Flyinglion2000 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 After a few months the plywood chrysalis had metamorphisised into a vivid alloy butterfly. 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Looks good...nice paint job............Maj...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongie Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Very nice.. How long did it take you to build mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick morawski Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Looks fantasic, but don't just tease us with one photo, give us more!!! Have you flown it yet? Cheers Rick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlegg Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Champion job! Building is fun, but flying your creation beats all.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinglion2000 Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 Ok first flight held Saturday. After another complete pre-flight we taxied out and after suitable radio calls barrelled down the runway and lifted off successfully. Everything working as it should except noticed the ASI was under reading and only ever slow slowly increasing to what could be reckoned as the correct IAS. Slowed her down and sure enough the ASI was lagging again and over reading. After some circuits touched down and scratched the brain about the ASI fault. Took a look under the dash and felt the tube leading into the back of the ASI from the pitot was kinked at right angles - oops. This probably came about from taking the dash out twice to check wiring on the fuel reserve warning light circuit. Anyway straightened it out, sleeved the affected area and reconnected all up. Second flight worked perfectly ! All up it took four months to build. Performs very nicely - running a 3 blade Bolly 66" prop which pulls it along very nicely. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Where is your Savannah S based?....also why did you opt for a 66 inch 3blade?...most use either the 68 inch or the 72inch...I have the 72inch on mine and it goes fantastic... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinglion2000 Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 G'day I'm based out at Tara atm. But as soon as 25 hours is up I will be moving around a fair bit to get plenty if time and experience in it. Well I'm not an expert but the docs I got with blade say that true diameter is 66" but the serial number has a 68 in it. I have read in other posts that some manufacturers (or just Bolly) knock 2" off the diameter - not sure for what reason though. I will run a tape over it to see what the diameter is. Hopefully see you on the skies around SEQ one day soon. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 You will be able to drop over and see Steve...not that far away really. I will be out that way as soon as I get mine back into the air....got to fly out to Steve's place and harass him. Hope to have her ready for paint by the new year so a week or two into the new year she should be back in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Oh yours will be the 68 inch then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 G'dayI'm based out at Tara atm. But as soon as 25 hours is up I will be moving around a fair bit to get plenty if time and experience in it. Well I'm not an expert but the docs I got with blade say that true diameter is 66" but the serial number has a 68 in it. I have read in other posts that some manufacturers (or just Bolly) knock 2" off the diameter - not sure for what reason though. I will run a tape over it to see what the diameter is. Hopefully see you on the skies around SEQ one day soon. Cheers You know my number if you need someone to hold the maps!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinglion2000 Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 Roger that Texy. Need to test the MTOW limits anyway so you should come in handy for that too ;-) Cam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Hey I resemble that!!! ..... I mean resent, I resent that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Oh yours will be the 68 inch then Doesn't it depend which hub you use as to what it ends up, Bolly hub gives a different diameter to a warpdrive hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Not sure really…I just asked Peter at Bolly for the 72 inch 3 blade Optima to suit a Savannah….he sent me exactly what I had before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Congratulations Flyinglion, hopefully we will see your bird up at Old Station at Raglan next time, lined up with all the rest of them!........I lost count last year. Hey four months ain't bad...you should be proud...............Maj.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 All up it took four months to build. It must have been sitting in the ware house the day I picked mine up at the beginning of July, you are making me feel slack now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skee Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Nice =) I started mine in November =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 It must have been sitting in the ware house the day I picked mine up at the beginning of July, you are making me feel slack now. I wont say anything Steve:roflmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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