BeechTalk - BT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2021, 01:22

Pic, so it happened. Just a still from video, I didn't think to take any photos, sorry. Pity I can't figure out how to post a video here

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The test pilot comes next week to do his own inspection, then I'll have a whole new set of issues to debug.

First pass through the data dump from the start (hello, 21st century!) all parameters look perfect.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2021, 06:22

Username Protected wrote:

Pity I can't figure out how to post a video here

Dave,
Put your video on YouTube and then you can share it here.. :thumbup:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2021, 08:44

...or upload your video to Dropbox and post the link here.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2021, 09:16

Godspeed! These are wonderful times for the builders!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2021, 12:32

Video of first start
https://www.dropbox.com/s/30su3y9hbf4nk ... 0start.mp4

You can tell from the poor video quality this ain't the Raptor project. In oh so many ways...

Username Protected · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2021, 20:34

Congrats, Dave!

I am curious though - in looking at your photos - are you going go with a single GPS/NAV/COM unit (the 750)?

Regards, Jim

Username Protected · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2021, 21:22

Test pilot? That's like courting a woman for years and then letting a "professional" check her out on your wedding night. Sorry, but I flew my Lancair myself on it's first flight.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2021, 21:26

Username Protected wrote:

are you going with a single GPS/NAV/COM unit (the 750)?

Second COM is remote, two more GPS in the G3Xs, just the 750 for NAV or RNAV approaches. If it fails I'm landing VFR, I wouldn't do low IFR on backups anyway.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2021, 23:22

Dear Lord that sounds so good.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 17 Jan 2021, 01:03

Username Protected wrote:

Test pilot? That's like courting a woman for years and then letting a "professional" check her out on your wedding night. Sorry, but I flew my Lancair myself on it's first flight.

My ego isn't on the line here. Sexual analogies are emotive but treating a control stick as a phallic symbol has gotten a lot of pilots killed over the years. The NTSB found that 20% of all homebuilt accidents occurred on the first or second flight, the majority due to pilot error. I find that data compelling, as does my insurance company. We agreed that a Test Pilot School graduate, aerobatics competitor and Reno race pilot who's been instructing in Evolutions for years and done over a dozen first flights was much better qualified for this job than I am.

As I said before, this ain't the Raptor project.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 17 Jan 2021, 10:10

Could that be Pete Zaccagnino?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 17 Jan 2021, 10:59

Username Protected wrote:

Second COM is remote, two more GPS in the G3Xs, just the 750 for NAV or RNAV approaches. If it fails I'm landing VFR, I wouldn't do low IFR on backups anyway.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 17 Jan 2021, 11:09

Username Protected wrote:

Test pilot? That's like courting a woman for years and then letting a "professional" check her out on your wedding night. Sorry, but I flew my Lancair myself on it's first flight.

You have more Guts than I do John :eek:

Seems that Dave has found a Very Qualified Pilot :thumbup:

My Vote is for the Pro :pilot:

Dave, Are You Selling Tickets for that Show..........I'd donate Fifty Gallons of Jet-A :cross:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 17 Jan 2021, 11:28

Username Protected wrote:

You have more Guts than I do John...

No guts required, just some luck. Before making my first solo flight I got several hours in the left seat of a similar plane with a former Marine test pilot in the right seat. Prior to that, I got six hours in the right seat of an identical aircraft - even some actual IFR. Also, I did a number of fast taxi tests, so I felt pretty confident that I wouldn't die on the first couple of flights.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 17 Jan 2021, 11:33

Username Protected wrote:

You have more Guts than I do John...

No guts required, just some luck. Before making my first solo flight I got several hours in the left seat of a similar plane with a former Marine test pilot in the right seat. Prior to that, I got six hours in the right seat of an identical aircraft - even some actual IFR. Also, I did a number of fast taxi tests, so I felt pretty confident that I wouldn't die on the first couple of flights.

You say you want an Evolution ...