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1. 11:09 AM - Re: Re: Auto pilot (JOSEPH MATHIAS LINDA MATHIAS)
2. 11:31 AM - H & S Lightning First Flight (Pete)
3. 04:12 PM - Re: Re: Auto pilot (tlhuffy@AOL.COM)
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Tom,
My Tru Trak Digiflight II VSGV is set as follows:
Roll Axis
Lateral Activity 2
Lateral Torque 12
Baud 9600
Bank Angle LO
Microactivity 0
GPSS Gain 16
Yaw Damper N
Mag Cal N
Pitch Axis
Pitch Axis ON
Vert Activity 2
Vert Torque 8
Min Airspeed 85
Max Airspeed 170
Static Lag 0
Microactivity 0
Half Step N
These settings seemed pretty comfortable when Buz and I set them;
continued adjustments are probably in order. On my trip to SYI and back
last weekend, the altitude hold seems to cause some minor longitudinal
"rocking". I hope to get rid of that.
Congratulations on your first flight, Linda Mathias
----- Original Message -----
From: tlhuffy@aol.com
To: lightning-list@matronics.com
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 8:14 PM
Subject: Lightning-List: Re: Auto pilot
Buzz What did you use for setting on the trutrak set ups? If
you logged the settings this would save me time testing flight settings.
Let me know if you have any info on this. Thanks Tom
Hoffmann :)
-----Original Message-----
From: N1BZRich@aol.com
To: lightning-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 9:06 pm
Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Homecoming
Several folks have already written about the Lightning fly-in and
others will probably do the same. My thoughts are just as have been
already stated - it was an outstanding weekend. Good weather, great
comradery, outstanding hospitality by the SYI group, fun hangar talk and
information sharing, plus it was good to be able to put a face to the
names on the list. I enjoyed Earl's talk about his world record flight,
but I do hope he got home without being arrested by the "fashion"
police. Pete and Nick's recount of how the Lightning came to be was
certainly interesting and shows what can be accomplished by dedicated,
talented people, and I am sure everyone enjoyed what they have planned
for the future. As to the presentation on test flying experimental
aircraft by that bald headed guy, let me know if you have any
suggestions as it is scheduled to be given to other aviation groups in
the near future.
The weekend highlight for me was flying with many of you in the
Lightning Demonstrator. I flew a total of 15 demo rides and Nick flew
some as well, so hopefully everyone that wanted a flight got one. I
even put seven more hours on the prototype while I was here in SYI.
Unfortunately, I have to fly back to Virginia tomorrow, but I look
forward to putting more time on it in the future. The next mod
scheduled to be tested on the prototype will be the new wing tip
extensions. Nick will start testing them sometime soon, with the goal
of having their design finalized by the Sebring show.
Of course the event was made even that more special when Nick made
the first flight on Jim Goad's beautiful airplane. (You may not have
heard, but he even has a parking brake in it.) I just happened to be in
the air on a demo ride and was able to join up to provide airspeed calls
in the pattern since he lost that "somewhat needed information source"
during the flight. Overall "piece of cake" for the "golden hands" Nick.
The next to fly will likely be Dick Clevengar's "Rocky Mountain
Special" as it is being inspected this week. Congratulations to Tom,
Al, and Dan are in order since this Wisconsin Lightning flew early this
morning.
Final thought - I predict that the Lightning team is going to get
busier and busier. With a beautiful airplane that looks like it is
going Mach II just sitting on the ramp and all the other outstanding
things that have been written about it, Mark, Mike and Nick are
certainly going to be kept busy. Mark, Shelbyville's most "eligible
elder" bachelor (Ben is the youngest), will probably have to start
bringing his many different dates to work with him or otherwise do
without. Keep up the good work, Mark. Maybe next time we really can
have a Tennessee Walking Horse breeding demonstration.
Blue Skies,
Buz
PS: Mike, how was the ''Moostang" show?
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| Subject: | H & S Lightning First Flight |
Photos of Tom Hoffman" and Al Skruby's Lightning first flight. Pilot is Dan
Jones
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of sttwig
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 12:49 AM
Subject: Lightning-List: another arrival
Hello all,
My Lightning, #48 was delivered late this afternoon, September 26th way up
in the northwest part of the country, in Yakima, WA by Partain Transport.
It was in the same truck that delivered #49 to Bill in Arizona last Friday.
Since Friday it has been to Los Angeles, shared the trailer with a car,
visited Van's in Oregon and arrived here sharing the trailer with a RV-10.
My delivery experience was the same as Bill's in Arizona right down to the
rubbed area on the inside of the canopy. In my case the Partain driver,
Seth, investigated the cause and determined that the scraped area was caused
by a bundle of three aluminum tubes that was packed unprotected and
unsecured inside the fuselage. He removed them from the fuselage so they
couldn't cause any more damage. Note to factory: those tubes need to have
bubble wrap around the ends of them when they are packed for shipping.
I can't say enough about the TLC that Partain's driver Seth used in caring
for my Lightning while it was under his care.
Thanks in advance for the support that I have seen demonstrated to previous
builders and that I hope to experience.
Steve
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=136710#136710
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Thanks for the jump start Linda!!!??????? Tom :)
-----Original Message-----
From: JOSEPH MATHIAS LINDA MATHIAS <lbmathias@verizon.net>
Sent: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 1:08 pm
Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Re: Auto pilot
Tom,
?
??? My Tru Trak Digiflight II VSGV is set as follows:
?
Roll Axis
??? Lateral Activity? ??? 2
??? Lateral Torque??? 12
??? Baud??? ??? ??? ??? ??? 9600
??? Bank Angle??? ??? LO
??? Microactivity??? ??? 0
??? GPSS Gain??? ??? 16
??? Yaw Damper??? N
??? Mag Cal??? ??? ??? N
?
Pitch Axis
??? Pitch Axis??? ??? ON
??? Vert Activity??? 2
??? Vert Torque??? 8
??? Min Airspeed??? 85
??? Max Airspeed??? 170
??? Static Lag??? ??? 0
??? Microactivity??? 0
??? Half Step??? ??? N
?
??? These settings seemed pretty comfortable when Buz and I set them; continued
adjustments are probably in order.? On my trip to SYI and back last weekend,
the altitude hold seems to cause some minor longitudinal "rocking".?? I hope to
get rid of that.
?
??? Congratulations on your first flight,? Linda Mathias
----- Original Message -----
From: tlhuffy@aol.com
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 8:14 PM
Subject: Lightning-List: Re: Auto pilot
Buzz??? What did you use for setting on the trutrak? set ups?? If you logged the
settings this would save me time testing flight settings.?? Let me know if you
have any info on this.? Thanks???????????????? Tom Hoffmann :)
-----Original Message-----
From: N1BZRich@aol.com
Sent: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 9:06 pm
Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Homecoming
Several folks have already written about the Lightning fly-in and others will probably
do the same.? My thoughts are just as have been already stated - it was
an outstanding weekend.? Good weather, great comradery, outstanding hospitality
by the SYI group, fun hangar talk and information sharing, plus it was good
to be able to put a face to the names on the list.? I enjoyed Earl's talk about
his world record flight, but I do hope he got home without being arrested
by the "fashion" police.? Pete and Nick's recount of how the Lightning came to
be was certainly interesting and shows what can be accomplished by dedicated,
talented people, and I am sure everyone enjoyed what they have planned for the
future.? As to the presentation on test flying experimental aircraft by that
bald headed guy, let me know if you have any suggestions as it is scheduled to
be given to other aviation groups in the near future.?
?
The weekend highlight for me was flying with many of you in the Lightning Demonstrator.?
I flew a total of 15 demo rides and Nick flew some as well, so hopefully
everyone that wanted a flight got one.? I even put seven more hours on the
prototype while I was here in SYI.? Unfortunately, I have to fly back to Virginia
tomorrow, but I look forward to putting more time on it in the future.?
The next mod scheduled to be tested on the prototype will be the new wing tip
extensions.? Nick will start testing them sometime soon, with the goal of having
their design finalized by the Sebring show.?
?
Of course the event was made even that more special when Nick made the first flight
on Jim Goad's beautiful airplane.? (You may not have heard, but he even has
a parking brake in it.)? I just happened to be in the air on a demo ride and
was able to join up to provide airspeed?calls in the pattern since he lost that
"somewhat needed information source" during the flight.? Overall "piece of
cake" for the "golden hands" Nick.? The next to fly will likely be Dick Clevengar's
"Rocky Mountain?Special" as it is being inspected this week.? Congratulations
to Tom,?Al, and Dan?are in order since this Wisconsin?Lightning?flew early
this morning.??
?
Final thought - I predict that the Lightning team is going to get busier and busier.?
With a beautiful airplane that looks like it is going Mach II just sitting
on the ramp and all the other outstanding things that have been written about
it, Mark,?Mike and Nick are certainly going to be kept busy.? Mark, Shelbyville's
most "eligible elder" bachelor (Ben is the youngest), will probably have
to start bringing his many different dates to work with him or otherwise do
without.? Keep up the good work, Mark.? Maybe next time we really can have a
Tennessee Walking Horse breeding demonstration.?
?
Blue Skies,
Buz
PS:? Mike, how was the ''Moostang" show??
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