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1. 09:13 AM - Sunday Flight (Bernard Wilder)
2. 09:28 AM - Re: Sunday Flight (barrynorman)
3. 09:37 AM - Re: Sunday Flight (Dennis Tubbs)
4. 09:58 AM - Re: Sunday Flight (GREGSMI@aol.com)
5. 10:25 AM - Re: Sunday Flight (Brian Anderson)
6. 01:01 PM - Re: Sunday Flight (Casey King)
7. 02:17 PM - Re: Sunday Flight (Dennis Adams)
8. 06:12 PM - Re: Sunday Flight (Rick Thomason)
9. 06:37 PM - Re: Sunday Flight (pilot623)
10. 10:00 PM - Re: Sunday Flight (mjb777)
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I particularly wanted to go flying Sunday despite the fact that the
temperature was in the mid-90s and we had the usual mid Atlantic Haze
hanging over the region. Despite the haze the AWOS at 3W6 was saying the
visibility was over 10 miles.
I pulled my Pulsar XP ((390XP)) out of the hanger into the bright morning
sun light and looked her over. She is beginning to show her age having
taken her first flight 15 years ago. She suffers from hanger rash which
manifests its self in the form of a few dings and scrapes here and there.
The top rear tip of the rudder is bent over, as is the outer corner of the
starboard elevator. The cushions which I upholstered myself no longer do
the plane justice. There has been a very slow brake fluid leak in the
starboard wheel cylinder that for some reason stopped leaking six months
ago. I wish all other problems resolved themselves as easily.
When I was doing the development of techniques to apply Poly Fibers
water-based Topcoat I used my plane on which to try the techniques. I
didn't have the technique down until I got to my wings which have held up
very well. However the fuselage where I was using earlier techniques
suffers from cracks in the topcoat and at some point must be repainted.
Though the surface of the wings have stood up well there are places on the
leading edge of the wings where the topcoat was peeled away during my 325
mile an hour spiral dive episode.
When the bacon saver came loose I couldn't find the hole within the wing
that holds the metal tube on which the bacon saver is mounted. And I guess
one might expect that something that is 15 years old might have some duct
tape on it somewhere and on my pulsar it is keeping the bacon saver in
place at the leading edge of the wing.
The Rotax 912 that I paid $8900 for in 1998 still runs great despite the
fact that in the intervening 17 years I have not done any of the upgrades
that Rotax has tried to sell me. The rubber mounts for the carburetors are
the original ones and are still in very good condition. No cracks and the
rubber is still supple. But then, I have a technique I use to start the
engine that eliminates the bang at startup.The engine has almost 700 hours
on it total and it has been 65 hours since the last oil change. I have not
had to add any oil since the change.
The engine started up and ran smoothly so I went out to the end of
runway 29er and took off. I had intended to cross from the west side of
the Chesapeake Bay to the east side and continue on to the Atlantic Ocean
on a little sightseeing trip. However I couldn't see across the bay because
of the haze so I turned around and went south across the Potomac and headed
up toward Fort AP Hill. There the Rappahannock abuts the restricted area
so I turned and headed down the Rappahannock River. It twists and turns
around as it heads toward the Chesapeake Bay. This makes for a nice flight
trying to match its twists and turns. Close to the point where the river
enters the Chesapeake Bay it goes under the restricted area of the Patuxent
River Naval Air Base. There I turned north northwest and headed back home.
The engine had continue to run smoothly at 4850 RPM. At this RPM my air
speed trues out at the required 135 mph - she is a light sport, you know.,
The trip back across the Potomac River and the landing was uneventful.
390XP is still a thrill to fly even though she is old and beat up like her
pilot.
The flight was especially significant for me because of the fact that the
flight celebrated my 84th birthday.
Bernie Wilder
P.S. Is there anyone regularly flying a Pulsar who is over 84?
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| Subject: | Re: Sunday Flight |
Thank you Bernie, for posting this simple but enjoyable account. I enjoyed
it a lot on several levels... as a current owner of a Rotax 912ULS (in
Titan Tornado II-s) and as someone who is very intrigued by the Pulsar
design and as a fellow pilot. Rock On Fellow Pilot!
Dennis
On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Bernard Wilder <bernard.wilder2@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I particularly wanted to go flying Sunday despite the fact that the
> temperature was in the mid-90s and we had the usual mid Atlantic Haze
> hanging over the region. Despite the haze the AWOS at 3W6 was saying the
> visibility was over 10 miles.
>
> I pulled my Pulsar XP ((390XP)) out of the hanger into the bright morning
> sun light and looked her over. She is beginning to show her age having
> taken her first flight 15 years ago. She suffers from hanger rash which
> manifests its self in the form of a few dings and scrapes here and there.
> The top rear tip of the rudder is bent over, as is the outer corner of the
> starboard elevator. The cushions which I upholstered myself no longer do
> the plane justice. There has been a very slow brake fluid leak in the
> starboard wheel cylinder that for some reason stopped leaking six months
> ago. I wish all other problems resolved themselves as easily.
>
> When I was doing the development of techniques to apply Poly Fibers
> water-based Topcoat I used my plane on which to try the techniques. I
> didn't have the technique down until I got to my wings which have held up
> very well. However the fuselage where I was using earlier techniques
> suffers from cracks in the topcoat and at some point must be repainted.
> Though the surface of the wings have stood up well there are places on the
> leading edge of the wings where the topcoat was peeled away during my 325
> mile an hour spiral dive episode.
>
> When the bacon saver came loose I couldn't find the hole within the wing
> that holds the metal tube on which the bacon saver is mounted. And I guess
> one might expect that something that is 15 years old might have some duct
> tape on it somewhere and on my pulsar it is keeping the bacon saver in
> place at the leading edge of the wing.
>
> The Rotax 912 that I paid $8900 for in 1998 still runs great despite the
> fact that in the intervening 17 years I have not done any of the upgrades
> that Rotax has tried to sell me. The rubber mounts for the carburetors are
> the original ones and are still in very good condition. No cracks and the
> rubber is still supple. But then, I have a technique I use to start the
> engine that eliminates the bang at startup.The engine has almost 700 hours
> on it total and it has been 65 hours since the last oil change. I have not
> had to add any oil since the change.
>
> The engine started up and ran smoothly so I went out to the end of
> runway 29er and took off. I had intended to cross from the west side of
> the Chesapeake Bay to the east side and continue on to the Atlantic Ocean
> on a little sightseeing trip. However I couldn't see across the bay because
> of the haze so I turned around and went south across the Potomac and headed
> up toward Fort AP Hill. There the Rappahannock abuts the restricted area
> so I turned and headed down the Rappahannock River. It twists and turns
> around as it heads toward the Chesapeake Bay. This makes for a nice flight
> trying to match its twists and turns. Close to the point where the river
> enters the Chesapeake Bay it goes under the restricted area of the Patuxent
> River Naval Air Base. There I turned north northwest and headed back home.
>
> The engine had continue to run smoothly at 4850 RPM. At this RPM my air
> speed trues out at the required 135 mph - she is a light sport, you know.,
>
> The trip back across the Potomac River and the landing was uneventful.
>
> 390XP is still a thrill to fly even though she is old and beat up like her
> pilot.
>
> The flight was especially significant for me because of the fact that the
> flight celebrated my 84th birthday.
>
> Bernie Wilder
>
> P.S. Is there anyone regularly flying a Pulsar who is over 84?
>
> *
>
>
> *
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Sunday Flight |
Happy Birthday Bernie, what a way to celebrate. Saturday, I attended my
high school class birthday party, we turn 70 this year. I just got my Pulsar
airborne again, after taking it down almost two years ago. I rebuilt main
gear and did other maintenance items, she has 1500 hours and is showing her
age.
I did some taxi test and all seemed well so headed down the runway and the
magic came back, there is nothing to compare to flying this plane, I hope I
can continue to enjoy it into my eighties.
Be safe and enjoy.
Greg
PS. Leaving for Oshkosh this week, are you going?
In a message dated 7/20/2015 11:14:09 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
bernard.wilder2@gmail.com writes:
I particularly wanted to go flying Sunday despite the fact that the
temperature was in the mid-90s and we had the usual mid Atlantic Haze hanging
over the region. Despite the haze the AWOS at 3W6 was saying the visibility
was over 10 miles.
I pulled my Pulsar XP ((390XP)) out of the hanger into the bright morning
sun light and looked her over. She is beginning to show her age having taken
her first flight 15 years ago. She suffers from hanger rash which ma
nifests its self in the form of a few dings and scrapes here and there. The top
rear tip of the rudder is bent over, as is the outer corner of the starboard
elevator. The cushions which I upholstered myself no longer do the plane
justice. There has been a very slow brake fluid leak in the starboard wheel
cylinder that for some reason stopped leaking six months ago. I wish all
other problems resolved themselves as easily.
When I was doing the development of techniques to apply Poly Fibers
water-based Topcoat I used my plane on which to try the techniques. I didn't have
the technique down until I got to my wings which have held up very well.
However the fuselage where I was using earlier techniques suffers from
cracks in the topcoat and at some point must be repainted. Though the surface
of
the wings have stood up well there are places on the leading edge of the
wings where the topcoat was peeled away during my 325 mile an hour spiral
dive episode.
When the bacon saver came loose I couldn't find the hole within the wing
that holds the metal tube on which the bacon saver is mounted. And I guess
one might expect that something that is 15 years old might have some duct
tape on it somewhere and on my pulsar it is keeping the bacon saver in place
at the leading edge of the wing.
The Rotax 912 that I paid $8900 for in 1998 still runs great despite the
fact that in the intervening 17 years I have not done any of the upgrades
that Rotax has tried to sell me. The rubber mounts for the carburetors are
the original ones and are still in very good condition. No cracks and the
rubber is still supple. But then, I have a technique I use to start the
engine that eliminates the bang at startup.The engine has almost 700 hours on
it total and it has been 65 hours since the last oil change. I have not had
to add any oil since the change.
The engine started up and ran smoothly so I went out to the end of runway
29er and took off. I had intended to cross from the west side of the
Chesapeake Bay to the east side and continue on to the Atlantic Ocean on a
little sightseeing trip. However I couldn't see across the bay because of the
haze so I turned around and went south across the Potomac and headed up
toward Fort AP Hill. There the Rappahannock abuts the restricted area so I
turned and headed down the Rappahannock River. It twists and turns around as
it heads toward the Chesapeake Bay. This makes for a nice flight trying to
match its twists and turns. Close to the point where the river enters the
Chesapeake Bay it goes under the restricted area of the Patuxent River Naval
Air Base. There I turned north northwest and headed back home.
The engine had continue to run smoothly at 4850 RPM. At this RPM my air
speed trues out at the required 135 mph - she is a light sport, you know.,
The trip back across the Potomac River and the landing was uneventful.
390XP is still a thrill to fly even though she is old and beat up like her
pilot.
The flight was especially significant for me because of the fact that the
flight celebrated my 84th birthday.
Bernie Wilder
P.S. Is there anyone regularly flying a Pulsar who is over 84?
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Hi Bernie,
Nice story.
When we met at the reunion in Lawrence in 2002 I thought we may have been ab
out the same age. Our Pulsars are certainly the same age, as are our engines
.. But no, I have a few years to go to catch up to you yet, but I still expec
t to be flying at 84.
I remember well your experience, testing the ultimate strength of the XP. We
were all amazed that the wings didn't depart, but grateful that you were ab
le to describe the experience for us.
My Pulsar has just over 500 hours. During that time I've flown a number of o
ther different types, but nothing can compare to the speed, economy, and ove
rall brilliant handling of the Pulsar.
I've had CFIs in awe over the performance when doing my BFR. One was amazed a
t the climb rate. It was a good cool day and we were climbing at 1200 ft/min
.. Another was amazed at the glide performance. I nominated a target area aft
er a simulated EFATO. The instructor thought there was no way we would get t
here.
Well done Bernie, and Happy 84 th.
Brian
> On 20/07/2015, at 6:12 pm, Bernard Wilder <bernard.wilder2@gmail.com> wrot
e:
>
> I particularly wanted to go flying Sunday despite the fact that the temper
ature was in the mid-90s and we had the usual mid Atlantic Haze hanging over
the region. Despite the haze the AWOS at 3W6 was saying the visibility was o
ver 10 miles.
>
> I pulled my Pulsar XP ((390XP)) out of the hanger into the bright morning s
un light and looked her over. She is beginning to show her age having taken h
er first flight 15 years ago. She suffers from hanger rash which manifests i
ts self in the form of a few dings and scrapes here and there. The top rear t
ip of the rudder is bent over, as is the outer corner of the starboard eleva
tor. The cushions which I upholstered myself no longer do the plane justice.
There has been a very slow brake fluid leak in the starboard wheel cylinder
that for some reason stopped leaking six months ago. I wish all other probl
ems resolved themselves as easily.
>
> When I was doing the development of techniques to apply Poly Fibers water-
based Topcoat I used my plane on which to try the techniques. I didn't have t
he technique down until I got to my wings which have held up very well. Howe
ver the fuselage where I was using earlier techniques suffers from cracks in
the topcoat and at some point must be repainted. Though the surface of the w
ings have stood up well there are places on the leading edge of the wings wh
ere the topcoat was peeled away during my 325 mile an hour spiral dive episo
de.
>
> When the bacon saver came loose I couldn't find the hole within the wing t
hat holds the metal tube on which the bacon saver is mounted. And I guess on
e might expect that something that is 15 years old might have some duct tape
on it somewhere and on my pulsar it is keeping the bacon saver in place at t
he leading edge of the wing.
>
> The Rotax 912 that I paid $8900 for in 1998 still runs great despite the f
act that in the intervening 17 years I have not done any of the upgrades tha
t Rotax has tried to sell me. The rubber mounts for the carburetors are the o
riginal ones and are still in very good condition. No cracks and the rubber i
s still supple. But then, I have a technique I use to start the engine that
eliminates the bang at startup.The engine has almost 700 hours on it total a
nd it has been 65 hours since the last oil change. I have not had to add any
oil since the change.
>
> The engine started up and ran smoothly so I went out to the end of runway 2
9er and took off. I had intended to cross from the west side of the Chesap
eake Bay to the east side and continue on to the Atlantic Ocean on a little s
ightseeing trip. However I couldn't see across the bay because of the haze s
o I turned around and went south across the Potomac and headed up toward For
t AP Hill. There the Rappahannock abuts the restricted area so I turned and
headed down the Rappahannock River. It twists and turns around as it heads t
oward the Chesapeake Bay. This makes for a nice flight trying to match its t
wists and turns. Close to the point where the river enters the Chesapeake Ba
y it goes under the restricted area of the Patuxent River Naval Air Base. Th
ere I turned north northwest and headed back home.
>
> The engine had continue to run smoothly at 4850 RPM. At this RPM my air sp
eed trues out at the required 135 mph - she is a light sport, you know.,
>
> The trip back across the Potomac River and the landing was uneventful.
>
> 390XP is still a thrill to fly even though she is old and beat up like her
pilot.
>
> The flight was especially significant for me because of the fact that the f
light celebrated my 84th birthday.
>
> Bernie Wilder
>
> P.S. Is there anyone regularly flying a Pulsar who is over 84?
>
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Good for you Bernie, Happy Birthday!
Dennis Adams
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On Jul 20, 2015, at 10:16 AM, Bernard Wilder <bernard.wilder2@gmail.com>
wrote:
I particularly wanted to go flying Sunday despite the fact that the
temperature was in the mid-90s and we had the usual mid Atlantic Haze
hanging over the region. Despite the haze the AWOS at 3W6 was saying the
visibility was over 10 miles.
I pulled my Pulsar XP ((390XP)) out of the hanger into the bright morning
sun light and looked her over. She is beginning to show her age having
taken her first flight 15 years ago. She suffers from hanger rash which
manifests its self in the form of a few dings and scrapes here and there.
The top rear tip of the rudder is bent over, as is the outer corner of the
starboard elevator. The cushions which I upholstered myself no longer do
the plane justice. There has been a very slow brake fluid leak in the
starboard wheel cylinder that for some reason stopped leaking six months
ago. I wish all other problems resolved themselves as easily.
When I was doing the development of techniques to apply Poly Fibers
water-based Topcoat I used my plane on which to try the techniques. I
didn't have the technique down until I got to my wings which have held up
very well. However the fuselage where I was using earlier techniques
suffers from cracks in the topcoat and at some point must be repainted.
Though the surface of the wings have stood up well there are places on the
leading edge of the wings where the topcoat was peeled away during my 325
mile an hour spiral dive episode.
When the bacon saver came loose I couldn't find the hole within the wing
that holds the metal tube on which the bacon saver is mounted. And I guess
one might expect that something that is 15 years old might have some duct
tape on it somewhere and on my pulsar it is keeping the bacon saver in
place at the leading edge of the wing.
The Rotax 912 that I paid $8900 for in 1998 still runs great despite the
fact that in the intervening 17 years I have not done any of the upgrades
that Rotax has tried to sell me. The rubber mounts for the carburetors are
the original ones and are still in very good condition. No cracks and the
rubber is still supple. But then, I have a technique I use to start the
engine that eliminates the bang at startup.The engine has almost 700 hours
on it total and it has been 65 hours since the last oil change. I have not
had to add any oil since the change.
The engine started up and ran smoothly so I went out to the end of
runway 29er and took off. I had intended to cross from the west side of
the Chesapeake Bay to the east side and continue on to the Atlantic Ocean
on a little sightseeing trip. However I couldn't see across the bay because
of the haze so I turned around and went south across the Potomac and headed
up toward Fort AP Hill. There the Rappahannock abuts the restricted area
so I turned and headed down the Rappahannock River. It twists and turns
around as it heads toward the Chesapeake Bay. This makes for a nice flight
trying to match its twists and turns. Close to the point where the river
enters the Chesapeake Bay it goes under the restricted area of the Patuxent
River Naval Air Base. There I turned north northwest and headed back home.
The engine had continue to run smoothly at 4850 RPM. At this RPM my air
speed trues out at the required 135 mph - she is a light sport, you know.,
The trip back across the Potomac River and the landing was uneventful.
390XP is still a thrill to fly even though she is old and beat up like her
pilot.
The flight was especially significant for me because of the fact that the
flight celebrated my 84th birthday.
Bernie Wilder
P.S. Is there anyone regularly flying a Pulsar who is over 84?
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Happy Birthday Bernie! Nice write up. I sure hope I get to celebrate my 84th
exactly as you did.
Rick
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> On Jul 20, 2015, at 11:12 AM, Bernard Wilder <bernard.wilder2@gmail.com> w
rote:
>
> I particularly wanted to go flying Sunday despite the fact that the temper
ature was in the mid-90s and we had the usual mid Atlantic Haze hanging over
the region. Despite the haze the AWOS at 3W6 was saying the visibility was o
ver 10 miles.
>
> I pulled my Pulsar XP ((390XP)) out of the hanger into the bright morning s
un light and looked her over. She is beginning to show her age having taken h
er first flight 15 years ago. She suffers from hanger rash which manifests i
ts self in the form of a few dings and scrapes here and there. The top rear t
ip of the rudder is bent over, as is the outer corner of the starboard eleva
tor. The cushions which I upholstered myself no longer do the plane justice.
There has been a very slow brake fluid leak in the starboard wheel cylinder
that for some reason stopped leaking six months ago. I wish all other probl
ems resolved themselves as easily.
>
> When I was doing the development of techniques to apply Poly Fibers water-
based Topcoat I used my plane on which to try the techniques. I didn't have t
he technique down until I got to my wings which have held up very well. Howe
ver the fuselage where I was using earlier techniques suffers from cracks in
the topcoat and at some point must be repainted. Though the surface of the w
ings have stood up well there are places on the leading edge of the wings wh
ere the topcoat was peeled away during my 325 mile an hour spiral dive episo
de.
>
> When the bacon saver came loose I couldn't find the hole within the wing t
hat holds the metal tube on which the bacon saver is mounted. And I guess on
e might expect that something that is 15 years old might have some duct tape
on it somewhere and on my pulsar it is keeping the bacon saver in place at t
he leading edge of the wing.
>
> The Rotax 912 that I paid $8900 for in 1998 still runs great despite the f
act that in the intervening 17 years I have not done any of the upgrades tha
t Rotax has tried to sell me. The rubber mounts for the carburetors are the o
riginal ones and are still in very good condition. No cracks and the rubber i
s still supple. But then, I have a technique I use to start the engine that
eliminates the bang at startup.The engine has almost 700 hours on it total a
nd it has been 65 hours since the last oil change. I have not had to add any
oil since the change.
>
> The engine started up and ran smoothly so I went out to the end of runway 2
9er and took off. I had intended to cross from the west side of the Chesap
eake Bay to the east side and continue on to the Atlantic Ocean on a little s
ightseeing trip. However I couldn't see across the bay because of the haze s
o I turned around and went south across the Potomac and headed up toward For
t AP Hill. There the Rappahannock abuts the restricted area so I turned and
headed down the Rappahannock River. It twists and turns around as it heads t
oward the Chesapeake Bay. This makes for a nice flight trying to match its t
wists and turns. Close to the point where the river enters the Chesapeake Ba
y it goes under the restricted area of the Patuxent River Naval Air Base. Th
ere I turned north northwest and headed back home.
>
> The engine had continue to run smoothly at 4850 RPM. At this RPM my air sp
eed trues out at the required 135 mph - she is a light sport, you know.,
>
> The trip back across the Potomac River and the landing was uneventful.
>
> 390XP is still a thrill to fly even though she is old and beat up like her
pilot.
>
> The flight was especially significant for me because of the fact that the f
light celebrated my 84th birthday.
>
> Bernie Wilder
>
> P.S. Is there anyone regularly flying a Pulsar who is over 84?
>
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Bernie,
Nice story and what a great reason to go up. My flight regime has changed
such that my Hobbs may soon catch up with my number of landings. When we
start, there are multiple landings per hour but these days, I'm seeing about
4 hours flight time per landing. Makes the tires last a lot longer. Thanks
for sharing your birthday flight story and may it be repeated every year for
many more.
Jim
N623JF
722 hours and 831 landings
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From: owner-pulsar-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-pulsar-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bernard Wilder
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 10:12 AM
Subject: Pulsar-List: Sunday Flight
I particularly wanted to go flying Sunday despite the fact that the
temperature was in the mid-90s and we had the usual mid Atlantic Haze
hanging over the region. Despite the haze the AWOS at 3W6 was saying the
visibility was over 10 miles.
I pulled my Pulsar XP ((390XP)) out of the hanger into the bright morning
sun light and looked her over. She is beginning to show her age having taken
her first flight 15 years ago. She suffers from hanger rash which manifests
its self in the form of a few dings and scrapes here and there. The top rear
tip of the rudder is bent over, as is the outer corner of the starboard
elevator. The cushions which I upholstered myself no longer do the plane
justice. There has been a very slow brake fluid leak in the starboard wheel
cylinder that for some reason stopped leaking six months ago. I wish all
other problems resolved themselves as easily.
When I was doing the development of techniques to apply Poly Fibers
water-based Topcoat I used my plane on which to try the techniques. I didn't
have the technique down until I got to my wings which have held up very
well. However the fuselage where I was using earlier techniques suffers from
cracks in the topcoat and at some point must be repainted. Though the
surface of the wings have stood up well there are places on the leading edge
of the wings where the topcoat was peeled away during my 325 mile an hour
spiral dive episode.
When the bacon saver came loose I couldn't find the hole within the wing
that holds the metal tube on which the bacon saver is mounted. And I guess
one might expect that something that is 15 years old might have some duct
tape on it somewhere and on my pulsar it is keeping the bacon saver in place
at the leading edge of the wing.
The Rotax 912 that I paid $8900 for in 1998 still runs great despite the
fact that in the intervening 17 years I have not done any of the upgrades
that Rotax has tried to sell me. The rubber mounts for the carburetors are
the original ones and are still in very good condition. No cracks and the
rubber is still supple. But then, I have a technique I use to start the
engine that eliminates the bang at startup.The engine has almost 700 hours
on it total and it has been 65 hours since the last oil change. I have not
had to add any oil since the change.
The engine started up and ran smoothly so I went out to the end of runway
29er and took off. I had intended to cross from the west side of the
Chesapeake Bay to the east side and continue on to the Atlantic Ocean on a
little sightseeing trip. However I couldn't see across the bay because of
the haze so I turned around and went south across the Potomac and headed up
toward Fort AP Hill. There the Rappahannock abuts the restricted area so I
turned and headed down the Rappahannock River. It twists and turns around as
it heads toward the Chesapeake Bay. This makes for a nice flight trying to
match its twists and turns. Close to the point where the river enters the
Chesapeake Bay it goes under the restricted area of the Patuxent River Naval
Air Base. There I turned north northwest and headed back home.
The engine had continue to run smoothly at 4850 RPM. At this RPM my air
speed trues out at the required 135 mph - she is a light sport, you know.,
The trip back across the Potomac River and the landing was uneventful.
390XP is still a thrill to fly even though she is old and beat up like her
pilot.
The flight was especially significant for me because of the fact that the
flight celebrated my 84th birthday.
Bernie Wilder
P.S. Is there anyone regularly flying a Pulsar who is over 84?
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Thanks for sharing your latest adventure and just like everyone else, I too hope
to be able to still fly at 84! wow!
Could you please outline your starting technique that you mentioned?
Congrats and regards,
Matt.
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Pulsar 1 TD Kit.
Captain B777.
Licenced Aircraft Maintenance Engineer.
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