X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-junco.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.63] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTP id 6648007 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 21:50:58 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.63; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=R7yJmHr0TN4owQ66lJDy/sS9jDV5sJqT2gCVDTVlrT9Zd9kXifrMPJm3aLJ/o3jj; 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 [72.73.83.74] (helo=[192.168.1.24]) by elasmtp-junco.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1VuCdz-0003Ft-V3 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 21:50:25 -0500 From: Colyn Case Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-118--882355012 Subject: Re: [LML] Re: First Flight Legacy N447E Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 21:50:21 -0500 In-Reply-To: To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Message-Id: <5ACF6C3E-1B44-481D-BDD5-422253E46580@earthlink.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da940361ff5f72231b472d6ff461f4b935924350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 72.73.83.74 --Apple-Mail-118--882355012 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Congrats Mark and Leslie, That's quite the airport for a first flight! =20 Do you plan on Glenshire for landing out? Colyn (former Truckee/Tahoe Donner resident) On Dec 20, 2013, at 1:52 PM, Valin & Allyson Thorn wrote: Congratulations Mark & Leslie! You, and everyone on the LML, inspire us = to keep building no matter how long it takes=85 =20 Valin & Allyson Thorn Legacy Project Boulder, Colorado =20 =20 From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Dennis Johnson Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 9:45 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] First Flight Legacy N447E =20 Posted for Mark and Leslie Summers: =20 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: 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 --Apple-Mail-118--882355012 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Congrats Mark and Leslie,

That's = quite the airport for a first flight!  
Do you plan on = Glenshire for landing = out?

Colyn
(former Truckee/Tahoe = Donner resident)

On Dec 20, 2013, at 1:52 PM, = Valin & Allyson Thorn wrote:

Congratulations Mark = & Leslie!  You, and everyone on = the LML, inspire us to keep building no matter how long it = takes=85
 
Valin & Allyson Thorn
Legacy = Project
Boulder, Colorado
 
From: Lancair Mailing List = [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Dennis = Johnson
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 = 9:45 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subj= ect: [LML] First = Flight Legacy N447E
 
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.

 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)
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

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