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kirkhull(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:31 pm Post subject: first flight classic VI

I am getting ready to to the first flight in a classic VI with a 100 HP

subaru and was wandering if anyone could give me some prelimanary # for



	lift off

	Clime speed

	Approach

	landing

	stall clean

	Stall with full Flaps



I am just looking for a baseline to start with from another classic VI with

similar HP

                              Thanks Kirk

                              classic VI N205AK

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vadert(at)telusplanet.net
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:38 pm Post subject: first flight classic VI

Kirk



    I'm not the best person to answer this post; there are other on the list 

who have plenty of time in KF IV's with Subarus but nothing was coming 

through so here's my two cents worth.



    I don't have the numbers you're asking for, however, I have taken my 

Kitfox IV with Subaru engine for it's first flight last summer.  I had an 

engine out on the second flight and damaged the aircraft.

    My bird has an empty weight of 742 lbs and the cg is near the front of 

the envelope when empty.

    For my first flight I let the plane tell me when it was ready to fly. 

At a certain speed it will want to leave the runway.  I kept all of my 

speeds well above the speeds published in the Skystar handbook.  Your 

airspeed indicator  system may not be working properly (misaligned pitot, 

pitot line blockage, instrument calibration) so I think the most prudent 

thing is to remain above the published speeds until you feel comfortable to 

push towards the figures.

    I think the first flight (flights) should be used to check temperatures, 

gauges etc. to make sure every thing is working properly.  If there are no 

bugs then you can start to work determining the speeds you and your plane 

are comfortable with.



Tim Vader

C-FBYV

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kirkhull(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject: first flight classic VI

thanks . we have done alot of taxi to check the temps and was planning to

add a little to all of the V speeds until I could check them out at alt.



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smokey_bear_40220(at)yaho
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:40 pm Post subject: first flight classic VI

Hi Kirk,



I got my tailwheel endorsement in a IV/Soob and fly a

V/Soob now.  I dont remember all the speeds for the

IV perfectly, but you already have some good advice

there:  Add a little to the book speeds initially and

use lots of runway too.  I've added 5 to all except

the landing and stalls for you as I remember them. 

You can take that out when your testing shows better,

or use what you feel prudent.



I'll fill in below for you as best as I know.  Expect

some float for landing with the speed buffer.  Do your

stalls when comfortable to know the speeds better with

your indicator.



My FAA inspector told me to angle, then climb adjacent

to the runway so that I can turn back to the runway

next to me rather than under and behind me, if I need

to.  If your airport terrain allows that, you should

consider it too.



Be careful to use a near center CG initially so that

you have the best elevator authority available.



Kurt S.  S-5/NSI turbo

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--- kirk hull <kirkhull(at)sbcglobal.net> wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		    I am getting ready to to the first flight in a

 classic VI with a 100 HP

 subaru and was wandering if anyone could give me

 some prelimanary # for

 

 	lift off               55 (approx-use feel)

 	Climb speed            65

 	Approach               65

 	landing                45

 	stall clean            42

 	Stall with full Flaps  37

 

 I am just looking for a baseline to start with from

 another classic VI with similar HP



                               Thanks Kirk

                               classic VI N205AK

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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 5:44 am Post subject: first flight classic VI

Thanks Kurt thak is exactly what I was looking for. N205AK should fly soon

Inspection is tentatively set for april 10



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smokey_bear_40220(at)yaho
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:43 pm Post subject: first flight classic VI

Great Kirk,



Don't fly it until the plane and you are ready.  Those

first flights are usually done in a mental fog if you

are not ready for it.  Or maybe I am foggy all the

time?  



Then once you got the feel it is hard to see over your

own smile in flight.  )) These sure are Foxy

planes!  Enjoy!!!



Kurt S.

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--- kirk hull <kirkhull(at)sbcglobal.net> wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   Thanks Kurt thak is exactly what I was looking for.

 N205AK should fly soon Inspection is tentatively

 set for april 10.

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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:22 pm Post subject: first flight classic VI

Actually I am not going to fly it untill I can get some instruction in it

for tailwheel.  I have time in everything from a 150 to a lear but no

tailwheel.  I found someone with alot of experience in a cub who will fly

off the 40



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