Another POH for the Rebel
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:54 pm
I also just uploaded a Pilot's Operating Handbook for my Murphy Rebel
which is a compilation starting with Archer's Handbook and includes a
pile of information from other sources. It is specific to my plane, but
can be modified for anyone's plane with the use of Microsoft Word.
It contains a bit more information about Emergency Procedures, Cruise
Performance, and General Information. I will look at the POH supplied
by Eric Fogelin and maybe enhance it more.
What I tried to do with this version is to make it into a compact version
that can be put together as a spiral notebook (spirals at the top) for
easy storage in the plane and yet easy to flip to pages of interest. I
have put 'box' lines around each page as an indicator of where to cut.
The handbook when put together should be assembled so that page two is
on the back side of page one and upside down, so that when you flip through
it you can read from top to bottom.
The data in it is estimated from limited flight data so is not entirely
accurate as far as performance is concerned.
So if any of you like this format, it gives you another option. When I
complete my flight testing of Rebel N52GG, I will post a more accurate
version for my Rebel
It is in Rebel 404 General Documation.
Gary Gustafson
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I've uploaded a Pilot's Operating Handbook to the Rebel Builder's server. It
is in Word format and located in the Elite-General Documentation section.
While it targets the Elite, it should be useful for Rebel or Moose builders.
There have been a few other POHs, a general purpose one that has been on the
Murphy site for the Rebel, and the Archer's did a nice one for their plane.
I've looked at a number of POH's for RVs and have studied boiler plates from
the EAA and certificated POHs from Cessna.
I created a generic POH for an Elite based on my POH and checklists. I
removed references to my constant speed prop since almost all have fixed
pitch props. I also removed specific airspeeds as they will depend on your
aircraft and flight testing. All items that are custom to your airplane are
marked with ### to make customizing easier. You will need to review
everything, modify and add as appropriate for your project.
For US builders, there is no required format for your POH, in fact placards
and instrument markings may be enough. But, a nice POH may help grease the
skids with the FAA or DAR that inspects your project. So, delete entire
sections or add critical information that I didn't include. You want your
POH to have what you need to find when things are going well or when it all
goes south.
As the old joke goes, an airplane can't fly until the weight of the
paperwork equals the weight of the airplane. I hope this POH reduces the
amount of time it takes to create your own forest of paperwork for your
official airworthiness (and paperwork) inspection.
This builders group is outstanding and it is a pleasure to give something
back after relying so heavily on all the help over the years.
Eric Fogelin
N645E
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which is a compilation starting with Archer's Handbook and includes a
pile of information from other sources. It is specific to my plane, but
can be modified for anyone's plane with the use of Microsoft Word.
It contains a bit more information about Emergency Procedures, Cruise
Performance, and General Information. I will look at the POH supplied
by Eric Fogelin and maybe enhance it more.
What I tried to do with this version is to make it into a compact version
that can be put together as a spiral notebook (spirals at the top) for
easy storage in the plane and yet easy to flip to pages of interest. I
have put 'box' lines around each page as an indicator of where to cut.
The handbook when put together should be assembled so that page two is
on the back side of page one and upside down, so that when you flip through
it you can read from top to bottom.
The data in it is estimated from limited flight data so is not entirely
accurate as far as performance is concerned.
So if any of you like this format, it gives you another option. When I
complete my flight testing of Rebel N52GG, I will post a more accurate
version for my Rebel
It is in Rebel 404 General Documation.
Gary Gustafson
--------------------------------------
I've uploaded a Pilot's Operating Handbook to the Rebel Builder's server. It
is in Word format and located in the Elite-General Documentation section.
While it targets the Elite, it should be useful for Rebel or Moose builders.
There have been a few other POHs, a general purpose one that has been on the
Murphy site for the Rebel, and the Archer's did a nice one for their plane.
I've looked at a number of POH's for RVs and have studied boiler plates from
the EAA and certificated POHs from Cessna.
I created a generic POH for an Elite based on my POH and checklists. I
removed references to my constant speed prop since almost all have fixed
pitch props. I also removed specific airspeeds as they will depend on your
aircraft and flight testing. All items that are custom to your airplane are
marked with ### to make customizing easier. You will need to review
everything, modify and add as appropriate for your project.
For US builders, there is no required format for your POH, in fact placards
and instrument markings may be enough. But, a nice POH may help grease the
skids with the FAA or DAR that inspects your project. So, delete entire
sections or add critical information that I didn't include. You want your
POH to have what you need to find when things are going well or when it all
goes south.
As the old joke goes, an airplane can't fly until the weight of the
paperwork equals the weight of the airplane. I hope this POH reduces the
amount of time it takes to create your own forest of paperwork for your
official airworthiness (and paperwork) inspection.
This builders group is outstanding and it is a pleasure to give something
back after relying so heavily on all the help over the years.
Eric Fogelin
N645E
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