We had a couple of electrical teething issues while prepping last night, but we fixed those. Today was the big day. I was surprised at the level of anxiety I had when the moment came! All those horror stories I had read about over the years of unlucky first engine runs were in the back of my mind; I once even saw a youtube video of a first run where the landing gear collapsed :0|.
This video is of the the 3rd but 1st successful attempt. The first two attempts fired up, but lasted only 1 second, due to me struggling with working the throttle and mixture. 3rd time lucky. It was tied to a truck, and had another 70 pounds of weights over the tail. The very 1st attempt lifted the the tail about 20 inches!
Known issues:
I need to adjust the idle, since the idle was 1080 RPM. LOL.
The spinner has a wobble; about 1/8.
1 CHT wasn't talking.
Anyways, what a milestone! Wow.
This video is of the the 3rd but 1st successful attempt. The first two attempts fired up, but lasted only 1 second, due to me struggling with working the throttle and mixture. 3rd time lucky. It was tied to a truck, and had another 70 pounds of weights over the tail. The very 1st attempt lifted the the tail about 20 inches!
Known issues:
I need to adjust the idle, since the idle was 1080 RPM. LOL.
The spinner has a wobble; about 1/8.
1 CHT wasn't talking.
Anyways, what a milestone! Wow.
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