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Old 2nd Aug 2020, 17:29
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sycamore
 
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I test flew BEFU for the PFA and Bill at Redhill in `77,78,79.We had all sorts of problems,common to lots of homebuilt machines; ,in this case it related to ergonomics of the controls.Bill was about a foot taller and bigger than I was(then),as I raced Cassutts/Betas/Titchs and others for the PFA,was a current QFI ,and T-Club check pilot.The u/c was raised/lowered by winding a floor mounted circular horizontal wheel,under my right leg,the flap lever was behind my right hip,i wore a back parachute and sat on a couple of cushions.The early prop was ground adjustable only,and the engine used oil..a lot. However it flew quite well ,within the limitation of having to ground adjust the prop after flight,almost stall the aircraft to be able to operate the flaps,and u/c......
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