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-junco.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.63] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.11) with ESMTP id 4638676 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:32:18 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.63; envelope-from=douglasbrunner@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=fB+0m3e1avog5AxhFUf471oTIjEGFVOincHpb0diW1H4RxF9KHcgH7dzjk51n1Q1; h=Received:From:To:References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Mailer:Thread-Index:Content-Language:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [74.93.196.177] (helo=DougsLaptop) by elasmtp-junco.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1PRtWA-000794-7o for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:31:42 -0500 From: "Douglas Brunner" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] N826CT LNC2 First Flight X-Original-Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:31:38 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <004901cb9a43$f5b30e70$e1192b50$@net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004A_01CB9A1A.0CDD0670" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcuaPBrjVKQIDK/SThWH7jfcDbxjUwAB88Tg Content-Language: en-us X-ELNK-Trace: ad85a799c4f5de37c2eb1477c196d22294f5150ab1c16ac03a5752ea2d75874c4c6e98b828b90d18a839d1f7a32fa231350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 74.93.196.177 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004A_01CB9A1A.0CDD0670 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Congratulations! From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of TOM GARDINER Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 3:35 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] N826CT LNC2 First Flight 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 ------=_NextPart_000_004A_01CB9A1A.0CDD0670 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Congratulations!

From:= = Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = TOM GARDINER
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 3:35 = PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] N826CT = LNC2 First Flight

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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