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1. 08:45 AM - Re: progress on Scout (AircamperN11MS)
2. 08:37 PM - Re: progress on Scout (taildrags)
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| Subject: | Re: progress on Scout |
Great progress. Mark and his brother are great guys. I hope to see both of them
again this year at Frazuer Lake. Good luck with your flight. Send pics next time.
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Scott Liefeld
Flying N11MS since March 1972
Steel Tube
C-85-12
Wire Wheels
Brodhead in 1996
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| Subject: | Re: progress on Scout |
I took Scout up today, and everything went well. The engine runs great and pulls
strong, and with a 9kt wind quartering from my left, the airplane was off the
runway before I even knew what was happening. We were at pattern altitude
before I even got 3/4 of the way down the runway. Handling was exactly as expected,
everything is looking good. I need to go up on a still morning to see
how it does in cruise, to see if it's all trimmed out properly. No problems expected.
Not so great after I got back down after a couple of circuits though. I taxied
back to the fuel pump and filled the tank (I had been flying with about 1/3 tank),
and when I tried to start the engine, I flooded it. Couple of attempts
to start would get it to run for a couple of revs and then sputter and die, so
I tried all the hot-start and flooded engine tricks I could remember and the
same thing happened each time. Then I used the last trick I could remember, which
was to just open the throttle all the way and sit in the shade for about
15 minutes while things dried out. It worked.
So we're flying, but it's obvious that I'm rusty on my tailwheel skills and open-cockpit
radio skills, so I'll be busy brushing up on those. Flying the Garmin
G1000 in a brand-new Skyhawk with Bose ANC headsets did nothing to help my
Air Camper flying skills. And Scott, you said to post pics but I don't know what
you want to see... it's just an Air Camper ;o) Cockpit covers are attached
in this pic.
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Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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