X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:15:46 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-da03.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.145] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.11) with ESMTP id 4638856 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:39:31 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.105.145; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (imo-ma02.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.137]) by imr-da03.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id oBD1ceVN006100 for ; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:38:40 -0500 Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.e06.a4edc56 (43835) for ; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:38:38 -0500 (EST) Received: from magic-m26.mail.aol.com (magic-m26.mail.aol.com [172.20.22.199]) by cia-dc02.mx.aol.com (v129.7) with ESMTP id MAILCIADC028-ab3b4d05791de4; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:38:37 -0500 From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <1caa7.7618d86d.3a36d31d@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:38:37 EST Subject: Re: [LML] N826CT LNC2 First Flight X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_1caa7.7618d86d.3a36d31d_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.1 sub 5006 X-AOL-IP: 24.107.67.126 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: VTAILJEFF@aol.com --part1_1caa7.7618d86d.3a36d31d_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Congratulations! You were so excited (and so are we) that you forgot to put your name to your post so all I can say is congratulations _N20087@yahoo.com_ (mailto:N20087@yahoo.com) Jeff Edwards In a message dated 12/12/2010 2:35:26 P.M. Central Standard Time, n20087@yahoo.com writes: 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 -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html --part1_1caa7.7618d86d.3a36d31d_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Congratulations! You were so excited (and so are we) that you forgot= to put=20 your name to your post so all I can say is congratulations N20087@yahoo.com

Jeff Edwards

In a message dated 12/12/2010 2:35:26 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 n20087@yahoo.com writes:

Folks,

My Lancair 360 flew for the first time yesterday! I am the 4t= h=20 owner of the kit and have invested 1500hrs over the last 22 months= to get=20 it into the air. The flight was, for the most part, uneventful sav= e for=20 high CHTs on a new engine and the gear not lowering on the first=20 attempt! Brief cracking of the dump valve allowed the gear to= drop=20 and then lock. Subsequent cycling of the gear was normal.

I employed a test pilot for the maiden flight. He=20 has 2000 hours in his own 360 and is an ex Navy Test pilot wit= h most=20 of his time in F14s. All I can say is that he did an amazing=20 job. Feel free to email me for his contact information

On the second flight I experienced intermittant (1 second blips)=20 operation of the gear pump - every five minutes. This indicated a= minor=20 leak. After a precautionary landing I traced the leak to a fi= tting=20 in the nose gear well --- Was fine on pre-flight and the 100 or so= times=20 I cycled the gear on the ground!

Word to the wise - check every nut, bolt, rod end locks, fittings= and=20 hoses - mark it and then check it again!

Airplane details:

Outback gear and flaps

Long engine mount and 4" prop extension - very long nose - difficul= t to=20 see over on round out

Big tail

Empty 1255#

IO360 w/ high compression pistons

Hobbs: 5hrs

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