Phase 1 Complete: 40 Hours, 64 Days, 35 Flights
A working draft capstone for N22UP's first test period, tying the numbers, test tasks, and operating limits into one end-of-Phase-1 summary.
Category
Final Testing
Weight and balance, inspection prep, operating limitations, and first-flight readiness.
Build 67 / Flight 40.45 hrs
Featured Posts
26 total posts
Weight and Balance
Final weight and balance for N22UP prior to Airworthiness Application!
Pre-first start inspections and corrections
Courtesy pre start inspections by fellow builders and correcting the issues they found.
Chronological Archive
- Service Bulletin 16-12-16 Build 5 hrs
- Flap calibration and brake bleeding Build 6 hrs
- Fuel flow testing and fuel tank calibration Build 8 hrs
- Pre-first start inspections and corrections Build 8 hrs
- First Engine Start! Build 4 hrs
- Post first start corrections Build 4 hrs
- First Taxi Test & Brake Wear In Build 4 hrs
- Magnetometer and AHARS Calibration Build 4 hrs
- ELT Testing & Data Plate Installation Build 2 hrs
- Dynamic Prop Balance Build 3 hrs
- N-Number, Inspection Panels, & Misc Build 4 hrs
- Weight and Balance Build 5 hrs
- Pitot Static & Transponder Certification Build 2 hrs
- Airworthiness Application No hours recorded
- Final Airworthiness Inspection Prep Build 8 hrs
- Task-Based Phase 1: What It Is and Why I Chose It No hours recorded
- Airworthiness Inspection! No hours recorded
- Flights 2-5: The First Two Weeks No hours recorded
- Maintenance Phase 1: The Tear-Down List No hours recorded
- Back in the Air: July Flying Log No hours recorded
- Airspeed Calibration: The 4-Leg GPS Method No hours recorded
- Stall Testing No hours recorded
- Vx and Vy: Five Flights to Find the Best Climb No hours recorded
- The W42 Visit: Flying to See a Friend (Within the Test Area) No hours recorded
- Baltimore Martin State: The First $100 Hamburger No hours recorded
- Phase 1 Complete: 40 Hours, 64 Days, 35 Flights Flight 40.45 hrs