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Greg.Puckett(at)united.co
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 5:43 pm Post subject: Chase needed for 1st flight of RV-8 at FTG this Sunday

Hello everyone,



 



I'm finally ready to fly my RV-8 from Front Range Airport on the next very low wind/good weather day. That day could be this coming Sunday if the forecast is correct and the light flurries forecast for Saturday turn out to be just that and the runways are dry Sunday.



 



My current plan for the first flight is to fly three or so closed traffic patterns over the airport and if all engine indications, control responses, ... are acceptable, fly east to the closest emergency landing airport available that will allow a high enough altitude to comfortably perform some slow flight with flaps and perform airspeed indicator/installation error validation at approach speed before the return to landing at FTG. Ideally I'd have someone flying chase for the departure from the airport portion on this flight to visually inspect for any leaking fluids and to give a quick comparison of our airspeed indicators at approach speed.



 



 



Anyone on the list available/willing to perform this?



 



I'd feel comfortable validating the airspeed indications using just the GPS ground speed in the pattern if I know the wind is very low but the chase with a little slow flight would be my first choice.



 



Please let me know off list.



 



 



Thanks,



 



Greg Puckett



N881GP



 



p.s. I can't say enough about how worthwhile the transition training I experienced with Mike Seager this week was. It was worth every penny and then some.

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khorton01(at)rogers.com
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:20 pm Post subject: Chase needed for 1st flight of RV-8 at FTG this Sunday

On 1 Dec 2006, at 20:41, Puckett, Gregory [DENTK] wrote:



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 <Greg.Puckett(at)united.com>



 Hello everyone,



 I'm finally ready to fly my RV-8 from Front Range Airport on the  

 next very low wind/good weather day. That day could be this coming  

 Sunday if the forecast is correct and the light flurries forecast  

 for Saturday turn out to be just that and the runways are dry Sunday.



 My current plan for the first flight is to fly three or so closed  

 traffic patterns over the airport and if all engine indications,  

 control responses, ... are acceptable, fly east to the closest  

 emergency landing airport available that will allow a high enough  

 altitude to comfortably perform some slow flight with flaps and  

 perform airspeed indicator/installation error validation at  

 approach speed before the return to landing at FTG. Ideally I'd  

 have someone flying chase for the departure from the airport  

 portion on this flight to visually inspect for any leaking fluids  

 and to give a quick comparison of our airspeed indicators at  

 approach speed.



 Anyone on the list available/willing to perform this?



 I'd feel comfortable validating the airspeed indications using just  

 the GPS ground speed in the pattern if I know the wind is very low  

 but the chase with a little slow flight would be my first choice.


	


Be careful out there.  There is nothing wrong with a chase aircraft,  

if both pilots are experienced formation pilots, and the chase pilot  

fully understands his duties, and how to be sure he is always in a  

safe place.  But, if you are missing one of those things having a  

chase aircraft may increase the risk of an accident.  Mid air  

collisions are bad news.



I'm not sure what you believe you are gaining by having chase check  

your airspeed.  Are you worried about being closer to the stall than  

you think you are?  Knowing how accurate your airspeed is only helps  

you if you also know what your stall speed is.  But, if you do a slow  

flight exercise at a known IAS, add a suitable margin for your  

approach speed, do a simulated approach and flare at altitude, then  

you have covered off the airspeed accuracy issue.  Also, how do you  

know your chase aircraft has an accurate airspeed indication.  I'll  

bet you there are a bunch of RVs flying with 10 kt airspeed errors,  

and the pilots don't know it.



Kevin Horton         RV-8 (finishing kit)

Ottawa, Canada

http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8

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