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Congrats Jesse, glad to see that you are up. Your dream is well on its way
now to reality now. Now the real fun and payoff begins. Enjoy.

Walter

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From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Jesse
Jenks
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:15 PM
To: Builders list
Subject: [rebel-builders] RE: [rebel-builders First Flight...has happened!


It flies really nice, just like everyone says. I did a nice wheel landing
with a light crosswind, one wheel at a time. Had a wicked tailwheel shimmey
when it touched down and it wouldn't stop until I was at taxi speed, so that
was a bummer. Makes me glad I didn't 3 point it though. I also have a nasty
oil leak to track down and my airspeed is sluggish, probably like everyone
else who put static ports on the forward fuselage. I guess I will try a
static mast under the wing. Does that seem to work well?
Looks like I have a few days work before I can fly again. I also have to
finish the wing/fuselage fairings as I just had them duck taped on for
today's flight, complete with a cardboard section around the LE/windshield.
That's OK because it is supposed to rain for a few days, and I new this
afternoon would be my window of opportunity, thus the duck tape and
cardboard to get me airborne.
I loaded 80 pounds of wood stove pellets and had 20 gal fuel for a CG of
14.5. The handling was just great. Ken I took your advice and just used one
notch for takeoff and landing. That seems very adequate for a first time in
the airplane, although I think I may have actually taken off with one notch
negative by mistake. My flap handle is not labeled yet and when I went to
retract the flaps at about 1,000' I seem to remember pulling it back one
notch to neutral. Who knows now, and it took off and climbed great either
way.
Thanks.
Jesse

Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:24:46 -0500
From: klehman@albedo.net
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] I'm airworthy! - First Flight

Ahh the wheel landing question! Probably whatever you are most
comfortable with Jesse as guys have different preferences. I ask new
guys to use one notch of flaperon for the first takeoff and landings and
to try for a 3 pointer. It is a bit easier to get the tail down with
less flaperon. I think Bob always uses full flaperon though. Full
flaperon slows the stall 10% but that is only about 4 mph.

I've alway aimed for three pointers for better directional control with
the tail down. Unfortunately my wing is not stalled with the tail on the
ground even with full flaperon. I've had occasions where several seconds
after the tail was down a strong gust threw me back in the air. So I've
come to appreciate the merits of wheel landings in very gusty conditions
as long as the wind is down the runway. Full flaperons with some power
and quickly dumping (retracting) the flaperon at touchdown works well
for me with wheel landings in gusty conditions. However I don't like
wheel landings with a crosswind or on short rough strips so I rarely do
them.

Have fun you'll enjoy the rebel.

Ken

I always take off with full flap but
On 2/14/2011 11:09 PM, Jesse Jenks wrote:

Thanks guys, Ken, would you say wheel landing or 3 point for the
first few, and one notch for takeoff and landing? BTW I fly a DC-3
for a living, not saying I won't screw up, but I do feel qualified to
make the first flight. That takes me back to my first question
though, because all landings in the DC-3 are wheel landings so at
this point that is what I am more comfortable with. First engine
start today went great, except no tach reading on the Dynon :( and
small oil leak from somewhere. It was almost more thrilling putting
fuel in the tanks for the first time and hearing it hitting the
bottom of the tank. No leaks yet but only put 10 gal each side and I
have 30 gal tanks so it may be a while before I get to test all my
proseal.

Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:17:29 -0500 From: klehman@albedo.net To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] I'm
airworthy! - First Flight

Jesse

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