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wayne.e(at)grandecom.net
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:18 am Post subject: First flight completed

Well, fellow  builders, Saturday 6/23, at 8AM  N602WT made  it’s maiden flight. After all this time building the feeling I got when it left  old Terra Firma was great. It wasn’t the flying as much as the idea that “Hey, I  remember when this baby was in a box in pieces" feeling. 

  

  

I had been trying for a couple of weeks to take it up but the weather  here in north Texas has been damp to say the least and between my hangar and the  runway was a lot of soggy grass. Also because my family wanted to be there I had  to wait for the weekends.  

  

Anyway, we had a perfect day to fly yesterday and it flew beautifully. It  was really a great feeling shooting down the runway with it wanting to get off  the ground very quickly. I had put two 50lb sand bags in the rear to move the cg  a little bit aft. Once I was in the air, and started breathing again :>}, I  was really happy with the control response I was receiving. I made a race track  pattern around the airfield and on about my third downwind I let go of the  controls and flew the total length hands free. To be honest with all the  jockeying around with the aileron and elevator alignment we had to do during the  build I thought for sure I would have some type of trim issue, but happily for  me I didn’t.  

  

I had flown transition training with Alex DeDominicis in his 11, but  somehow flying in your own plane gives you a completely different feeling or at  least it was for me.  

  

A good friend of mine on my airfield, Ron Grover and his wife Barb, flew  chase plane with me in his RV8. Ron is also building a RV10. I think his build  number is 60 or close to that. He’s close to taking flight soon also. Anyway  with Ron in the air with me we could compare airspeed readings to be sure that  my airspeed was reading out correctly and that I didn’t have anything leaking  out the bottom. Barb was the official camera lady and took some great photos.  I’ve attached a few they sent me last night. In  first flight  1 photo if you look down and forward of the plane that is our airport  Propwash 16X, which is just north of Fort Worth. 

  

We had decided that we would stay up for about 30 minutes in this first  flight and we were getting near that time so I decided it was time to stall test  the plane before I landed it the first time, so I did and it stalled clean at  about 61kts, which is what I think everyone else was finding. After the stall I  leveled back out with applying power and the engine did a small hiccup of sort.  At that point it seemed like a big hiccup to me. I reduced power and switched  tanks and noticed that I had no indicated RPM, even though I knew I did. So it  didn’t take much thought to decide it was time to get back down to the  runway. 

  

I did the downwind at 90kt and the final approach at 80kts and was able  to land it without embarrassing myself too much. Once back to the hangar we  removed the top cowling to inspect for leaks and there were none. 

  

I obviously have to get onto why I’m not getting any RPM reading. A first  guess is that one of the wire couplers came loose and also, when it did that, it  caused my Lasar electronic ignition system to go offline and switch back to the  standard mags. I’m guessing that’s when I felt the engine hiccup momentarily. I  have a light to tell me if the Lasar goes offline but it wasn’t on so we’ll just  have to dig around a little. 

  

Anyway, sorry for the long rant but if I had to summarize for you how the  plane felt in flight I would have you use the word "smooth". My son and  son-in-law videoed the flight and I will post it when they get it to  me. 

  

Now I’ve got to get the hiccups fixed and get the time flown off.   

  

Boy I have to say I have so  many people on my field and others to thank for all the help they've all given  me in getting to this point. I know without all their help I wouldn't be ready  to fly yet, that's for sure. Muchas gracias to all of them. 

  

Wayne Edgerton  #40336 

  

Now amongst the flying. Paint date scheduled for  September

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jjessen

Joined: 22 Apr 2006
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:49 am Post subject: First flight completed

Wayne!  What a day to wait for!  So glad you did  so your family could be as thrilled as you were.  Congratulations!   Safe skies!  

  

 John J

   do not archive



   From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com  [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Wayne  Edgerton

Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 10:17 AM

To:  rv10-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: First flight  completed

 

 Well, fellow  builders, Saturday 6/23, at 8AM  N602WT  made it’s maiden flight. After all this time building the feeling I got when it  left old Terra Firma was great. It wasn’t the flying as much as the idea that  “Hey, I remember when this baby was in a box in pieces" feeling. 

  

  

I had been trying for a couple of weeks to take it up but the weather  here in north Texas has been damp to say the least and between my hangar and the  runway was a lot of soggy grass. Also because my family wanted to be there I had  to wait for the weekends.  

  

Anyway, we had a perfect day to fly yesterday and it flew beautifully. It  was really a great feeling shooting down the runway with it wanting to get off  the ground very quickly. I had put two 50lb sand bags in the rear to move the cg  a little bit aft. Once I was in the air, and started breathing again :>}, I  was really happy with the control response I was receiving. I made a race track  pattern around the airfield and on about my third downwind I let go of the  controls and flew the total length hands free. To be honest with all the  jockeying around with the aileron and elevator alignment we had to do during the  build I thought for sure I would have some type of trim issue, but happily for  me I didn’t.  

  

I had flown transition training with Alex DeDominicis in his 11, but  somehow flying in your own plane gives you a completely different feeling or at  least it was for me.  

  

A good friend of mine on my airfield, Ron Grover and his wife Barb, flew  chase plane with me in his RV8. Ron is also building a RV10. I think his build  number is 60 or close to that. He’s close to taking flight soon also. Anyway  with Ron in the air with me we could compare airspeed readings to be sure that  my airspeed was reading out correctly and that I didn’t have anything leaking  out the bottom. Barb was the official camera lady and took some great photos.  I’ve attached a few they sent me last night. In  first flight  1 photo if you look down and forward of the plane that is our airport  Propwash 16X, which is just north of Fort Worth. 

  

We had decided that we would stay up for about 30 minutes in this first  flight and we were getting near that time so I decided it was time to stall test  the plane before I landed it the first time, so I did and it stalled clean at  about 61kts, which is what I think everyone else was finding. After the stall I  leveled back out with applying power and the engine did a small hiccup of sort.  At that point it seemed like a big hiccup to me. I reduced power and switched  tanks and noticed that I had no indicated RPM, even though I knew I did. So it  didn’t take much thought to decide it was time to get back down to the  runway. 

  

I did the downwind at 90kt and the final approach at 80kts and was able  to land it without embarrassing myself too much. Once back to the hangar we  removed the top cowling to inspect for leaks and there were none. 

  

I obviously have to get onto why I’m not getting any RPM reading. A first  guess is that one of the wire couplers came loose and also, when it did that, it  caused my Lasar electronic ignition system to go offline and switch back to the  standard mags. I’m guessing that’s when I felt the engine hiccup momentarily. I  have a light to tell me if the Lasar goes offline but it wasn’t on so we’ll just  have to dig around a little. 

  

Anyway, sorry for the long rant but if I had to summarize for you how the  plane felt in flight I would have you use the word "smooth". My son and  son-in-law videoed the flight and I will post it when they get it to  me. 

  

Now I’ve got to get the hiccups fixed and get the time flown off.   

  

Boy I have to say I have so  many people on my field and others to thank for all the help they've all given  me in getting to this point. I know without all their help I wouldn't be ready  to fly yet, that's for sure. Muchas gracias to all of them. 

  

Wayne Edgerton  #40336 

  

Now amongst the flying. Paint date scheduled for  September

 

 

  [quote][b]

Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
Posts: 2878

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:50 am Post subject: First flight completed

Wayne, that is fantastic news!  I'm glad you finally got your big

day...and I'm glad your family got to be included in the event.

You're definitely another good example of someone who has

been persevering for a long time, barely patiently waiting for

your first flight.  I know the feeling well.  Congrats again!

Tim

Wayne Edgerton wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   Well, fellow builders, Saturday 6/23, at 8AM  N602WT made it’s maiden 

 flight. After all this time building the feeling I got when it left old 

 Terra Firma was great. It wasn’t the flying as much as the idea that 

 “Hey, I remember when this baby was in a box in pieces" feeling.

 

  

 

 I had been trying for a couple of weeks to take it up but the weather 

 here in north Texas has been damp to say the least and between my hangar 

 and the runway was a lot of soggy grass. Also because my family wanted 

 to be there I had to wait for the weekends.

 

  

 

 Anyway, we had a perfect day to fly yesterday and it flew beautifully. 

 It was really a great feeling shooting down the runway with it wanting 

 to get off the ground very quickly. I had put two 50lb sand bags in the 

 rear to move the cg a little bit aft. Once I was in the air, and started 

 breathing again :>}, I was really happy with the control response I was 

 receiving. I made a race track pattern around the airfield and on about 

 my third downwind I let go of the controls and flew the total length 

 hands free. To be honest with all the jockeying around with the aileron 

 and elevator alignment we had to do during the build I thought for sure 

 I would have some type of trim issue, but happily for me I didn’t.

 

  

 

 I had flown transition training with Alex DeDominicis in his 11, but 

 somehow flying in your own plane gives you a completely different 

 feeling or at least it was for me.

 

  

 

 A good friend of mine on my airfield, Ron Grover and his wife Barb, flew 

 chase plane with me in his RV8. Ron is also building a RV10. I think his 

 build number is 60 or close to that. He’s close to taking flight soon 

 also. Anyway with Ron in the air with me we could compare airspeed 

 readings to be sure that my airspeed was reading out correctly and that 

 I didn’t have anything leaking out the bottom. Barb was the official 

 camera lady and took some great photos. I’ve attached a few they sent me 

 last night. In  *first flight 1* photo if you look down and forward of 

 the plane that is our airport Propwash 16X, which is just north of Fort 

 Worth.

 

  

 

 We had decided that we would stay up for about 30 minutes in this first 

 flight and we were getting near that time so I decided it was time to 

 stall test the plane before I landed it the first time, so I did and it 

 stalled clean at about 61kts, which is what I think everyone else was 

 finding. After the stall I leveled back out with applying power and the 

 engine did a small hiccup of sort. At that point it seemed like a big 

 hiccup to me. I reduced power and switched tanks and noticed that I had 

 no indicated RPM, even though I knew I did. So it didn’t take much 

 thought to decide it was time to get back down to the runway.

 

  

 

 I did the downwind at 90kt and the final approach at 80kts and was able 

 to land it without embarrassing myself too much. Once back to the hangar 

 we removed the top cowling to inspect for leaks and there were none.

 

  

 

 I obviously have to get onto why I’m not getting any RPM reading. A 

 first guess is that one of the wire couplers came loose and also, when 

 it did that, it caused my Lasar electronic ignition system to go offline 

 and switch back to the standard mags. I’m guessing that’s when I felt 

 the engine hiccup momentarily. I have a light to tell me if the Lasar 

 goes offline but it wasn’t on so we’ll just have to dig around a little.

 

  

 

 Anyway, sorry for the long rant but if I had to summarize for you how 

 the plane felt in flight I would have you use the word "smooth". My son 

 and son-in-law videoed the flight and I will post it when they get it to me.

 

  

 

 Now I’ve got to get the hiccups fixed and get the time flown off.

 

  

 

 Boy I have to say I have so many people on my field and others to thank 

 for all the help they've all given me in getting to this point. I know 

 without all their help I wouldn't be ready to fly yet, that's for sure. 

 Muchas gracias to all of them.

 

  

 

 Wayne Edgerton #40336

 

  

 

 Now amongst the flying. Paint date scheduled for September

 

 

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bob.kaufmann(at)cox.net
Guest

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:06 am Post subject: First flight completed

Congratulations.  Its always an inspiration to the rest of us when we read about a first flight like yours.  

   

Bob K  

         

  

From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Edgerton

 Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 6:17 AM

 To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com

 Subject: First flight completed  

  

     

Well, fellow builders, Saturday 6/23, at 8AM  N602WT made it’s maiden flight. After all this time building the feeling I got when it left old Terra Firma was great. It wasn’t the flying as much as the idea that “Hey, I remember when this baby was in a box in pieces" feeling.   

    

   

I had been trying for a couple of weeks to take it up but the weather here in north Texas has been damp to say the least and between my hangar and the runway was a lot of soggy grass. Also because my family wanted to be there I had to wait for the weekends.   

   

Anyway, we had a perfect day to fly yesterday and it flew beautifully. It was really a great feeling shooting down the runway with it wanting to get off the ground very quickly. I had put two 50lb sand bags in the rear to move the cg a little bit aft. Once I was in the air, and started breathing again :>}, I was really happy with the control response I was receiving. I made a race track pattern around the airfield and on about my third downwind I let go of the controls and flew the total length hands free. To be honest with all the jockeying around with the aileron and elevator alignment we had to do during the build I thought for sure I would have some type of trim issue, but happily for me I didn’t.   

   

I had flown transition training with Alex DeDominicis in his 11, but somehow flying in your own plane gives you a completely different feeling or at least it was for me.   

   

A good friend of mine on my airfield, Ron Grover and his wife Barb, flew chase plane with me in his RV8. Ron is also building a RV10. I think his build number is 60 or close to that. He’s close to taking flight soon also. Anyway with Ron in the air with me we could compare airspeed readings to be sure that my airspeed was reading out correctly and that I didn’t have anything leaking out the bottom. Barb was the official camera lady and took some great photos. I’ve attached a few they sent me last night. In  [b]first flight 1[/b] photo if you look down and forward of the plane that is our airport Propwash 16X, which is just north of Fort Worth.  

   

We had decided that we would stay up for about 30 minutes in this first flight and we were getting near that time so I decided it was time to stall test the plane before I landed it the first time, so I did and it stalled clean at about 61kts, which is what I think everyone else was finding. After the stall I leveled back out with applying power and the engine did a small hiccup of sort. At that point it seemed like a big hiccup to me. I reduced power and switched tanks and noticed that I had no indicated RPM, even though I knew I did. So it didn’t take much thought to decide it was time to get back down to the runway.  

   

I did the downwind at 90kt and the final approach at 80kts and was able to land it without embarrassing myself too much. Once back to the hangar we removed the top cowling to inspect for leaks and there were none.  

   

I obviously have to get onto why I’m not getting any RPM reading. A first guess is that one of the wire couplers came loose and also, when it did that, it caused my Lasar electronic ignition system to go offline and switch back to the standard mags. I’m guessing that’s when I felt the engine hiccup momentarily. I have a light to tell me if the Lasar goes offline but it wasn’t on so we’ll just have to dig around a little.  

   

Anyway, sorry for the long rant but if I had to summarize for you how the plane felt in flight I would have you use the word "smooth". My son and son-in-law videoed the flight and I will post it when they get it to me.  

   

Now I’ve got to get the hiccups fixed and get the time flown off.   

   

Boy I have to say I have so many people on my field and others to thank for all the help they've all given me in getting to this point. I know without all their help I wouldn't be ready to fly yet, that's for sure. Muchas gracias to all of them.  

   

Wayne Edgerton #40336  

   

Now amongst the flying. Paint date scheduled for September  

  

       [quote][b]

mritter509(at)msn.com
Guest

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:20 am Post subject: First flight completed

Good job!



Mark

N410MR





 	  Quote: 	
		  From: "Wayne Edgerton" <wayne.e(at)grandecom.net>

Reply-To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com

To: <rv10-list(at)matronics.com>

Subject: First flight completed

Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:17:20 -0500



Well, fellow builders, Saturday 6/23, at 8AM  N602WT made it's maiden 

flight. After all this time building the feeling I got when it left old 

Terra Firma was great. It wasn't the flying as much as the idea that "Hey, 

I remember when this baby was in a box in pieces" feeling.

I had been trying for a couple of weeks to take it up but the weather here 

in north Texas has been damp to say the least and between my hangar and the 

runway was a lot of soggy grass. Also because my family wanted to be there 

I had to wait for the weekends.



Anyway, we had a perfect day to fly yesterday and it flew beautifully. It 

was really a great feeling shooting down the runway with it wanting to get 

off the ground very quickly. I had put two 50lb sand bags in the rear to 

move the cg a little bit aft. Once I was in the air, and started breathing 

again :>}, I was really happy with the control response I was receiving. I 

made a race track pattern around the airfield and on about my third 

downwind I let go of the controls and flew the total length hands free. To 

be honest with all the jockeying around with the aileron and elevator 

alignment we had to do during the build I thought for sure I would have 

some type of trim issue, but happily for me I didn't.



I had flown transition training with Alex DeDominicis in his 11, but 

somehow flying in your own plane gives you a completely different feeling 

or at least it was for me.



A good friend of mine on my airfield, Ron Grover and his wife Barb, flew 

chase plane with me in his RV8. Ron is also building a RV10. I think his 

build number is 60 or close to that. He's close to taking flight soon also. 

Anyway with Ron in the air with me we could compare airspeed readings to be 

sure that my airspeed was reading out correctly and that I didn't have 

anything leaking out the bottom. Barb was the official camera lady and took 

some great photos. I've attached a few they sent me last night. In  first 

flight 1 photo if you look down and forward of the plane that is our 

airport Propwash 16X, which is just north of Fort Worth.



We had decided that we would stay up for about 30 minutes in this first 

flight and we were getting near that time so I decided it was time to stall 

test the plane before I landed it the first time, so I did and it stalled 

clean at about 61kts, which is what I think everyone else was finding. 

After the stall I leveled back out with applying power and the engine did a 

small hiccup of sort. At that point it seemed like a big hiccup to me. I 

reduced power and switched tanks and noticed that I had no indicated RPM, 

even though I knew I did. So it didn't take much thought to decide it was 

time to get back down to the runway.



I did the downwind at 90kt and the final approach at 80kts and was able to 

land it without embarrassing myself too much. Once back to the hangar we 

removed the top cowling to inspect for leaks and there were none.



I obviously have to get onto why I'm not getting any RPM reading. A first 

guess is that one of the wire couplers came loose and also, when it did 

that, it caused my Lasar electronic ignition system to go offline and 

switch back to the standard mags. I'm guessing that's when I felt the 

engine hiccup momentarily. I have a light to tell me if the Lasar goes 

offline but it wasn't on so we'll just have to dig around a little.



Anyway, sorry for the long rant but if I had to summarize for you how the 

plane felt in flight I would have you use the word "smooth". My son and 

son-in-law videoed the flight and I will post it when they get it to me.



Now I've got to get the hiccups fixed and get the time flown off.



Boy I have to say I have so many people on my field and others to thank for 

all the help they've all given me in getting to this point. I know without 

all their help I wouldn't be ready to fly yet, that's for sure. Muchas 

gracias to all of them.



Wayne Edgerton #40336



Now amongst the flying. Paint date scheduled for September


	




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Deems Davis

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 925

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:08 am Post subject: First flight completed

Nice Job Wayne! Been wondering when the big event would occur. Thanks 

for your write-up, I'm hoping to be in you shoes in the not too distant 

future.  It seems that once guys are into Stage 1 we don't hear too much 

about what happens during that period. Hopefully it's because nothing 

happens, but Murphy seems to be everywhere. I appreciate your posting 

the RPM issue. And hope you keep us informed about what and how it's 

resolved. I think it's a real service to those of us still to go down 

that road to learn from you  "forerunners".



Congratulations and THANKS

Deems Davis # 406

Engine / Wiring and Panel Stuff

http://deemsrv10.com/



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jesse(at)saintaviation.co
Guest

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:21 pm Post subject: First flight completed

CONGRATULATIONS!  

   

Do not archive  

     

Jesse Saint  

Saint Aviation, Inc.  

jesse(at)saintaviation.com (jesse(at)saintaviation.com)  

www.saintaviation.com  

Cell: 352-427-0285  

Fax: 815-377-3694  

        

  

From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Edgerton

 Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 10:17 AM

 To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com

 Subject: First flight completed  

  

     

Well, fellow builders, Saturday 6/23, at 8AM  N602WT made it’s maiden flight. After all this time building the feeling I got when it left old Terra Firma was great. It wasn’t the flying as much as the idea that “Hey, I remember when this baby was in a box in pieces" feeling.   

    

   

I had been trying for a couple of weeks to take it up but the weather here in north Texas has been damp to say the least and between my hangar and the runway was a lot of soggy grass. Also because my family wanted to be there I had to wait for the weekends.   

   

Anyway, we had a perfect day to fly yesterday and it flew beautifully. It was really a great feeling shooting down the runway with it wanting to get off the ground very quickly. I had put two 50lb sand bags in the rear to move the cg a little bit aft. Once I was in the air, and started breathing again :>}, I was really happy with the control response I was receiving. I made a race track pattern around the airfield and on about my third downwind I let go of the controls and flew the total length hands free. To be honest with all the jockeying around with the aileron and elevator alignment we had to do during the build I thought for sure I would have some type of trim issue, but happily for me I didn’t.   

   

I had flown transition training with Alex DeDominicis in his 11, but somehow flying in your own plane gives you a completely different feeling or at least it was for me.   

   

A good friend of mine on my airfield, Ron Grover and his wife Barb, flew chase plane with me in his RV8. Ron is also building a RV10. I think his build number is 60 or close to that. He’s close to taking flight soon also. Anyway with Ron in the air with me we could compare airspeed readings to be sure that my airspeed was reading out correctly and that I didn’t have anything leaking out the bottom. Barb was the official camera lady and took some great photos. I’ve attached a few they sent me last night. In  [b]first flight 1[/b] photo if you look down and forward of the plane that is our airport Propwash 16X, which is just north of Fort Worth.  

   

We had decided that we would stay up for about 30 minutes in this first flight and we were getting near that time so I decided it was time to stall test the plane before I landed it the first time, so I did and it stalled clean at about 61kts, which is what I think everyone else was finding. After the stall I leveled back out with applying power and the engine did a small hiccup of sort. At that point it seemed like a big hiccup to me. I reduced power and switched tanks and noticed that I had no indicated RPM, even though I knew I did. So it didn’t take much thought to decide it was time to get back down to the runway.  

   

I did the downwind at 90kt and the final approach at 80kts and was able to land it without embarrassing myself too much. Once back to the hangar we removed the top cowling to inspect for leaks and there were none.  

   

I obviously have to get onto why I’m not getting any RPM reading. A first guess is that one of the wire couplers came loose and also, when it did that, it caused my Lasar electronic ignition system to go offline and switch back to the standard mags. I’m guessing that’s when I felt the engine hiccup momentarily. I have a light to tell me if the Lasar goes offline but it wasn’t on so we’ll just have to dig around a little.  

   

Anyway, sorry for the long rant but if I had to summarize for you how the plane felt in flight I would have you use the word "smooth". My son and son-in-law videoed the flight and I will post it when they get it to me.  

   

Now I’ve got to get the hiccups fixed and get the time flown off.   

   

Boy I have to say I have so many people on my field and others to thank for all the help they've all given me in getting to this point. I know without all their help I wouldn't be ready to fly yet, that's for sure. Muchas gracias to all of them.  

   

Wayne Edgerton #40336  

   

Now amongst the flying. Paint date scheduled for September  

  

       [quote][b]

moons1999(at)yahoo.com
Guest

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject: First flight completed

Congrats Wayne!

 

--Shawn

40366 - Wings



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jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.c
Guest

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject: First flight completed

Way to go Wayne! thanks  for sharing your thrill with the rest of us - it surely is a motivation to  complete.

  

  John Testement

jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.com (jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.com)

40321

 Richmond, VA

Paint prep and LOTS of misc  stuff

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   From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com  [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Wayne  Edgerton

Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 10:17 AM

To:  rv10-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: First flight  completed

 

 Well, fellow  builders, Saturday 6/23, at 8AM  N602WT  made it’s maiden flight. After all this time building the feeling I got when it  left old Terra Firma was great. It wasn’t the flying as much as the idea that  “Hey, I remember when this baby was in a box in pieces" feeling. 

  

  

I had been trying for a couple of weeks to take it up but the weather  here in north Texas has been damp to say the least and between my hangar and the  runway was a lot of soggy grass. Also because my family wanted to be there I had  to wait for the weekends.  

  

Anyway, we had a perfect day to fly yesterday and it flew beautifully. It  was really a great feeling shooting down the runway with it wanting to get off  the ground very quickly. I had put two 50lb sand bags in the rear to move the cg  a little bit aft. Once I was in the air, and started breathing again :>}, I  was really happy with the control response I was receiving. I made a race track  pattern around the airfield and on about my third downwind I let go of the  controls and flew the total length hands free. To be honest with all the  jockeying around with the aileron and elevator alignment we had to do during the  build I thought for sure I would have some type of trim issue, but happily for  me I didn’t.  

  

I had flown transition training with Alex DeDominicis in his 11, but  somehow flying in your own plane gives you a completely different feeling or at  least it was for me.  

  

A good friend of mine on my airfield, Ron Grover and his wife Barb, flew  chase plane with me in his RV8. Ron is also building a RV10. I think his build  number is 60 or close to that. He’s close to taking flight soon also. Anyway  with Ron in the air with me we could compare airspeed readings to be sure that  my airspeed was reading out correctly and that I didn’t have anything leaking  out the bottom. Barb was the official camera lady and took some great photos.  I’ve attached a few they sent me last night. In  first flight  1 photo if you look down and forward of the plane that is our airport  Propwash 16X, which is just north of Fort Worth. 

  

We had decided that we would stay up for about 30 minutes in this first  flight and we were getting near that time so I decided it was time to stall test  the plane before I landed it the first time, so I did and it stalled clean at  about 61kts, which is what I think everyone else was finding. After the stall I  leveled back out with applying power and the engine did a small hiccup of sort.  At that point it seemed like a big hiccup to me. I reduced power and switched  tanks and noticed that I had no indicated RPM, even though I knew I did. So it  didn’t take much thought to decide it was time to get back down to the  runway. 

  

I did the downwind at 90kt and the final approach at 80kts and was able  to land it without embarrassing myself too much. Once back to the hangar we  removed the top cowling to inspect for leaks and there were none. 

  

I obviously have to get onto why I’m not getting any RPM reading. A first  guess is that one of the wire couplers came loose and also, when it did that, it  caused my Lasar electronic ignition system to go offline and switch back to the  standard mags. I’m guessing that’s when I felt the engine hiccup momentarily. I  have a light to tell me if the Lasar goes offline but it wasn’t on so we’ll just  have to dig around a little. 

  

Anyway, sorry for the long rant but if I had to summarize for you how the  plane felt in flight I would have you use the word "smooth". My son and  son-in-law videoed the flight and I will post it when they get it to  me. 

  

Now I’ve got to get the hiccups fixed and get the time flown off.   

  

Boy I have to say I have so  many people on my field and others to thank for all the help they've all given  me in getting to this point. I know without all their help I wouldn't be ready  to fly yet, that's for sure. Muchas gracias to all of them. 

  

Wayne Edgerton  #40336 

  

Now amongst the flying. Paint date scheduled for  September

 

 



 AVG Free  Date:  6/24/2007 8:33 AM

 

 

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planesmith(at)hotmail.com
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:15 pm Post subject: First flight completed

Wayne,

 

Well done and good call on the engine hiccup! We spend too much time building our pride and joys to push on when something is not right.

Congratulations,

 

Vern Smith (#324 fuselage access panels)

 

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From: wayne.e(at)grandecom.netTo: rv10-list(at)matronics.comSubject: First flight completedDate: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:17:20 -0500



Well, fellow builders, Saturday 6/23, at 8AM  N602WT made it’s maiden flight. After all this time building the feeling I got when it left old Terra Firma was great. It wasn’t the flying as much as the idea that “Hey, I remember when this baby was in a box in pieces" feeling.

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