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				 Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:39 am    Post subject: Advice | 
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				Posing the question for any sound advice you may have to offer prior to 
 first flight of my 10 ?
 
 I've been through first flight once already with my 7a. The 10 seems 
 different though. I've already done 6 hrs training in the factory 10 
 with Mike.
 
 Anything specific to be aware of ? Any recommendations from those that 
 have been through this already ?  Anything you would have done 
 differently ?
 
 Thanks !
 
 --Ron
 
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				 Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 9:10 am    Post subject: Advice | 
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				My only got ya.....elevator trim.  I had it trimmed to where the trim tabs were aligned with the elevator.  Needs to be trimmed nose down.  I had a pretty big pitch up on take off and had to use both hands to set the trim.....one to hold the stick down and one to push the trim button on the stick.  It was an exciting 2-3 seconds.
 
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				 Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 9:12 am    Post subject: Advice | 
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				A few notes:
 - If you installed air dams in front of #1 and #2 cylinders, remove them for the first few flights.  After that you can experiment with them, but I suspect they will end up fairly short.
 - Have between half and 3/4 tanks.
 - Really verify neutral elevator trim.  Neutral defined as trim tab in line with the elevator trailing edge, not the mid travel position.  Have this position marked on the elevator trim indicator.  Use this for takeoff pitch trim.
 - Verify elevator trim travel is correct (tab trailing edge down for nose up, tab trailing edge up for nose down)
 - On takeoff roll verify airspeed alive.  Abort the takeoff if not.
 - After takeoff and clear of trees and obstacles, reduce RPM to 2500.  This will be far more power than you need and will mitigate CHT rise on this first hard run.
 - On the first flight, after at 4500' or so, shift fuel tanks (boost pump on) and verify fuel pressure and flow before turning off the boost pump.
 - Do your first stall at 4500' or so in landing configuration (power at idle and full flaps).  On stall recovery immediately retract the flaps so you don't end up over speed with them out (this is amazing easy to do in an RV-10 so be careful).
 - Defer things like AOA and EFIS compass calibration until later flights.
 - Land after 20 min or so.  Decompress, pull the cowl and inspect.  Go have a beer.
 
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				 Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 9:19 am    Post subject: Advice | 
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				Yeah, make sure your elevator is centered before take-off. Won't say how I know THAT one! 😜
 
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  Posing the question for any sound advice you may have to offer prior to first flight of my 10 ?
  
  I've been through first flight once already with my 7a. The 10 seems different though. I've already done 6 hrs training in the factory 10 with Mike.
  
  Anything specific to be aware of ? Any recommendations from those that have been through this already ?  Anything you would have done differently ?
  
  Thanks !
  
  --Ron
  
  
  
  
  
 
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				 Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 9:59 am    Post subject: Re: Advice | 
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				Don't forget to set up the alarms in your efis correctly. An uncalibrated AOA yelling at you on your entire first flight won't be much fun.
 
 Put some weight in the back for the first couple of flights.
 
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				 Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 12:10 pm    Post subject: Advice | 
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				Just curious - how many of you would make your first -10 flight off a 2100 foot grass strip?  
 
 Been flying my 6A out of the back yard for 900+ hours now, but did my first flights out of LWB with 7001 feet of asphalt and crash trucks available.  Daydreaming of the day I finish the 10 and whether I would be foolish not to disassemble it and truck it 40 miles on a roll-back for the big day.  
 Insurance company might have their own thoughts on the matter.
 
 -Bill Boyd
 
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  Yeah, make sure your elevator is centered before take-off. Won't say how I know THAT one! 😜
  
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  > Posing the question for any sound advice you may have to offer prior to first flight of my 10 ?
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  > I've been through first flight once already with my 7a. The 10 seems different though. I've already done 6 hrs training in the factory 10 with Mike.
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  > Anything specific to be aware of ? Any recommendations from those that have been through this already ?  Anything you would have done differently ?
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				 Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 12:31 pm    Post subject: Advice | 
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				What altitude?
  
 What off airport options are there?
  
 I am a chicken when it comes to short runways…….so I know I would not do it, but we all have our own comfort zone.  I also don’t believe that you want to add any risk factors you don’t have to for your first flight.
  
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 Just curious - how many of you would make your first -10 flight off a 2100 foot grass strip?  
  
 
 Been flying my 6A out of the back yard for 900+ hours now, but did my first flights out of LWB with 7001 feet of asphalt and crash trucks available.  Daydreaming of the day I finish the 10 and whether I would be foolish not to disassemble it and truck it 40 miles on a roll-back for the big day.  
 
  
 
 Insurance company might have their own thoughts on the matter.
  
 
 -Bill Boyd
 
  
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 Yeah, make sure your elevator is centered before take-off. Won't say how I know THAT one! 😜
 
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  --> RV10-List message posted by: Ron Walker <n520tx(at)gmail.com (n520tx(at)gmail.com)>
 
  Posing the question for any sound advice you may have to offer prior to first flight of my 10 ?
 
  I've been through first flight once already with my 7a. The 10 seems different though. I've already done 6 hrs training in the factory 10 with Mike.
 
  Anything specific to be aware of ? Any recommendations from those that have been through this already ?  Anything you would have done differently ?
 
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				 Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 12:58 pm    Post subject: Advice | 
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				Ron,
 
 My advice would be to keep it short.  Have a plan, like where you're going to fly and how high.  Don't try to fix anything on the first flight.  You'll already be at least a little distracted so wait to tune things up until later.
 After that, I usually plan to fix/adjust/measure one item per flight.  As time goes on you'll get more done but initially I like to focus on just flying and observing.  Make a tweak, land, access.
 The comment about some weight in back is a good one.  25-30 lbs in the baggage makes for a nice flare with pretty neutral stick.
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  Posing the question for any sound advice you may have to offer prior to first flight of my 10 ?
  
  I've been through first flight once already with my 7a. The 10 seems different though. I've already done 6 hrs training in the factory 10 with Mike.
  
  Anything specific to be aware of ? Any recommendations from those that have been through this already ?  Anything you would have done differently ?
  
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				 Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 2:00 pm    Post subject: Advice | 
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				I wouldn't do it. The danger of a fuel system malfunction or an engine issue are too high to try for a dead stock landing on a short grass runway. An aborted takeoff point would have to be less than 700' probably. If nothing bad happens it's a non-issue. Hope for the best, plan for the worst. 2100' grass is not planning for the worst. 
 
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 What altitude?
  
 What off airport options are there?
  
 I am a chicken when it comes to short runways…….so I know I would not do it, but we all have our own comfort zone.  I also don’t believe that you want to add any risk factors you don’t have to for your first flight.
  
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 801-721-6080
  
 From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com) [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com)] On Behalf Of Bill Boyd
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 Just curious - how many of you would make your first -10 flight off a 2100 foot grass strip?  
  
 
 Been flying my 6A out of the back yard for 900+ hours now, but did my first flights out of LWB with 7001 feet of asphalt and crash trucks available.  Daydreaming of the day I finish the 10 and whether I would be foolish not to disassemble it and truck it 40 miles on a roll-back for the big day.  
 
  
 
 Insurance company might have their own thoughts on the matter.
  
 
 -Bill Boyd
 
  
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 --> RV10-List message posted by: Danny Riggs <jdriggs49(at)msn.com (jdriggs49(at)msn.com)>
 
 Yeah, make sure your elevator is centered before take-off. Won't say how I know THAT one! 😜
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
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  --> RV10-List message posted by: Ron Walker <n520tx(at)gmail.com (n520tx(at)gmail.com)>
 
  Posing the question for any sound advice you may have to offer prior to first flight of my 10 ?
 
  I've been through first flight once already with my 7a. The 10 seems different though. I've already done 6 hrs training in the factory 10 with Mike.
 
  Anything specific to be aware of ? Any recommendations from those that have been through this already ?  Anything you would have done differently ?
 
  Thanks !
 
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				 Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 2:49 pm    Post subject: Advice | 
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				I built and live on a 3300' grass strip       (with obstructions).  I also had 1000+ hours flying off the strip.       Not a whole lot of off field options (and I'm a bit of a       connoisseur of such things).  My tech advisor and airport manager       suggested doing the first flight elsewhere.  I was hesitant       because it means doing the final assembly elsewhere.  The       roughness of the field is what made me go elsewhere, thinking " if       something was amiss on the roll, would I detect it easily given       all the new sensations"?
        
        A long smooth strip with flat surroundings is a very good        thing... but my '10 flew beautifully and easily from the beginning       so no real lesson there.  If the engine runs and the pitch trim is       under control - no problem.
        
        Final assembly took a month or two longer than I anticipated       despite working on it 7 days a week - should have kept it to       5/week.  I did get a chance to work  in a hangar along side an       A&P - great learning experience.
        
        Best of all, I had to fly from my backyard strip to the test strip       each day.  I was never a better takeoff/landing pilot.  Three       months of 6-7 days a week tailwheel flying  = proficiency.  You       pros may take it for granted but flying daily takes it  up to       another level - great prep for an initial flight even though the       '10 has little to do with my 'ol Maule.  Do that if you can.
        
        Bill "thrilling to the view thru my borescope to the delight of       the mosquitoes" Watson
        
        
        
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       	  | Quote: | 	 		         Just curious - how many of you would make your         first -10 flight off a 2100 foot grass strip?           
          
          Been flying my 6A out of the back yard for 900+ hours now,           but did my first flights out of LWB with 7001 feet of asphalt           and crash trucks available.  Daydreaming of the day I finish           the 10 and whether I would be foolish not to disassemble it           and truck it 40 miles on a roll-back for the big day.  
          
          
          Insurance company might have their own thoughts on the           matter.           
            
            -Bill Boyd
          
        
        
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              Yeah, make sure your elevator is centered before take-off.             Won't say how I know THAT one! 😜
              
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                  > On Oct 6, 2016, at 9:45 AM, Ron Walker <n520tx(at)gmail.com (n520tx(at)gmail.com)>                 wrote:
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                  > Posing the question for any sound advice you may                 have to offer prior to first flight of my 10 ?
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                  > I've been through first flight once already with my                 7a. The 10 seems different though. I've already done 6                 hrs training in the factory 10 with Mike.
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                  > Anything specific to be aware of ? Any                 recommendations from those that have been through this                 already ?  Anything you would have done differently ?
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                  > Thanks !
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                  > --Ron
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				 Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 3:43 pm    Post subject: Advice | 
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				I watched a Lancair test pilot fly a first flight
 He ran the airplane with it tied down and people holding the wings down for 2 minutes at full throttle
 He said if the engine runs for 2 minutes he can make it back to the airport
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				 Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 4:07 pm    Post subject: Advice | 
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				And it might well have been the last two minutes that the engine       would run.  History is not a good predictor of engine life.     
 If the OP is concerned about making the first flight from a short       grass strip he should not do it.  
           
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       	  | Quote: | 	 		                 I watched a Lancair test pilot fly a first flight
        He ran the airplane with it tied down         and people holding the wings down for 2 minutes at full throttle
        He said if the engine runs for 2         minutes he can make it back to the airport
        Alan
          
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         	  | Quote: | 	 		                                 I built and live on a 3300' grass             strip (with obstructions).  I also had 1000+ hours flying             off the strip. Not a whole lot of off field options (and I'm             a bit of a connoisseur of such things).  My tech advisor and             airport manager suggested doing the first flight elsewhere.              I was hesitant because it means doing the final assembly             elsewhere.  The roughness of the field is what made me go             elsewhere, thinking " if something was amiss on the roll,             would I detect it easily given all the new sensations"?
              
              A long smooth strip with flat surroundings is a very good              thing... but my '10 flew beautifully and easily from the             beginning so no real lesson there.  If the engine runs and             the pitch trim is under control - no problem.
              
              Final assembly took a month or two longer than I anticipated             despite working on it 7 days a week - should have kept it to             5/week.  I did get a chance to work  in a hangar along side             an A&P - great learning experience.
              
              Best of all, I had to fly from my backyard strip to the test             strip each day.  I was never a better takeoff/landing             pilot.  Three months of 6-7 days a week tailwheel flying  =             proficiency.  You pros may take it for granted but flying             daily takes it  up to another level - great prep for an             initial flight even though the '10 has little to do with my             'ol Maule.  Do that if you can.
              
              Bill "thrilling to the view thru my borescope to the delight             of the mosquitoes" Watson
              
              
              
              On 10/6/2016 4:07 PM, Bill Boyd wrote:
            
             	  | Quote: | 	 		               Just curious - how many of you would make               your first -10 flight off a 2100 foot grass strip?                 
                
                Been flying my 6A out of the back yard for 900+ hours                 now, but did my first flights out of LWB with 7001 feet                 of asphalt and crash trucks available.  Daydreaming of                 the day I finish the 10 and whether I would be foolish                 not to disassemble it and truck it 40 miles on a                 roll-back for the big day.  
                
                
                Insurance company might have their own thoughts on                 the matter.                 
                  
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                    Yeah, make sure your elevator is centered before                   take-off. Won't say how I know THAT one! 😜
                    
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                        > Posing the question for any sound advice you                       may have to offer prior to first flight of my 10 ?
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                        > I've been through first flight once already                       with my 7a. The 10 seems different though. I've                       already done 6 hrs training in the factory 10 with                       Mike.
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                        > Anything specific to be aware of ? Any                       recommendations from those that have been through                       this already ?  Anything you would have done                       differently ?
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				Thanks for all the hints ! Looks like the most popular is to ensure the 
 elevator trim is set up correctly. I played the rigging game a couple 
 weeks back and it has the required travel.
 
 FAA guys are coming up from the SA FSDO next Wednesday for the AWC 
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  Posing the question for any sound advice you may have to offer prior 
  to first flight of my 10 ?
 
  I've been through first flight once already with my 7a. The 10 seems 
  different though. I've already done 6 hrs training in the factory 10 
  with Mike.
 
  Anything specific to be aware of ? Any recommendations from those that 
  have been through this already ?  Anything you would have done 
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				I appreciate the input, guys.  Sorry to drift the thread away from the
 original question about recommendations, caveats, and preparations.  This
 decision is many years away for me at the pace I /have a kitchen pass to/
 work.
 
 As to Lyle's point, I will be making thousands of subsequent flights from a
 short grass strip regardless of where the first few were done.  For each of
 those flights, history still will not be a predictor.  I will be a more
 experienced RV-10 pilot later on, true.  But the engine and systems will be
 more worn with each, and any eventual failures will be more imminent as
 time builds.
 
 My concerns are more about the piloting challenges (for the inexperienced)
 of operating the 10 from a short grass field than about the remote
 likelihood of mechanical failure. How hard would it likely have been for
 y'all to nail a decent short/soft field landing as a low time -10 pilot
 with all the other first-flight things going on and only a few hours with a
 transition instructor under your belt?  How similar is 6A fixed pitch
 performance to 10 CS on landing?  How well can I expect my 900 hours here
 to translate from the one model to the other when it's do or die time?
 Things like that...
 
 -Stormy
 
 On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 10:04 PM, Lyle Peterson <lyleap(at)centurylink.net>
 wrote:
 
 [quote] And it might well have been the last two minutes that the engine would
  run.  History is not a good predictor of engine life.
 
  If the OP is concerned about making the first flight from a short grass
  strip he should not do it.
 
  On 10/6/2016 4:40 PM, Metrocast wrote:
 
   I watched a Lancair test pilot fly a first flight
  He ran the airplane with it tied down and people holding the wings down
  for 2 minutes at full throttle
  He said if the engine runs for 2 minutes he can make it back to the airport
  Alan
 
  Sent from my iPhone
 
  On Oct 6, 2016, at 6:46 PM, Bill Watson <Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com> wrote:
 
  I built and live on a 3300' grass strip (with obstructions).  I also had
  1000+ hours flying off the strip. Not a whole lot of off field options (and
  I'm a bit of a connoisseur of such things).  My tech advisor and airport
  manager suggested doing the first flight elsewhere.  I was hesitant because
  it means doing the final assembly elsewhere.  The roughness of the field is
  what made me go elsewhere, thinking " if something was amiss on the roll,
  would I detect it easily given all the new sensations"?
 
  A long smooth strip with flat surroundings is a very good  thing... but my
  '10 flew beautifully and easily from the beginning so no real lesson
  there.  If the engine runs and the pitch trim is under control - no problem.
 
  Final assembly took a month or two longer than I anticipated despite
  working on it 7 days a week - should have kept it to 5/week.  I did get a
  chance to work  in a hangar along side an A&P - great learning experience
 
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				DAR/FSDO inspection will focus on paperwork and that the controls are free and correct. I had to fix an issue of binding that could not occur with pilot's legs in place. They will want to know you have an engine run or two, no leaks, all the required placards and forms filled out correctly. So don't sweat the mechanical so much, other than for your own protection. It is unlikely to be a factor in the licensing. There are lots of opinions on "hi-speed" taxi runs. I did a couple to about 40 kts, more to check handling than anything else. Not to full power. Your first full power will surprise you with the acceleration. Suggest that you only use 0 degrees flaps for first few few takeoffs, until you realize that a half flap takeoff requires starting flap retraction within the first 50 ft of altitude to prevent overspeed.  Strongly consider the additional pilot program to have help and experience of a pilot that meets the qualifications. The first flight you are too busy to observe everything, much less traffic. I found it didn't take away from my experience doing first flight, and actually helped significantly.
 
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  Thanks for all the hints ! Looks like the most popular is to ensure the elevator trim is set up correctly. I played the rigging game a couple weeks back and it has the required travel.
  
  FAA guys are coming up from the SA FSDO next Wednesday for the AWC inspection - gonna be a weekend of quadruple checking everything over !
  
  --Ron
  
  
  On 10/06/2016 11:35 AM, Ron Walker wrote:
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  Posing the question for any sound advice you may have to offer prior to first flight of my 10 ?
  
  I've been through first flight once already with my 7a. The 10 seems different though. I've already done 6 hrs training in the factory 10 with Mike.
  
  Anything specific to be aware of ? Any recommendations from those that have been through this already ?  Anything you would have done differently ?
  
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				I think you would find the extra weight and inertia of the -10  a challenge in that short of a runway, with less braking available than pavement.
 
 My -10 lands very much like my Mooney, and is about same wt. At 65 hours in the -10, I still can't land it as short as the Mooney. Do you really want to be doing a landing with little margin for error on your first flight, when you have little experience with its low speed handling, wi??th only a few stalls and small amount of slow flight in it? I'm sure you will be fine there once you have a bit of time figuring out what is needed for a short field with little to no braking available. Just don't think it is advisable for first few flights.
 
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  	  | Quote: | 	 		  I appreciate the input, guys.  Sorry to drift the thread away from the original question about recommendations, caveats, and preparations.  This decision is many years away for me at the pace I /have a kitchen pass to/ work. 
 
 As to Lyle's point, I will be making thousands of subsequent flights from a short grass strip regardless of where the first few were done.  For each of those flights, history still will not be a predictor.  I will be a more experienced RV-10 pilot later on, true.  But the engine and systems will be more worn with each, and any eventual failures will be more imminent as time builds.
 My concerns are more about the piloting challenges (for the inexperienced) of operating the 10 from a short grass field than about the remote likelihood of mechanical failure. How hard would it likely have been for y'all to nail a decent short/soft field landing as a low time -10 pilot with all the other first-flight things going on and only a few hours with a transition instructor under your belt?  How similar is 6A fixed pitch performance to 10 CS on landing?  How well can I expect my 900 hours here to translate from the one model to the other when it's do or die time?  Things like that...
 -Stormy
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 And it might well have been the last two minutes that the engine       would run.  History is not a good predictor of engine life.     
 If the OP is concerned about making the first flight from a short       grass strip he should not do it.  
           
      On 10/6/2016 4:40 PM, Metrocast wrote:
      
       	  | Quote: | 	 		                 I watched a Lancair test pilot fly a first flight
        He ran the airplane with it tied down         and people holding the wings down for 2 minutes at full throttle
        He said if the engine runs for 2         minutes he can make it back to the airport
        Alan
          
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         	  | Quote: | 	 		                                 I built and live on a 3300' grass             strip (with obstructions).  I also had 1000+ hours flying             off the strip. Not a whole lot of off field options (and I'm             a bit of a connoisseur of such things).  My tech advisor and             airport manager suggested doing the first flight elsewhere.              I was hesitant because it means doing the final assembly             elsewhere.  The roughness of the field is what made me go             elsewhere, thinking " if something was amiss on the roll,             would I detect it easily given all the new sensations"?
              
              A long smooth strip with flat surroundings is a very good              thing... but my '10 flew beautifully and easily from the             beginning so no real lesson there.  If the engine runs and             the pitch trim is under control - no problem.
              
              Final assembly took a month or two longer than I anticipated             despite working on it 7 days a week - should have kept it to             5/week.  I did get a chance to work  in a hangar along side             an A&P - great learning experience.
              
              Best of all, I had to fly from my backyard strip to the test             strip each day.  I was never a better takeoff/landing             pilot.  Three months of 6-7 days a week tailwheel flying  =             proficiency.  You pros may take it for granted but flying             daily takes it  up to another level - great prep for an             initial flight even though the '10 has little to do with my             'ol Maule.  Do that if you can.
              
              Bill "thrilling to the view thru my borescope to the delight             of the mosquitoes" Watson
              
              
              
              On 10/6/2016 4:07 PM, Bill Boyd wrote:
            
             	  | Quote: | 	 		               Just curious - how many of you would make               your first -10 flight off a 2100 foot grass strip?                 
                
                Been flying my 6A out of the back yard for 900+ hours                 now, but did my first flights out of LWB with 7001 feet                 of asphalt and crash trucks available.  Daydreaming of                 the day I finish the 10 and whether I would be foolish                 not to disassemble it and truck it 40 miles on a                 roll-back for the big day.  
                
                
                Insurance company might have their own thoughts on                 the matter.                 
                  
                  -Bill Boyd
                
              
              
                On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 1:10 PM,                 Danny Riggs <jdriggs49(at)msn.com (jdriggs49(at)msn.com)>                 wrote:
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                    Yeah, make sure your elevator is centered before                   take-off. Won't say how I know THAT one! 😜
                    
                    Sent from my iPad
                                         
                        > On Oct 6, 2016, at 9:45 AM, Ron Walker <n520tx(at)gmail.com (n520tx(at)gmail.com)>                       wrote:
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                        > Posing the question for any sound advice you                       may have to offer prior to first flight of my 10 ?
                        >
                        > I've been through first flight once already                       with my 7a. The 10 seems different though. I've                       already done 6 hrs training in the factory 10 with                       Mike.
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                        > Anything specific to be aware of ? Any                       recommendations from those that have been through                       this already ?  Anything you would have done                       differently ?
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				Expect the unexpected and you won't be surprised...
 
 Orbiting over the airport above pattern altitude for the first couple hours always seemed like a good idea. 
 
 Pitch trim is critical in the -10 and I can totally relate to the comment about having to immediately push forward and trim right after first takeoff. I think there was some test flight doc that recommended slight trim up, but adding any up trim was totally not good, at least for me.
 
 Plan on using the entire runway the first couple of flights and lay off the brakes. Gentle inputs and minimal control inputs. I would hesitate to do anything short or soft field until you get a good sense of how your ride behaves.
 
 I had a great ground crew on the radio and their presence really made a difference in my first-flight comfort level. Ask them to drill you on emergency procedures beforehand.
 
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				I've found the '10 to be an amazingly       easy plane to fly and particularly sweet to land.  
        
        I would be confident operating it off a close to sea level short       strip  like you have if the approaches are unobstructed and if the       overrun is not lethal.  A slope would help.  Obstructions directly       impact the effective length - 10X the height is my ROT.
        
        On 10/7/2016 7:41 AM, Bill Boyd wrote:
      
       	  | Quote: | 	 		         I appreciate the input, guys.  Sorry to drift the         thread away from the original question about recommendations,         caveats, and preparations.  This decision is many years away for         me at the pace I /have a kitchen pass to/ work.          
          
          As to Lyle's point, I will be making thousands of           subsequent flights from a short grass strip regardless of           where the first few were done.  For each of those flights,           history still will not be a predictor.  I will be a more           experienced RV-10 pilot later on, true.  But the engine and           systems will be more worn with each, and any eventual failures           will be more imminent as time builds.
          
          
          My concerns are more about the piloting challenges (for the           inexperienced) of operating the 10 from a short grass field           than about the remote likelihood of mechanical failure. How           hard would it likely have been for y'all to nail a decent           short/soft field landing as a low time -10 pilot with all the           other first-flight things going on and only a few hours with a           transition instructor under your belt?  How similar is 6A           fixed pitch performance to 10 CS on landing?  How well can I           expect my 900 hours here to translate from the one model to           the other when it's do or die time?  Things like that...
          
          
          -Stormy
        
        
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 And it might well have been the last two minutes that                 the engine would run.  History is not a good predictor                 of engine life.               
 If the OP is concerned about making the first flight                 from a short grass strip he should not do it.  
                                                 
                    On                     10/6/2016 4:40 PM, Metrocast wrote:
                    
                     	  | Quote: | 	 		                        I watched a Lancair test pilot fly a first                       flight
                      He                       ran the airplane with it tied down and people                       holding the wings down for 2 minutes at full                       throttle
                      He                       said if the engine runs for 2 minutes he can make                       it back to the airport
                      Alan
                        
                        Sent from my iPhone
                      
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                       	  | Quote: | 	 		                                                  I                           built and live on a 3300' grass strip (with                           obstructions).  I also had 1000+ hours flying                           off the strip. Not a whole lot of off field                           options (and I'm a bit of a connoisseur of                           such things).  My tech advisor and airport                           manager suggested doing the first flight                           elsewhere.  I was hesitant because it means                           doing the final assembly elsewhere.  The                           roughness of the field is what made me go                           elsewhere, thinking " if something was amiss                           on the roll, would I detect it easily given                           all the new sensations"?
                            
                            A long smooth strip with flat surroundings is                           a very good  thing... but my '10 flew                           beautifully and easily from the beginning so                           no real lesson there.  If the engine runs and                           the pitch trim is under control - no problem.
                            
                            Final assembly took a month or two longer than                           I anticipated despite working on it 7 days a                           week - should have kept it to 5/week.  I did                           get a chance to work  in a hangar along side                           an A&P - great learning experience.
                            
                            Best of all, I had to fly from my backyard                           strip to the test strip each day.  I was never                           a better takeoff/landing pilot.  Three months                           of 6-7 days a week tailwheel flying  =                           proficiency.  You pros may take it for granted                           but flying daily takes it  up to another level                           - great prep for an initial flight even though                           the '10 has little to do with my 'ol Maule.                            Do that if you can.
                            
                            Bill "thrilling to the view thru my borescope                           to the delight of the mosquitoes" Watson
                            
                            
                            
                            On 10/6/2016 4:07 PM, Bill Boyd wrote:
                          
                           	  | Quote: | 	 		                             Just curious - how many of you                             would make your first -10 flight off a 2100                             foot grass strip?                               
                              
                              Been flying my 6A out of the back yard                               for 900+ hours now, but did my first                               flights out of LWB with 7001 feet of                               asphalt and crash trucks available.                                Daydreaming of the day I finish the 10 and                               whether I would be foolish not to                               disassemble it and truck it 40 miles on a                               roll-back for the big day.  
                              
                              
                              Insurance company might have their own                               thoughts on the matter.                               
                                
                                -Bill Boyd
                              
                            
                            
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                                  Yeah, make sure your elevator is                                 centered before take-off. Won't say how                                 I know THAT one! 😜
                                  
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                                      > On Oct 6, 2016, at 9:45 AM, Ron                                     Walker <n520tx(at)gmail.com (n520tx(at)gmail.com)>                                     wrote:
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                                      > Posing the question for any                                     sound advice you may have to offer                                     prior to first flight of my 10 ?
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                                      > I've been through first flight                                     once already with my 7a. The 10                                     seems different though. I've already                                     done 6 hrs training in the factory                                     10 with Mike.
                                      >
                                      > Anything specific to be aware                                     of ? Any recommendations from those                                     that have been through this already                                     ?  Anything you would have done                                     differently ?
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                                      > Thanks !
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                                      > --Ron
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				 Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 9:15 am    Post subject: Advice | 
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				As an old RCer, our last check before       an initial takeoff was to hold the nose up to see if the       carburetored 2 stroker would keep running after rotation.  It       often killed  the engine - fuel pickup stuck or misinstalled,       mixture too lean, vent screwed up, throttle clevis falls off,       whatever. 
        
        I SO wanted to do that to the '10 before takeoff!
        
        On 10/6/2016 7:40 PM, Metrocast wrote:
      
       	  | Quote: | 	 		                 I watched a Lancair test pilot fly a first flight
        He ran the airplane with it tied down         and people holding the wings down for 2 minutes at full throttle
        He said if the engine runs for 2         minutes he can make it back to the airport
        Alan
        
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				 Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 1:11 pm    Post subject: Advice | 
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				I think the High Power Run for 2 mins is a good Idea. I had my 10 Tied to my Hi Lux Pick up when I did my run.
 I didn’t find all the fuel leaks though. The Fuel Spider has a Pressure take off nipple that I didn’t realise has a restrictor in it and is meant to
 connect to a Pressure sensing Fuel Flow Gauge.  I didn’t discover it was leaking fuel until during the 3rd flight. I smelt the fuel during flight and so I did
 an emergency decent to the runway and pulled the cowling off. I could see the stain from the 100 LL Avgas down. The side of the crankcase.
  
 As for Elevator Trim. My 10 ended up quite nose heavy and needs 30lbs of Ballast in the Baggage compartment when operating with one Pilot on board.
 Even with the CG almost full forward and with a single pilot the elevator trim needs to be about 1/16 “ nose down on the trim tabs or it will climb quite nose
 high and the loading on the stick to hold the nose down will get quite high.  
  
 Also on landing with just myself on board I only use ½ flap as Full Flap will make it hard to get the nose up during the flare and hold off. The first time
 I tried a full flap landing with just myself on board it landed very flat and I was really worried it would touch down nose first. I estimate that maybe it was only
 a few inches off being a nose wheel first touchdown.
 With about 75 hours on VH-DUU now I can reliably get it down within about 1000 ft on a sealed runway with half flap. With a full load I use full flap to get the touchdown 
 Speed a bit slower and it is a bit harder to stop and the brakes do demand quite high pedal pressure.
  
 On about the 5th flight I didn’t get the Weather before I took off from Rwy 35 as it was CAVOK and a beautiful day! After about 1 hour of flying I noticed that the wind
 had changed quite a bit and I discovered what was 330 at 6 knots had become 270 at 20 knots. Since I didn’t want to bend the Aircraft
 I had just built, Bathurst NSW has a dirt cross a strip,  Rwy 28 which I made use of. And so my 10 had its first unsealed Op!  Thank heavens for cross strips!
  
 With the flaps in the reflex position I rotate at 65 knots and then climb out at 117 to 120 knots. Fuel flow should be at around 24.7 to25 gph at full power.
 For landing, half flap on Base at around 80 knots,  Final back to 75 knots and then over the threshold let the speed bleed off in the flare so that you touch down
 Somewhere below 70, say 65 knots. You’ll find the 10 very nice to land and very responsive to the rudder for cross wind ops.
  
 So to summarise , check the fuel system over well, maybe even tie the tail down and run the engine with Aircraft in a climb attitude at full power for a few mins.
 Keep the Elevator trim at neutral or even slightly nose down, have a cross strip available and don’t go too far away from the Airport for the first few flights. 
  
 Cheers
  
 John MacCallum
 VH-DUU
 RV 10 # 41016
  
  
  
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 As an old RCer, our last check before an initial takeoff was to hold the nose up to see if the carburetored 2 stroker would keep running after rotation.  It often killed  the engine - fuel pickup stuck or misinstalled, mixture too lean, vent screwed up, throttle clevis falls off, whatever. 
 
 I SO wanted to do that to the '10 before takeoff!
 
 On 10/6/2016 7:40 PM, Metrocast wrote:
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  I watched a Lancair test pilot fly a first flight
 
 He ran the airplane with it tied down and people holding the wings down for 2 minutes at full throttle
 
 He said if the engine runs for 2 minutes he can make it back to the airport
 
 Alan
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