Project: MartysRV14A     -     Entry

Dec 24, 2021 3.0 First Flight Category: Flight
Successful first flight under ideal conditions at KSUT. Take-off run at gradual power increase to full was about 500 ft and climbed out at 1300 ft/min to 3000 ft. Performed three loops around the airport. Pitch trim is a bit sensitive, but was able to trim stable in pitch and roll. All engine readings in green. Performed two 360 turns at 30 deg in each direction. I didn't sense bias or heaviness in the controls. Climbed to 5000-7000 ft and flew NW to Clinton (CTZ). Practiced landing pattern at 4000 ft and returned to SUT. Max IAS at 154 kts and ground speed 180 kts. Switching from filtered to RAM air resulted in about 1in increase in MAP. Landed in less than 500 ft after 1.5 hrs.

CHTs were within range during entire flights, although they started to climb when flying at max power at end of flight. It's odd that cylinders 1 and 2 are reading higher and need to confirm they haven't been mis-assigned. MAP signal was quite noisy at high power which needs to be investigated further. Oil temps looked good as did oil pressure. Fuel pressure was well-regulated through flight and can clearly see increase when fuel pump turned on. Generally, vibrations were low and controls smooth.

Need to link Pilot to G3X to be able to download datalogs to Pilot.


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