This AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT & ULTRALIGHT FLIGHT TESTING HANDBOOK sets forth suggestions and safety related recommendations to assist amateur and ultralight builders in developing individualized aircraft flight test plans.
Section 1. Homework Section 2. Airport Selection Figure 1 - Runway Length Chart Section 3. Emergency Plans and Equipment Section 4. Test Pilot Section 5. Medical Facts For Pilots Section 6. Transporting The Aircraft To the Airport Section 7. Assembly and Airworthiness Inspection Section 8. Weight and Balance Figure 2 - Empty Weight CG Figure 3 - Take Off CG Figure 4 - Additional Equipment Added Section 9. Paperwork Section 10. Powerplant Tests Section 11. Additional Engine Tests Section 12. Propeller Inspection Figure 5 - Propeller Tracking CHAPTER 2. TAXI TESTS Section 1. Low Speed Taxi Tests Section 2. High Speed Taxi Tests CHAPTER 3. THE FIRST FLIGHT Section 1. General Section 2. The Role of the Chase Plane Section 3. Emergency Procedures Section 4. First Flight Section 5. First Flight Procedures CHAPTER 4. THE FIRST 10 HOURS Section 1. The Second Flight Section 2. The Third Flight Section 3. Hours 4 through 10 CHAPTER 5. EXPANDING THE ENVELOPE Section 1. General Section 2. Hours 11 through 20 Figure 6 - Climb Airspeed and Altitude Graph Figure 7 - Best Rate of Climb Speed Graph Section 3. Hours 21 through 35: Stability and Control Checks Figure 8 - Static Stability Figure 9 - Time Section 4. A Word or Two About Flutter
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Jul 16, 2013
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