I just read a report from a Panther builder about his first flight. It started out as a "high speed taxi test". I assume that because it was only to be a test, he must have not followed his pre-flight check list. Thus, the flaps were full down. The plane jumped up off the runway, and he then had no real option other than to apply full power and take off. He still did not realize that his flaps were down and when the airspeed increased, the detent for the flap slipped and with a loud bang and a sudden drop in altitude, the full flap setting went to full retracted. He and his plane survived the flight with no damage to either.
I also have story about high speed taxi testing that did not end so well. Maybe we will talk about that at the next KR Gathering. The opinions expressed among the highly experienced pilots at my airport are simple and the same. Do not put your plane on the runway if you do not fully intend to take off. My Panther Building Documentation at <http://pantherbuilder.org/> PantherBuilder Web Site Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
