gear well --- Was fine on pre-flight and the 100 or so times I = cycled the gear on the ground!
Word to the wise - check every = nut, bolt, rod end locks, fittings and hoses - mark it and then check it = again!
Airplane details:

Outback gear = and flaps
Long engine mount and 4" prop = extension - very long nose - difficult to see over on round = out
Big tail
Empty 1255#
IO360 w/ high = compression pistons
Hobbs: = 5hrs

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