{"id":1402,"date":"2018-12-21T18:46:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T02:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stol750project.info\/?p=1402"},"modified":"2019-01-08T19:01:02","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T03:01:02","slug":"flight-2-as-if-it-was-the-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stol750project.info\/?p=1402","title":{"rendered":"Flight 2: As if it was the first"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 and it was easy not to make it out to the hangar at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gv6YQY4ZVrk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the length of time between flights this was pretty much a first flight again and I&#8217;m pleased to say the plane performed very well. Take off rpm was too high so since this flight I have increased the propellor pitch a little. Rudder input still seems too sensitive but I think that may be just a matter of getting used to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m quite disappointed with the landing but I hadn&#8217;t flown ANYTHING in over a year so it isn&#8217;t surprising that I didn&#8217;t get the landing picture right. Otherwise it was pretty good, a fairly stable (though air speed too high) approach, right on the runway, just rounded out too soon. The plane lost lift too high above the ground and so it was a solid landing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately the side camera battery had run out so I don&#8217;t have a side view to see exactly what happened. Next time I need to properly focus my gave down to the end of the runway and begin my flare at the right time. My plan is go grab a CFI and do some landings in the Cessna to get my picture back (though I know it is a very different experience in the Zenith).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyway I finally have more than an hour of Phase 1 done &#8211; whoo hoo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over a year after the first flight I finally took N750PS up for her second flight. 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