X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 20:41:18 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-pb0-f44.google.com ([209.85.160.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6647979 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 20:40:18 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.160.44; envelope-from=g.weeks550@gmail.com Received: by mail-pb0-f44.google.com with SMTP id rq2so3325224pbb.3 for ; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 17:39:44 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.67.22.67 with SMTP id hq3mr12143448pad.132.1387589984382; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 17:39:44 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.68.119.72 with HTTP; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 17:39:44 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 12:39:44 +1100 X-Original-Message-ID: Subject: Re: [LML] First Flight Legacy N447E From: Gary Weeks X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b5dbbd41cf5b704ee0178bb --047d7b5dbbd41cf5b704ee0178bb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wow congratulations Mark and Leslie. Like me I am certain you will find it impossible not to enjoy yourself each time you jump in and go flying. The Legacy is one of the nicest aircraft I have flown, an all around beautifully balanced goer. Our first flight was almost 12 months ago. Gary Weeks L2K-205 VH-ZYA (about 110 hrs) On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 3:45 AM, Dennis Johnson wrot= e: > 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 in= to 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 d= uring > 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 ro= ger > wilco. > > While building, I watched the LML for any data about a completed Legacy t= o > compare with our projected numbers. Our configuration is: > > 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 > > > > 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 > --047d7b5dbbd41cf5b704ee0178bb Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Wow congratulations Mark and Leslie.

Like me I am certain you will find it impossible not to enjoy your= self each time you jump in and go flying.

The Leg= acy is one of the nicest aircraft I have flown, an all around beautifully b= alanced goer.

Our first flight was almost 12 months ago.
Gary Weeks

L2K-205

VH-ZYA (about 110 hrs)


On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 3:45 AM, Dennis John= son <pinetownd@volcano.net> wrote:
Posted for Mark and Leslie Summers:
=A0

I would like=20 to report the successful first flight of our Lancair Legacy.=A0 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.=A0 Leslie and = I had been preparing for this=20 day since we left Lancair=92s facility in late September 2008 with the Lega= cy=20 shoehorned into a Ryder Truck for the trip home.=A0 I elected = to fly the first flight and=20 began preparing years before with many hours on my flight simulator, the=20 required complex/high performance endorsements and more than 10 hours flyin= g=20 Race #77 with Scott.=A0 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.= =A0=A0 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.=A0 My focus = returned to the small ASI=20 located just under the glare shield; it was pegged!=A0 Subsequ= ent analysis of calibrated EFIS=20 data revealed that I was cruising at 254kts TAS on 90% power, level at 4500= ft=20 ASL.=A0 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 compar= e=20 with our projected numbers.=A0 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

=A0

Only a few=20 significant squawks to report after the first flight: low max fuel flow (25= gph)=20 and low max rpm (2670rpm) were adjusted to 29gph, 2700rpm. =A0= Garmin GNS430W would not hold satellite=20 lock until I added a small aluminum ground plane (5x7 inches) to the antenn= a=20 located under the glare-shield.=A0 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.= =A0 This was solved with a hammer (not as=20 brutal as it sounds).=A0 The roll trim=20 tab needed to be adjusted for hands off flight in the solo pilot=20 configuration.=A0 I also cleared a few=20 hard contact points between the baffling and the cowling which significantl= y=20 reduced vibration in the cockpit.=A0=20 Of particular interest was the performance of the canopy seal.= =A0 I attached the passive seal included in=20 the kit, to the canopy instead of the fuselage with the =93V=94 up and it d= oes not=20 leak anywhere.

Our local=20 Lancair community provided encouragement and answers to many of our questio= ns=20 during construction and initial flight testing.=A0 We would li= ke 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, experi= ence=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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