I feel good about you getting all the pratice, it will pay off in the
long run.
jim
On Tue, 17 May 2005 22:01:06 -0500 "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net>
writes:
> NetHeads,
>
> Today was a good day. The weather's been great, with slight wind
> right down the runway. Acting on the advice that several KRnetHeads
> gave me (both public and private), I started out by running up to
> full throttle, lifting the tail and reducing throttle to keep from
> gaining too much speed but still tracking the centerline, and slowly
> reducing throttle back to idle. Most of the time I was doing 50-60
> mph when I backed off, and that only took a few seconds. I could
> have flown it from there every time, by simply pulling back a tad.
> But from there, I'd just hold the tail up until it dropped, which
> was about 35 mph. I got to the point that I could do all of this in
> 2000 feet, and then turn around and taxi back and do it again.
> Before the day was over, I could pretty much track the centerline.
> But what else would you expect after FORTY runs in one day? After
> the traffic died down, I started going both ways, which was really
> efficient use of time. I watched a killer sunset while waiting for
> a King Air to land.
>
> Taxiing that plane is almost second nature now, quite comfortable, a
> whole lot different from yesterday morning. I really feel like I'm
> ready to fly it (and I sure was tempted), although landing may be a
> different matter. Really though, after going ahead and taking off,
> I should only have to do several runs down the runway to get a good
> feel for it, maybe 20 or 30 feet up, and then eventually just go
> ahead with it. I'll do all of the usual "feeling out" at altitude
> first though. I feel like I can handle just about any extreme (as
> long as the wind is pretty calm).
>
> If nothing else, I learned to taxi with the canopy open for better
> cooling and slightly better visibility, and to latch the canopy with
> one hand while not looking. See
> http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/05051729m.jpg .
> I also tried the flaps, and they do make a difference, even on the
> ground ( http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/05051722m.jpg ).
>
> Basically all systems are go, but I'm going to get another day's
> worth in before I think about flying it. Thanks for all the good
> advice. I think I'm on my way now. Tomorrow will be an even better
> day...
>
> Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama
> see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford
> email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
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