CKE HAS FLOWN!

Dave Homewood Administrator Air Vice Marshal Posts: 63,223	CKE HAS FLOWN! Mar 24, 2011 10:12:33 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 24, 2011 10:12:33 GMT 12 Aha, so it now has street cred amongst the youngsters too. You could fit a thumping stereo to complete the soundscape now. ;D
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philip Group Captain Posts: 633	CKE HAS FLOWN! Mar 24, 2011 10:22:00 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by philip on Mar 24, 2011 10:22:00 GMT 12 And under-fuselage neons
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slackie Group Captain Posts: 598	CKE HAS FLOWN! Mar 24, 2011 15:13:24 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by slackie on Mar 24, 2011 15:13:24 GMT 12 Doof Doof!
	To long up-lines and (slightly) shorter down-lines!

Bruce Global Moderator Avian Adventurer ZK-CKE Posts: 5,292	CKE HAS FLOWN! Mar 24, 2011 22:47:10 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bruce on Mar 24, 2011 22:47:10 GMT 12 Some video from the onboard camera of today's stability testing:
	Last Edit: Mar 24, 2011 22:47:54 GMT 12 by Bruce If it was supposed to be easy. everyone would be doing it...

Bruce Global Moderator Avian Adventurer ZK-CKE Posts: 5,292	CKE HAS FLOWN! Mar 24, 2011 22:54:19 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bruce on Mar 24, 2011 22:54:19 GMT 12 For some reason the editing software I used encoded a whole heap of blanks on the end.....
	If it was supposed to be easy. everyone would be doing it...

flyjoe180 Air Commodore Posts: 9,210	CKE HAS FLOWN! Mar 25, 2011 11:43:25 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 25, 2011 11:43:25 GMT 12 Nice work Bruce, you must be over the moon! Don't forget some funky spinning hub caps!
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CKE HAS FLOWN! Mar 25, 2011 15:37:48 GMT 12

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CKE made it to her new home at Te Kowhai today, arriving just ahead of the bad weather:

She only just fits through the hangar door with a few inches to spare - I'm pleased I made up a tailwheel steering bar as it needs careful and precise alignment!

As the hangar doors are currently being repaired and there is signs of bird activity, I put its cover on when tucking it up:

If it was supposed to be easy. everyone would be doing it...

Dave Homewood Administrator Air Vice Marshal Posts: 63,223	CKE HAS FLOWN! Mar 25, 2011 17:52:54 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 25, 2011 17:52:54 GMT 12 Cool. It's good to see it at home at last.
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CKE HAS FLOWN! Apr 25, 2011 22:09:16 GMT 12

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On Good Friday, whilst everyone was heading South to Omaka, Dave the test pilot came up to Te Kowhai to continue limitations testing on CKE. Since the last batch of flights I have made some tweaks to the propeller which has improved the take off performance, and corrected a few other minor bugs. Te Kowhai allows you much closer to the runway than Hamilton, so I have finally got some reasonable photos of the Adventurer flying (see below). The Limitations testing has progressed very well, with good solid data showing the aircraft has excellent stability and handling - which is better than I expected considering there was a lot of "That looks about right" in the design process!
The really cool thing about the Friday session was I have finally had my first flight in the aircraft - officially as test flight observer to confirm the characteristics and check that I was happy with the loading on the flap handle. I got to fly from the RH seat during the short local flight and I am totally stoked at how nice it is to fly! (I was dreading what would happen if it was quite a handful or unpleasant!) I had a huge grin for most of the weekend.... a few more flights will sort the limitations phase out, then I'll get a "type rating" to continue the reliability phase myself.

anyway, some pics:

Last Edit: Apr 25, 2011 22:11:06 GMT 12 by Bruce

If it was supposed to be easy. everyone would be doing it...

Bruce Global Moderator Avian Adventurer ZK-CKE Posts: 5,292	CKE HAS FLOWN! Apr 25, 2011 22:10:24 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bruce on Apr 25, 2011 22:10:24 GMT 12 Oh, BTW it is also back quiet again - I have fitted some much sturdier exhaust silencer cones to keep the neighbours happy!
	If it was supposed to be easy. everyone would be doing it...

voidhawk9 Flight Sergeant Posts: 29	CKE HAS FLOWN! Apr 26, 2011 8:17:13 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by voidhawk9 on Apr 26, 2011 8:17:13 GMT 12 It looks far more 'in it's element' in those photos... it's not supposed to be on big long sealed runways!

Peter Lewis Global Moderator Posts: 6,484	CKE HAS FLOWN! Apr 26, 2011 8:33:50 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Peter Lewis on Apr 26, 2011 8:33:50 GMT 12 Good one Bruce. Congratulations.
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oggie2620 Group Captain Posts: 635	CKE HAS FLOWN! Apr 27, 2011 10:04:35 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by oggie2620 on Apr 27, 2011 10:04:35 GMT 12 It looks really good in the pics. You must be chuffed to bits...
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baz62 Air Commodore Posts: 6,543	CKE HAS FLOWN! Apr 27, 2011 11:06:32 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by baz62 on Apr 27, 2011 11:06:32 GMT 12 Looks like she has a good performance on takeoff Bruce. And yes looks good on the grass!
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flyjoe180 Air Commodore Posts: 9,210	CKE HAS FLOWN! Apr 27, 2011 21:57:43 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by flyjoe180 on Apr 27, 2011 21:57:43 GMT 12 Looking good Bruce, nice pictures.
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yak2 Group Captain Posts: 1,320	CKE HAS FLOWN! May 9, 2011 19:46:10 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by yak2 on May 9, 2011 19:46:10 GMT 12 Magnificent personal achievement Bruce. Congratulations. Be interested to see 'the numbers' once you have completed testing.

Dave Homewood Administrator Air Vice Marshal Posts: 63,223	CKE HAS FLOWN! May 9, 2011 20:19:42 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dave Homewood on May 9, 2011 20:19:42 GMT 12 Have you flown it yet yourself Bruce?
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efliernz Group Captain Posts: 355	CKE HAS FLOWN! May 9, 2011 20:35:14 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by efliernz on May 9, 2011 20:35:14 GMT 12 Bruce - my offer to lend you (or the pilot) my Gopro video to shoot from inside still stands. Just pm me Pete
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CKE HAS FLOWN! May 9, 2011 21:49:34 GMT 12

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May 9, 2011 20:19:42 GMT 12 Dave Homewood said:

Have you flown it yet yourself Bruce?

Read up the thread a bit Dave - I had a little fly of it over Easter whilst everyone was away down country

Probably one one limitations test flight and I'll start getting checked out in it. Just waiting for When Dave the test pilot is free, the weather is good and there isn't a forum meet!

Thanks for the offer Pete, Dave has a GoPro which he forgot to bring on the last visit, but I might take you up on the offer sometime to get some additional footage.

If it was supposed to be easy. everyone would be doing it...

Dave Homewood Administrator Air Vice Marshal Posts: 63,223	CKE HAS FLOWN! May 9, 2011 22:02:36 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dave Homewood on May 9, 2011 22:02:36 GMT 12 Sorry Bruce, I missed that.
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