Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: St. Augustine forced landing

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Marc" <averys_98550@...> wrote:
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> We re engined our Skyhawk with a 180 hp upgrade. It required a test fly off that I think was 15 hours, but may have been more. I spent the first 2 circuits in very close to the field and the next 3 hours circling over the field at varying altitudes above the pattern making power and mixture setting changes till we could be sure nothing would go away. After that we were a little more comfortable with putting a bit more space in between turns.
>

Yes, that is also the operating procedures which FAA require, anytime you get an Amateur-Homebuilt Inspected. I was restricted for first test flights for a few hours in the pattern, as you said.

I sent this information and it didn't appear on the Group Website, when Gary was "feeling his Censorship oats"

I'll send a copy of this one DIRECTLY to you in case Gary is in a Censorship mood again.

Barnaby

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> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Williams" <rkwill@> wrote:
> >
> > Fellow test pilots,
> >
> > We often perform major surgery on an engine.
> > The first several flights thereafter are always well within gliding distance of
> > the runway.
> >
> > Even my brother now stays within gliding distance of the runway on early flights
> > after engine surgery.
> > He learned by launching a ATF trike, with a just re-built engine.
> > He turned away from the runway, at a low altitude.
> > A sparkplug blew out.
> > He 'landed', nose first, in 8' high grass about 200' from the runway.
> > The seatbelt saved him from serious injury.
> >
> > R. Williams
>
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