Resasi
Gold Supporter
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2007
- Messages
- 9,094
- Location
- London/ Kilifi Kenya
- Aircraft
- Gyrs, RAF 2000/Mgni/Bnsn/Hrnet/Mrlin/Crckt/MT-03/Lyzlle AV18-A/Prdtor. GT-VX1&2, Pax ArrowCopter
- Total Flight Time
- 100+ gyro, 16,000+ other
After nine long months of paper-chasing I got involved with the process and with the assistance of John aka Merlin Chaser managed to unearth the last details required on the 4 blade Arplast we had installed with the 532. This weekend with the new LAA permit to fly and a new limitations sheet issued I was once more legal to get airborne with the Bensen.
I was so full of childish enthusiasm that John felt that I could not help broadcasting the news on the forum. Of course I had no intention of doing so but in order not to disappoint him I have decided to share my good fortune with you all.
Glad to see that the wheel balancing went well and that rotor management though rusty soon came back up to speed, along with the rotors.
I did become inadvertently airborne when caught unawares by the section in the 532 powerband when the engine seems to accelerate by itself. But soon got accustomed to that and on to low then high hops, s turns along the runway and back into the circuit.
The extra power has made a substantial improvement. A much shorter ground run hugely improved rate of climb and increased top speed. Whereas before I struggled for altitude and was proceeding very noisily around the circuit at full power rather lower than everybody like, I can now clim to 1000 by beginning of downwind and had to back off the power so as not to exceed 60 kts on the downwind.
The rotors are very smooth indeed and although I had always enjoyed flying the Bensen this seems like a totally new machine. I only hope that the Hornet will fly this well.
Was lucky with the weather and flew on both Sat and Sun. 2 on Sat then forewent the usuual over indulgence at the evening BBQ and managed another morning flight in before the RAF began their operations and booted us off the runway.
Still impressed at the rate one goes down on the PFL's. Since managing to get quite a bit higher now before the simulated engine stop, I am having far more time to appreciate the steep nose down descent angle and seemingly high rate of descent.
Two very happy days.
I was so full of childish enthusiasm that John felt that I could not help broadcasting the news on the forum. Of course I had no intention of doing so but in order not to disappoint him I have decided to share my good fortune with you all.
Glad to see that the wheel balancing went well and that rotor management though rusty soon came back up to speed, along with the rotors.
I did become inadvertently airborne when caught unawares by the section in the 532 powerband when the engine seems to accelerate by itself. But soon got accustomed to that and on to low then high hops, s turns along the runway and back into the circuit.
The extra power has made a substantial improvement. A much shorter ground run hugely improved rate of climb and increased top speed. Whereas before I struggled for altitude and was proceeding very noisily around the circuit at full power rather lower than everybody like, I can now clim to 1000 by beginning of downwind and had to back off the power so as not to exceed 60 kts on the downwind.
The rotors are very smooth indeed and although I had always enjoyed flying the Bensen this seems like a totally new machine. I only hope that the Hornet will fly this well.
Was lucky with the weather and flew on both Sat and Sun. 2 on Sat then forewent the usuual over indulgence at the evening BBQ and managed another morning flight in before the RAF began their operations and booted us off the runway.
Still impressed at the rate one goes down on the PFL's. Since managing to get quite a bit higher now before the simulated engine stop, I am having far more time to appreciate the steep nose down descent angle and seemingly high rate of descent.
Two very happy days.