Farcoffs Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 [medio=full]201[/medio] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Wow, I thought you had misspelt Flight when you posted 'Fright'. Now I see why, was it a lack of power on take off? Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Gnu Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Wow, might want to try higher octane or something? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 ? aft C of G, tail slow to come up, unable to keep nose down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpacro Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Not on my PC today so I'm not getting a good quality video - was the elevator up all that time (until it came back on the ground)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Looks like a dramatic case of tail heaviness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nong Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Very poor technique, but hey, thats how we get the best footage ! As others have noted, this pilot failed to move the stick forward to raise the tail. The wing never got to a safe angle of attack because of stick position. Could someone have a word in his ear and suggest that 1) he co-opt the services of an experienced KR jockey to conduct the first flight and 2) he obtain a little remedial training. Sorted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvairkr Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 looked to me like a high speed taxi test gone horribly wrong , it certainly didnt sound like that corvair was at full song . I would be very suprised if it was a rear C of G issue with a heavy corvair and psru up front . I noticed the up elevator also and what sounded like 3/4 throttle which is why i thought it was a taxi test, but i couldnt work out why he wouldnt have got the tail up and angle of attack down and pinned the mains down with down elevator , rather than maintain the wing at pretty much climb angle of attack at marginal flying speed ? Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Farcoffs, any chance you could run us through this blow by blow? Whether it was engine, cog, pilot reaction to controls, there's bound to be a lesson in it for us, particularly those building new aircraft. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chird65 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Seems like an old incident about 2004. From the owners site it was a high speed taxi mishap, not much more said than that. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayavner Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 pucker factor??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjanet Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 [medio=full]201[/medio] I am the pilot of this aircraft and the video was taken in 2003 on its first flight. It was my inexperience in getting the stick forward that led to the incident. All other innuendo and speculation is misleading. I have no idea why farcoffs released it without my knowledge some 10 ten years after the event. John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Thanks John - see my post #10 We've all come unstuck at some time or other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerme Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 At least you gave us an exciting vid to watch John.. we all live and learn... stick forward....stick forward... woops take it easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 At least John, you're still here to tell the tale. Are you still flying?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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