Paul, Graham,
No, i won't certainly do the first flight myself. Ivan has kindly agreed
to do that and bring me on type.
As for taxi testing, i don't do fast testing, and only crawled on tarmac.
At least i know that the Winter ASI is working, it showed 20 knots with a
nice headwind. No reaction of the Dynon yet though.
Weight: No vacuum pump, no steam gauges saves a bit. The factory supplied
filler with epoxy was used, about 2 pounds, of which at least half was
sanded away. About a pound of heavier car filler was used for fine
scratches. The painter did a good job, there is still paint left from a
one gallon batch. Added a generator and a second battery, both small. The
interior however is heavier then i would like it to be. I remember Paul's
speckle paint interior, it was looking good and must be much lighter.
Well, i know an area where i can easely save 20 pounds: my owl pot belly
:-)
Regards,
Jos Okhuijsen
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