I took it out today for a bit longer flight. I took off from KORH on 29, stayed in the pattern for one round to ensure everything was ok, then headed, climbing out west. I climbed to 5000′ (got there pretty quick, too), then after going out 15mi from the airport, setup a race track […]
Second flight
I had a few things to take care of after the first flight. Right after that flight, I jacked the plane up and found why the gear was not retracting properly – newly inflated tires not fitting into wheel wells. I opened up the wheel wells so they fit in easily at 55psi and also […]
First flight
Since getting the airworthiness certificate for my Velocity, I’ve been preparing for first flight. Over the last week or so, I’d run out of things on the list and little issues to take care of. On Thursday, I took the day off, prepared to fly. I started by doing some high-speed taxi tests. KORH has […]
Airworthiness granted!
This morning was my appointment with an inspector from the Windsor-Locks FAA MIDO (Manufacturing & Inspection District Offices) for my airworthiness inspection. I thought it was the FSDO that took care of airworthiness inspections, but its the MIDO. Anyway, great guy, very thorough. He spotted a few things that I was able to correct while […]