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gcrowder2

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 136
Location: Golden, Colorado USA

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:46 am Post subject: Hot and heavy takeoff yields no thrills

Just did my hottest and heaviest takeoff so far yesterday with my EA81 

powered Classic Mono.

Pilot 226 lbs (ouch - where did that new 20 lbs come from since last fall?), 

passenger

201 lbs, 12 gal fuel, aircraft wt 930 lbs, OAT 97F, field elev 5100 ft, 

density altitude

8350 ft - Yikes!.  I added 2 lbs air pressure to the tire bringing it up to 

20lbs to speed the takeoff roll.

  Raised the tail early as possible to build speed, held it on the runway a 

bit longer than normal,

gingerly pulled back the stick, went up about a foot, then bounced once and 

was flying.

That sure is a hard working little wing!  Climb rate with passenger down to 

about 500 fpm.  Coolant temps started at 180, went to 200 then dropped to 

190.   Oil temps went from 190 to 230 then dropped to 210.  Climbed up to 

9000 ft to get cool and flew down the front range over Boulder, Colorado.  

DA at 9000 ft was 12,500 ft!  Fun flite!



                                                Glenn

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