X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:45:04 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp1v2.av-mx.com ([137.118.16.32] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTP id 6647063 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:53:11 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.32; envelope-from=pinetownd@volcano.net Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1v2.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 235A9400439 for ; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:52:37 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at av-mx.com Received: from smtp1v2.av-mx.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp1v2.av-mx.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10124) with ESMTP id UWhj4W_MCUAC for ; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:52:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from DennisPC (65-174-0-12.dsl.volcano.net [65.174.0.12]) (Authenticated sender: pinetownd@volcano.net) by smtp1v2.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA for ; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:52:34 -0500 (EST) X-Original-Message-ID: From: "Dennis Johnson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: First Flight Legacy N447E X-Original-Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 07:52:33 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_2FFF_01CEFD58.711EB3F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18463 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_2FFF_01CEFD58.711EB3F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Posted for Mark and Leslie Summers: I would like to report the successful first flight of our Lancair = Legacy. After an enjoyable 5 years of building, L2K-327 soared into the = air from KTRK Runway 11 on December 10th, 2013 with Scott Alair in Race = #77 flying chase. Leslie and I had been preparing for this day since we = left Lancair=92s facility in late September 2008 with the Legacy = shoehorned into a Ryder Truck for the trip home. I elected to fly the = first flight and began preparing years before with many hours on my = flight simulator, the required complex/high performance endorsements and = more than 10 hours flying Race #77 with Scott. The Legacy is everything = I imagined and then some. With every flight I get more comfortable and proficient piloting this = =93rocket ship=94, presently constrained to within 100nm radius of KTRK = during Phase I. On my first low altitude flight to break-in the new = engine, I strained my eyes to find Oakdale airport hidden in the clutter = of California=92s San Joaquin Valley. My focus returned to the small = ASI located just under the glare shield; it was pegged! Subsequent = analysis of calibrated EFIS data revealed that I was cruising at 254kts = TAS on 90% power, level at 4500ft ASL. The Teledyne Continental Motors = representative had recommended that =93I fly it like I stole it=94 =96 = roger wilco. While building, I watched the LML for any data about a completed Legacy = to compare with our projected numbers. Our configuration is:=20 IO 550N/Hartzell 3 blade/dual alternator/single battery/glass panel/two = axis autopilot/oxygen/spoilers Here is how it finally came out: Empty weight of 1971lbs (8 qts of oil, and 1 gal of unusable fuel, no = paint or interior yet) Empty CG at 84.7in =20 Only a few significant squawks to report after the first flight: low max = fuel flow (25gph) and low max rpm (2670rpm) were adjusted to 29gph, = 2700rpm. Garmin GNS430W would not hold satellite lock until I added a = small aluminum ground plane (5x7 inches) to the antenna located under = the glare-shield. I observed two small witness marks indicating slight = contact between the oil sump and nose gear over-center linkage when gear = was retraced in flight. This was solved with a hammer (not as brutal as = it sounds). The roll trim tab needed to be adjusted for hands off = flight in the solo pilot configuration. I also cleared a few hard = contact points between the baffling and the cowling which significantly = reduced vibration in the cockpit. Of particular interest was the = performance of the canopy seal. I attached the passive seal included in = the kit, to the canopy instead of the fuselage with the =93V=94 up and = it does not leak anywhere. Our local Lancair community provided encouragement and answers to many = of our questions during construction and initial flight testing. We = would like thank Bucky Whittier, Steve Richard, Dennis Johnson, Jim = Coelho, Steve and Claudette Colwell and especially Scott Alair who was = extremely generous with his time, experience and beautiful aircraft, = Obsession Race #77. Tailwinds, Mark & Leslie Summers Experimental N447E 6.7 hours total time ------=_NextPart_000_2FFF_01CEFD58.711EB3F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Posted for Mark and Leslie Summers:
 

I would like=20 to report the successful first flight of our Lancair Legacy.  After an enjoyable 5 years of = building,=20 L2K-327 soared into the air from KTRK Runway 11 on December = 10th,=20 2013 with Scott Alair in Race #77 flying chase.  Leslie and I had been = preparing for this=20 day since we left Lancair=92s facility in late September 2008 with the = Legacy=20 shoehorned into a Ryder Truck for the trip home.  I elected to fly the first = flight and=20 began preparing years before with many hours on my flight simulator, the = required complex/high performance endorsements and more than 10 hours = flying=20 Race #77 with Scott.  The = Legacy is=20 everything I imagined and then some.

With every=20 flight I get more comfortable and proficient piloting this =93rocket = ship=94,=20 presently constrained to within 100nm radius of KTRK during Phase = I.   On my first low altitude = flight to=20 break-in the new engine, I strained my eyes to find Oakdale airport = hidden in=20 the clutter of California=92s San Joaquin Valley.  My focus returned to the small = ASI=20 located just under the glare shield; it was pegged!  Subsequent analysis of = calibrated EFIS=20 data revealed that I was cruising at 254kts TAS on 90% power, level at = 4500ft=20 ASL.  The Teledyne = Continental=20 Motors representative had recommended that =93I fly it like I stole = it=94 =96 roger=20 wilco.

While=20 building, I watched the LML for any data about a completed Legacy to = compare=20 with our projected numbers.  = Our=20 configuration is:

IO=20 550N/Hartzell 3 blade/dual alternator/single battery/glass panel/two = axis=20 autopilot/oxygen/spoilers

Here is how it=20 finally came out:

Empty weight=20 of 1971lbs (8 qts of oil, and 1 gal of unusable fuel, no paint or = interior=20 yet)

Empty CG at=20 84.7in

 

Only a few=20 significant squawks to report after the first flight: low max fuel flow = (25gph)=20 and low max rpm (2670rpm) were adjusted to 29gph, 2700rpm.  Garmin GNS430W would not hold = satellite=20 lock until I added a small aluminum ground plane (5x7 inches) to the = antenna=20 located under the glare-shield.  = I=20 observed two small witness marks indicating slight contact between the = oil sump=20 and nose gear over-center linkage when gear was retraced in flight.  This was solved with a hammer = (not as=20 brutal as it sounds).  The = roll trim=20 tab needed to be adjusted for hands off flight in the solo pilot=20 configuration.  I also = cleared a few=20 hard contact points between the baffling and the cowling which = significantly=20 reduced vibration in the cockpit. =20 Of particular interest was the performance of the canopy = seal.  I attached the passive seal = included in=20 the kit, to the canopy instead of the fuselage with the =93V=94 up and = it does not=20 leak anywhere.

Our local=20 Lancair community provided encouragement and answers to many of our = questions=20 during construction and initial flight testing.  We would like thank Bucky = Whittier,=20 Steve Richard, Dennis Johnson, Jim Coelho, Steve and Claudette = Colwell=20 and especially Scott Alair who was extremely generous with his time, = experience=20 and beautiful aircraft, Obsession Race #77.

Tailwinds,

Mark &=20 Leslie Summers

Experimental=20 N447E

6.7 hours=20 total time

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