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I did not get to fly last Friday. I turned wrenches instead. The chief pilot flew it though, and at 5,700 lbs, with slightly more headwind and a more nose up attitude, he got the thing off the ground in 1150 feet. Still had good grond sound measurements, even at 800' agl and 310 hp power settings.
I should be taking it to fl 250 this Friday for a speed run. And I'll get some pictures.
Had an Aspen Avionics Pilot Pro PFD installed in my '66 -A, mated to an ARC 400 autopilot. I should have it back this week and will start another post to tell how well it works with the a/p and the 530.
Also, some of the mechanic work I was doing last Friday was on some 25-gallon underwing fuel tanks, four in all, mounted to the hard points used in the O-2's. May have some pics of those also.
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