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1. 04:15 AM - Re: VOLATO 400 to Oshkosh (Graham Brighton)
2. 06:04 AM - Re: VOLATO 400 to Oshkosh (Galin Hernandez)
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| Subject: | Re: VOLATO 400 to Oshkosh |
Galin,
Thanks for your great reply .. today i was doing a
Local flt in my humble TR1 ... was giving 150kts and 23 inch mp @ 3k ft
... and 7.3 us gls per hr ..(subaru engine ) ... so no slouch .
That angled Dash panel that eat ur paper work .... with the opening
where it meets the Windscreen .. sure needs sealing off !!
I wish them every success ... its certainly a Good Looker ... I went to
their web site for more details ... but wasn't able to find the Kit
Prices .. do u happen to know ?
And i saw they mention they are working a LSA model ... that will be
super interesting to see also !!
Thanks
Graham
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From: Galin Hernandez
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2022 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: KIS-List: VOLATO 400 to Oshkosh
I made the trip from St. Augustine to Oshkosh in 1 very long day leaving
at 7:30 EDT and arriving at 4:45 CDT. Since the airplane is VFR only
with no ADS-B, I had to avoid Class B and C airspaces. That added about
1.5hr to the entire flight time with the flying uneventful. But the fuel
farm was not working at the 1st place I stopped for fuel (KMNV) so I had
to go to another airport (KRKW) to fuel up.
While over the FISKE arrival point the controller asked if it was a
VELOCE to which I answered "yes". He said "cool", welcomed me to Oshkosh
and said "I want to see it up close".
But the "funniest" part was that when I landed, the required parking
sign I made [ HBE - BOOTH 439 ] slid down the glareshield lodging itself
behind the instrument panel where I could not get to it. You can see it
in the attached photo. The volunteers could not tell where I was
supposed to go and it also had all the Oshkosh frequencies so I wound up
at the end of a closed taxiway. I finally was able to contact Airventure
ground and they coordinated the rest. At one point a volunteer came up
to the airplane and started talking in Portuguese to me. He saw the
Brazilian flag and Tail number on the airplane so he assumed I was
Brazilian.
I am scheduled to bring the airplane back to St. Augustine on Jul 31st.
This airplane has an IO-390 (210hp) engine with a constant speed prop
while mine has an O-360 (180hp) with a fixed pitch prop. Needless to
say, it accelerates much quicker and jumps off the runway. Very
impressive on the climbout. FWIW I feel the MGL Odyssey EFIS has not
been calibrated for this airplane so I am not sure about the actual
numbers. I flew at 8,500ft, 25" MP and 2500rpm's and it showed me
cruising at 142 KTAS with just under 10gph fuel burn. When approaching
OSHKOSH at 90KIs (19" MP and 2100rpm's) I had a fuel burn of 6gph. At
these settings the CHT's were just under 380F.
The airplane is a side stick (not sure I like it) but it has the Cirrus
style doors which I like a LOT. Being a side stick the seats are
adjustable which is a good thing. It also has a large baggage
compartment door which I love. The seats in this airplane are beautiful
leather, but they are so big it is hard for a chubby guy like me to get
in and out of. They also don't recline so they are not very comfortable
on long flights. There are 2 ferry tanks in the rear seats so I can't
say how comfortable it is back there.
AFAIK there are 7 already flying in Brazil, the kit is in production and
there is a "builder assist" facility in Sandersville, GA. You would have
to ask Jaime for details.
On Sat, Jul 23, 2022 at 8:48 AM Graham Brighton
<gbrighton@skymesh.com.au> wrote:
Hi Galin ,
Thanks for sharing .. luved the pics .. what a
fabulous looking aircraft ... can u let us know how the trip progressed
.. was the trip staged over several days or or .. ? what was the
performance like ...? how does it compare with your Cruiser etc .. ? Is
it in production ? ... sorry so many questions !
Thanks again,
Graham
TR1 #80
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From: Galin Hernandez
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2022 12:32 PM
To: kis-list@matronics.com
Subject: KIS-List: VOLATO 400 to Oshkosh
I delivered the VOLATO 400 (PR-ZVL) from St. Augustine to Oshkosh
today. It was a LONG trip but I enjoyed it.
Virus-free. www.avg.com
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| Subject: | Re: VOLATO 400 to Oshkosh |
You will have to contact them for more details and prices.
On Sun, Jul 24, 2022 at 7:15 AM Graham Brighton <gbrighton@skymesh.com.au>
wrote:
> Galin,
> Thanks for your great reply .. today i was doing a Local
> flt in my humble TR1 ... was giving 150kts and 23 inch mp @ 3k ft ... and
> 7.3 us gls per hr ..(subaru engine ) ... so no slouch .
> That angled Dash panel that eat ur paper work .... with the opening where
> it meets the Windscreen .. sure needs sealing off !!
>
> I wish them every success ... its certainly a Good Looker ... I went to
> their web site for more details ... but wasn't able to find the Kit Prices
> .. do u happen to know ?
>
> And i saw they mention they are working a LSA model ... that will be super
> interesting to see also !!
> Thanks
> Graham
>
> .
>
>
> *From:* Galin Hernandez <galinhdz@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, July 23, 2022 11:51 PM
> *To:* kis-list@matronics.com
> *Subject:* Re: KIS-List: VOLATO 400 to Oshkosh
>
> I made the trip from St. Augustine to Oshkosh in 1 very long day
> leaving at 7:30 EDT and arriving at 4:45 CDT. Since the airplane is VFR
> only with no ADS-B, I had to avoid Class B and C airspaces. That added
> about 1.5hr to the entire flight time with the flying uneventful. But the
> fuel farm was not working at the 1st place I stopped for fuel (KMNV) so I
> had to go to another airport (KRKW) to fuel up.
>
> While over the FISKE arrival point the controller asked if it was a VELOCE
> to which I answered "yes". He said "cool", welcomed me to Oshkosh and said
> "I want to see it up close".
>
> But the "funniest" part was that when I landed, the required parking sign
> I made [ *HBE - BOOTH 439* ] slid down the glareshield lodging itself
> behind the instrument panel where I could not get to it. You can see it in
> the attached photo. The volunteers could not tell where I was supposed to
> go and it also had all the Oshkosh frequencies so I wound up at the end of
> a closed taxiway. I finally was able to contact Airventure ground and they
> coordinated the rest. At one point a volunteer came up to the airplane and
> started talking in Portuguese to me. He saw the Brazilian flag and Tail
> number on the airplane so he assumed I was Brazilian.
>
> I am scheduled to bring the airplane back to St. Augustine on Jul 31st.
>
> This airplane has an IO-390 (210hp) engine with a constant speed prop
> while mine has an O-360 (180hp) with a fixed pitch prop. Needless to say,
> it accelerates much quicker and jumps off the runway. Very impressive on
> the climbout. FWIW I feel the MGL Odyssey EFIS has not been calibrated for
> this airplane so I am not sure about the actual numbers. I flew at 8,500ft,
> 25" MP and 2500rpm's and it showed me cruising at 142 KTAS with just under
> 10gph fuel burn. When approaching OSHKOSH at 90KIs (19" MP and 2100rpm's) I
> had a fuel burn of 6gph. At these settings the CHT's were just under 380F.
>
> The airplane is a side stick (not sure I like it) but it has the Cirrus
> style doors which I like a LOT. Being a side stick the seats are adjustable
> which is a good thing. It also has a large baggage compartment door which I
> love. The seats in this airplane are beautiful leather, but they are so big
> it is hard for a chubby guy like me to get in and out of. They also don't
> recline so they are not very comfortable on long flights. There are 2 ferry
> tanks in the rear seats so I can't say how comfortable it is back there.
>
> AFAIK there are 7 already flying in Brazil, the kit is in production and
> there is a "builder assist" facility in Sandersville, GA. You would have to
> ask Jaime for details.
>
> On Sat, Jul 23, 2022 at 8:48 AM Graham Brighton <gbrighton@skymesh.com.au>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Galin ,
>> Thanks for sharing .. luved the pics .. what a fabulous
>> looking aircraft ... can u let us know how the trip progressed .. was the
>> trip staged over several days or or .. ? what was the performance like ...?
>> how does it compare with your Cruiser etc .. ? Is it in production ? ...
>> sorry so many questions !
>> Thanks again,
>> Graham
>> TR1 #80
>>
>> .
>>
>> *From:* Galin Hernandez <galinhdz@gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Saturday, July 23, 2022 12:32 PM
>> *To:* kis-list@matronics.com
>> *Subject:* KIS-List: VOLATO 400 to Oshkosh
>>
>> I delivered the VOLATO 400 (PR-ZVL) from St. Augustine to Oshkosh today.
>> It was a LONG trip but I enjoyed it.
>>
>>
>> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> Virus-free.
>> www.avg.com
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