First Flight

Bob Fisher · Post by **Bob Fisher** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:13 am

hi gang a red letter day tonight i flew the bird off the airport
for the first time with floats

did a taxi test hop to see if i have control then turned , went back
to the end of 350 and took off real carefully! did one circuit
with the gear down needed a little up elevator to compensate for the
long nose gear sticking down into the wind
landed fine no such thing as floating around up there like when it was
a taildragger

next i did 15 minutes with the gear pumped up much better! seems to
fly about 106 t o 110 a t 2400 sounds about right?

gear went back down ok landing great what a day!!! now i have to
install the water rudder cabling bob fisher rebel 342

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Walter Klatt · Post by **Walter Klatt** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:13 am

Congrats, Bob, and just in time for summer. What prop and hp do
you have again? I have been pumping my gear for a couple years
now, and no problems for me.

Walter

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[mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of Bob
Fisher
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 5:49 PM
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: first flight

hi gang a red letter day tonight i flew the bird
off the airport
for the first time with floats

did a taxi test hop to see if i have control then
turned , went back
to the end of 350 and took off real carefully!
did one circuit
with the gear down needed a little up elevator to
compensate for the
long nose gear sticking down into the wind
landed fine no such thing as floating around up
there like when it was
a taildragger

next i did 15 minutes with the gear pumped up much
better! seems to
fly about 106 t o 110 a t 2400 sounds about right?

gear went back down ok landing great what a
day!!! now i have to
install the water rudder cabling bob fisher
rebel 342

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Phil Stubley · Post by **Phil Stubley** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:13 am

Hi Bob,

Congrats on flyingthose darn amphibs <:-)) that I looked at for so long in
mygarage. I'm still not getting things done here so I haven't got my bird
painted and ready for summer yet.

Anyway, happy to here that the floats survived at least one up/down and
landing. Glad to here you're happy with the performance.

Phil.
Subject: first flight

hi gang a red letter day tonight i flew the bird off the airport
for the first time with floats

did a taxi test hop to see if i have control then turned , went back
to the end of 350 and took off real carefully! did one circuit
with the gear down needed a little up elevator to compensate for the
long nose gear sticking down into the wind
landed fine no such thing as floating around up there like when it was
a taildragger

next i did 15 minutes with the gear pumped up much better! seems to
fly about 106 t o 110 a t 2400 sounds about right?

gear went back down ok landing great what a day!!! now i have to
install the water rudder cabling bob fisher rebel 342

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Legeorgen · Post by **Legeorgen** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:13 am

Congratulations, Bob, on your first flight with amphibs!

Bruce

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WALTER KLATT · Post by **WALTER KLATT** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:13 am

No problem, and great to see another Rebel amphib flying. I couldn't remember if you had the 150 or 160 engine. It will be interesting to see what you get full throttle straight and level with the 74X56 prop. My guess is that it could be just right for you, since my 150 hp and 74 X 54 prop is able to reach 2700+ pretty easily.

Bruce, now that you've been flying a while, how is your top end? I believe you have a 150 hp and 74 X 56. Can you reach 2700 RPM at straight and level, at say 1500 ASL?

Walter

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Fisher <rgfisher@zeuter.com>
Date: Thursday, May 6, 2004 3:18 pm
Subject: Re: first flight

hi walter thanks much for your answers to my questions over the
past few
months 160 hp the prop is a sensenish 74 dia by 56 inch
may be a bit
too coarse we`ll see

bob fisher

----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Klatt" <Walter.Klatt@shaw.ca>
To: <murphy-rebel@dcsol.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 10:14 AM
Subject: RE: first flight

Congrats, Bob, and just in time for summer. What prop and hp do
you have again? I have been pumping my gear for a couple years
now, and no problems for me.

Walter

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From: mike.davis@dcsol.com
[mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of Bob
Fisher
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 5:49 PM
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: first flight

hi gang a red letter day tonight i flew the bird
off the airport
for the first time with floats

did a taxi test hop to see if i have control then
turned , went back
to the end of 350 and took off real carefully!
did one circuit
with the gear down needed a little up elevator to
compensate for the
long nose gear sticking down into the wind
landed fine no such thing as floating around up
there like when it was
a taildragger

next i did 15 minutes with the gear pumped up much
better! seems to
fly about 106 t o 110 a t 2400 sounds about right?

gear went back down ok landing great what a
day!!! now i have to
install the water rudder cabling bob fisher
rebel 342

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Walter Klatt · Post by **Walter Klatt** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:13 am

I can't remember what mine does at 4000 (87.5% power), but I know
at 1500 (95 % power) I will exceed 2700 at 125 mph. I thought
your (Bruce's) prop was 56 pitch. Mine is 54. Yep, with the drag
of floats I rarely have to slip to get down. Just pull it back to
60 mph and she drops like a rock. Sounds like you will have the
usual CHT problems once the summer heat comes. Mine is running at
360 - 380 these days.

Walter

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Legeorgen@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 5:52 PM
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: first flight

Hi Walter

My airstrip is 1950' ASL so it might get a little
messy to see what it will
do all out at 1500 ASL.

Really though, I don't believe I have ever checked my
top end, yet, but I
will do that this weekend and report back. Probably
close to yours since we fly
same engine and prop.

I have been cruising at 2400 or 2500 RPM, usually
around 4000' ASL, and run
100 to 105 MPH respectfully. Lots of drag! I can
really feel the drag on
landing as I must carry power all the way down ... to
land on terra-firma.

CHT's can be kept below 400* F at these settings only
if I don't lean to peak
EGT. At peak CHT's run at 415* and at 150 before peak
it will run at 390*
hottest CHT.

Bruce

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Bob Fisher · Post by **Bob Fisher** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:13 am

hi phil thanks for the response how is the family?? hope to see you
this summer flying! bob
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To: <murphy-rebel@dcsol.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: first flight

Hi Bob,

Congrats on flyingthose darn amphibs <:-)) that I looked at for so long

in

mygarage. I'm still not getting things done here so I haven't got my bird
painted and ready for summer yet.

Anyway, happy to here that the floats survived at least one up/down and
landing. Glad to here you're happy with the performance.

Phil.
Subject: first flight

hi gang a red letter day tonight i flew the bird off the airport
for the first time with floats

did a taxi test hop to see if i have control then turned , went back
to the end of 350 and took off real carefully! did one circuit
with the gear down needed a little up elevator to compensate for the
long nose gear sticking down into the wind
landed fine no such thing as floating around up there like when it was
a taildragger

next i did 15 minutes with the gear pumped up much better! seems to
fly about 106 t o 110 a t 2400 sounds about right?

gear went back down ok landing great what a day!!! now i have to
install the water rudder cabling bob fisher rebel 342

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Bob Fisher · Post by **Bob Fisher** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:13 am

hi walter thanks much for your answers to my questions over the past few
months 160 hp the prop is a sensenish 74 dia by 56 inch may be a bit
too coarse we`ll see

bob fisher

----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Klatt" <Walter.Klatt@shaw.ca>
To: <murphy-rebel@dcsol.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 10:14 AM
Subject: RE: first flight

Congrats, Bob, and just in time for summer. What prop and hp do
you have again? I have been pumping my gear for a couple years
now, and no problems for me.

Walter

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com
[mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of Bob
Fisher
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 5:49 PM
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: first flight

hi gang a red letter day tonight i flew the bird
off the airport
for the first time with floats

did a taxi test hop to see if i have control then
turned , went back
to the end of 350 and took off real carefully!
did one circuit
with the gear down needed a little up elevator to
compensate for the
long nose gear sticking down into the wind
landed fine no such thing as floating around up
there like when it was
a taildragger

next i did 15 minutes with the gear pumped up much
better! seems to
fly about 106 t o 110 a t 2400 sounds about right?

gear went back down ok landing great what a
day!!! now i have to
install the water rudder cabling bob fisher
rebel 342

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Legeorgen · Post by **Legeorgen** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:13 am

Hi Walter

My airstrip is 1950' ASL so it might get a little messy to see what it will
do all out at 1500 ASL.

Really though, I don't believe I have ever checked my top end, yet, but I
will do that this weekend and report back. Probably close to yours since we fly
same engine and prop.

I have been cruising at 2400 or 2500 RPM, usually around 4000' ASL, and run
100 to 105 MPH respectfully. Lots of drag! I can really feel the drag on
landing as I must carry power all the way down ... to land on terra-firma.

CHT's can be kept below 400* F at these settings only if I don't lean to peak
EGT. At peak CHT's run at 415* and at 150 before peak it will run at 390*
hottest CHT.

Bruce

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Ralph Baker · Post by **Ralph Baker** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:01 am

Sam & Sandi,
Congratulations! You certainly have a "one of a kind"!

How did you do your cabin step? Susan is undertall and after all the
building help it seems she should at least be able to get into the
plane. Also, did you narrow your elevator or leave it full width?

Enjoy that fly off time.
Ralph Baker
Elite 624E

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Gilles St-Pierre · Post by **Gilles St-Pierre** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:02 am

Congratulation,
it must be a great adventure. All that hard work is finally rewarding
you....!!!!.
We should be able to fly ours witin a year
sincerely
dr gilles st pierre E717

From: Ralph Baker <rebaker@ftc-i.net>
Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: First flight
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 21:55:53 -0500

Sam & Sandi,
Congratulations! You certainly have a "one of a kind"!

How did you do your cabin step? Susan is undertall and after all the
building help it seems she should at least be able to get into the
plane. Also, did you narrow your elevator or leave it full width?

Enjoy that fly off time.
Ralph Baker
Elite 624E

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mikeh · Post by **mikeh** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:41 pm

Good onya Jesse, was it easier than the DC3? Congrats. Mike

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Rebecca Brownell · Post by **Rebecca Brownell** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:41 pm

Congrats Jesse! We'll be following you soon!

Jason and Rebecca
817R

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