Over a year after the first flight I finally took N750PS up for her second flight. I really thought I would have had the 40 hours flown off by the end of November but some bad weather, a few guests…
Category: Phase 1 Testing
Battery Issues
Now that the summer temps are over you might have expected this blog to be filled with the stories of Phase 1 flight testing, and to finally get the plane up and out of the local area. Well, nothing is…
Back on the Flight Line
This weekend I was able to replace the blown capacitor and fuse in the charging circuit, put everything back together and test. This time I am happy to say that the ‘faulty circuit’ lamp from the regulator came on with…
Grounded
Over Friday night I read a lot of posts of people having trouble with their lamp indicator and I found a couple of forum posts and a web article with information on how to test. Scott offered to come help…
Phase One Flight Testing
Once an experimental aircraft is inspected and granted an Airworthiness Certificate, it comes with a set of Operating Limitations. These set out the special rules and regulations that the plane must adhere to in order to keep the certificate. If…