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Today I plan to move the plane to the airport to begin final assembly. The fuselage is complete and I feel like I have completed a major mile stone in the building process.
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Congratulations! I remember when I moved my RV-8 to the airport I was really excited thinking I would be in the air soon. Well, it was several months, but actually working on the airplane AT the airport was a lot of fun.
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Mark
Maule M5-235C C-GJFK
Bearhawk 4A #1078 (Scratch building - C-GPFG reserved)
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You have reached a major milestone! And it sounds like you should celebrate by writing a Beartracks article!Comment
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congrats, that is a major milestone!Comment
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This is a big deal - congratulations are in order!! Time will fly by now...Comment
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It is finished! Oh yes there are some minor trim pieces that I want to build and install but it is ready to fly and we have passed the inspection. I now have an airplane instead of a hanger queen. Sometime next week I will fly it for the first time.You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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congrats! hope to see some first flight pics and video
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Mark was right. It gets of the ground very fast. I can't imagine the performance with a 250 engine. We flew 1.1 today. The rigging is almost perfect as we can fly hands off for a good period. The ball is not always centered as this pilot flops around in the air. Need to work on that. Reluctant to let go too much as it is a new plane and something could go wrong any time.
We have some new airplane problems. High oil temp issues with high cylinder head temps. It seems to be coming down and is to be expected with a new engine. We will see how the engine breaks in. The trim system seems to perform well. Not as sensitive as most perhaps are as I have a 2:1 gear reduction system built into the trim wheel. Did an approach stall with no tendency to drop a wing tip. It tracks very straight down the runway. Very happy with the ground handling. It is on 850 tires so the visibility could be better but that is the price for the larger tires. This might end up being a keeper for sometime.Comment
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Congratulations once again!
Looking at the photos, it looks light on the gear (narrow track width). What did it weigh in the end?Comment
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The empty weight is 1396. I thought a little heavy. Good observation of the position of the gear. It measures a little narrow. I am waiting for it to be loaded to normal flying conditions before adjusting the gear. It is 68.5 right now. It only has enough fuel to do a short test hop. We will see if it needs to be adjusted out a little.Comment
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