Elliot Seguin | Discipline, Bower Flt 005 3.5.2018 @utopiasnow | Uploaded 6 years ago | Updated 2 hours ago
I should have aborted.
Always a chance to learn.
Before this flight some binding in the ailerons was found, as a result we needed to redo all the flutter stuff. I was driving through the area and had just enough time to get the flight off.
The gentleman in the pickup was a surprise, but I think we all learned from it.
Super stoked to be a part of the #bowerspony team.
airplanes are cool
Elliot Seguin
Flt 005 Report
Engine Start: 17:25
Engine Shutdown: 18:00
Flt Time: 0.6
Landings: 1
Fuel used: 7.9 Gallons
Aircraft Total Time: 4.6 HRS (after this flight)
Test Points:
Aileron force check cold soaked at 10,000' MSL
250 MIAS Dive, Stick wraps on 5 MPH centers
Power Settings:
Takeoff 42" 4200 RPM
Climb 30" 3500 RPM
Cruise 25" 3000 RPM
MX Before Flight:
Throttle friction, washer added
Fuel Totalizer Questioned, showed 31.2 burned, took 35.5
Ailerons and flaps removed
Aileron bellcrank binding clearanced
Aileron cove clearanced
Aileron to seat pan clearance confirmed clear
Added burp can for PSRU overflow
Coolant cap changed 16PSI from 13PSI
Emptied Coolant Overflow
Coolant leak found addressed
Pulled both leading edge gear covers, both micro switches function checked
Loose wire found on gear lock indicator, fixed
Tailwheel hydraulic leak found, addressed
Data:
Aileron force check cold soaked at 10,000' MSL: There wasn't enough time to cold soak the ailerons properly. However the force remained light 2-3 pounds breakout (compare at 5-7 pounds previously).
250 MIAS Dive, Stick wraps on 5 MPH centers: Complete. With less friction in the ailerons the natural frequency response of the ailerons was perceptible, when it hadn't been before. Damping did not appear to change with speed. Elevator and rudder remain well damped and predictable.
Squawks:
Idle mixture is rich
Truck on runway
Throttle Friction
Rudder trim indication not functioning
Rudder trim (6 Seconds), worked great
On Gear Extension, tailwheel only, rudder required to get mains
I should have aborted.
Always a chance to learn.
Before this flight some binding in the ailerons was found, as a result we needed to redo all the flutter stuff. I was driving through the area and had just enough time to get the flight off.
The gentleman in the pickup was a surprise, but I think we all learned from it.
Super stoked to be a part of the #bowerspony team.
airplanes are cool
Elliot Seguin
Flt 005 Report
Engine Start: 17:25
Engine Shutdown: 18:00
Flt Time: 0.6
Landings: 1
Fuel used: 7.9 Gallons
Aircraft Total Time: 4.6 HRS (after this flight)
Test Points:
Aileron force check cold soaked at 10,000' MSL
250 MIAS Dive, Stick wraps on 5 MPH centers
Power Settings:
Takeoff 42" 4200 RPM
Climb 30" 3500 RPM
Cruise 25" 3000 RPM
MX Before Flight:
Throttle friction, washer added
Fuel Totalizer Questioned, showed 31.2 burned, took 35.5
Ailerons and flaps removed
Aileron bellcrank binding clearanced
Aileron cove clearanced
Aileron to seat pan clearance confirmed clear
Added burp can for PSRU overflow
Coolant cap changed 16PSI from 13PSI
Emptied Coolant Overflow
Coolant leak found addressed
Pulled both leading edge gear covers, both micro switches function checked
Loose wire found on gear lock indicator, fixed
Tailwheel hydraulic leak found, addressed
Data:
Aileron force check cold soaked at 10,000' MSL: There wasn't enough time to cold soak the ailerons properly. However the force remained light 2-3 pounds breakout (compare at 5-7 pounds previously).
250 MIAS Dive, Stick wraps on 5 MPH centers: Complete. With less friction in the ailerons the natural frequency response of the ailerons was perceptible, when it hadn't been before. Damping did not appear to change with speed. Elevator and rudder remain well damped and predictable.
Squawks:
Idle mixture is rich
Truck on runway
Throttle Friction
Rudder trim indication not functioning
Rudder trim (6 Seconds), worked great
On Gear Extension, tailwheel only, rudder required to get mains
