Re: Timberfox flies!
4/24/2023
The Timberfox flies for the first time!
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All went good on the first flight. Only issue I found was my airspeed was off. (indicating 10-20mph faster) After some troubleshooting I found that my static ports were the culprit. I had them placed right behind the doors. After unplugging the static line so it just read cabin static, the problem went away. I always thought indicated airspeed was independent of static pressure but looks like that is not the case!
The Garmin G3X is incredible, being able to pull logs to look at data is so much nicer than trying to write everything down while monitoring everything while flying. 10/10
4 flights in with a million more to go. I am having a problem with the engine leaking fuel out the vent tubes/carbs (all you fuel injected guys are probably smiling right now). Thanks Larry Olson for the assistance in troubleshooting!
As of right now, with me and half tanks (1050#) I am 35.5mph indicated in slow flight (full flaps) and 115 indicated at 5200 RPM. I am very pleased with these numbers.
As others have mentioned on the forum, this plane does not want to land! Trying to get it to slow down in the pattern and final is not like a cub!
Overall, this has been a blast thus far. Thanks to everyone on these forums for posting build logs and asking the questions I was to scared to ask! ha
Special thanks to Harlan and TJhj for letting me fly with them and letting me bug them with questions!
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Re: Kitfox V new project build
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