Headed to the airport for the start...

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:41 pm

...more updates as the time comes. Should be in about three hours!

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:51 pm

Good luck!

Can't wait to hear about it!

CJ

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:22 pm

well, we're waiting

edit: i see the time stamp is a little off, so I go back to the shop and wait another 2 hours.

lancef53 · Post by **lancef53** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 3:44 pm

Good luck--we need pictures!!

MexiFlyGuy · Post by **MexiFlyGuy** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:15 pm

Good luck! Very exciting!

Brantel · Post by **Brantel** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:38 pm

Go Chad! Go Chad! Go Chad!

Brantel · Post by **Brantel** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:38 pm

Go Chad! Go Chad! Go Chad!

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:02 pm

i have it on good authority....It Runs!

Way to go Chad

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:14 pm

I was hoping to provide updates as the afternoon progressed, but I had a few pre-start details to iron out. Bottom line is...just as Brian said, IT RUNS!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCPl9CHMTs4

I had zero oil pressure during the first run, so I shut it down quickly. After a quick look over things, my A&P bud Ray suggested that the line from the case to the sender was air locked. It was.

Second run to check for oil pressure...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud-Yibk4rgg

Still no pressure indication, but oil is pumping, and getting to the sender, so I suspect that I either have a bad sender, or something in the EFIS isn't right. I'll figure that out shortly.

Other than that, I was missing RPM, but that's it! No leaks after these two short runs!

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:22 pm

Outstanding Chad, gotta be a great feeling.

Green grass and shorts already? we had snow again yesterday

MexiFlyGuy · Post by **MexiFlyGuy** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:32 pm

Congratulations! Looks beautiful!

Brantel · Post by **Brantel** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:32 am

Lorin Dueck · Post by **Lorin Dueck** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:59 am

Woo Hoo!!

Congrats Chad....

Did it ever cross your mind to not start it... start it.. not start it...
Wait ... no... I can't decide.....

Lorin D
RV-9A (Fuselage)

Post by **Spike** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:02 am

Now that was funny.

Way to go Chad, that is just too cool!

Spike

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:22 am

Oddly enough...I never did WV on this one!!

Brantel · Post by **Brantel** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:55 pm

Ok Chad, its time to get with the program and get that thing inspected and in the air!!!

You planning any transition training? or did you do some already?

lancef53 · Post by **lancef53** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:45 pm

Cool stuff--when is the inspection?

Mine just clicked over 16 hours on the hobbs tonight, almost halfway there

No, I don't have a life

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:34 pm

Brantel wrote:Ok Chad, its time to get with the program and get that thing inspected and in the air!!!

You planning any transition training? or did you do some already?

I haven't done official transition training, but over that last year, year and a half, I have put about 12 hours of 7 time in and almost 20 in RV's overall. Not sure yet...

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:37 pm

lancef53 wrote:Cool stuff--when is the inspection?

Mine just clicked over 16 hours on the hobbs tonight, almost halfway there

No, I don't have a life

Awesome Lance!! I don't have my inspection scheduled yet...I feel like there are so many little things left that I can't get a time frame nailed to less than a two or three month range. I'm probably going to have the FAA do my inspection tho. The lady that does it has been to where I work several times this winter and has had a good look at it already and said she would do it. Price is right too!!

lancef53 · Post by **lancef53** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 5:33 am

Thats great--The FAA here always puts everyone off, saying they are too busy. Good to know that they are not all that way.

Good luck on the thousand little details!!