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Jabiru J450 Constructors Manual
Testing>Flight testing
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Testing>Flight testing
Objectives of this task:
To safely and successfully test fly the aircraft, record information resulting from the flight test
sequence and use that information to fine tune the flying characteristics of the aircraft.
Well, this is what it all comes down to: you have built your own Jabiru, you have painted it
and assembled it and checked and tested every part of it to your satisfaction and now it is time
to finish the project and actually fly the machine for the first time!
This is no small undertaking, and you must ask yourself if you are capable of performing the
flight test on your own, or, perhaps, if your experience level or recency is low, you may wish
to hire a more experienced pilot to conduct some or all of the flight testing for you.
This task will step you through each of the flight testing stages that we employ here in our
factory testing program, along with the appropriate forms to record the results of each stage.
The correct sequence for rectifying any out of rig conditions will be explained along the way.
Reference documentation
The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) produces a “Flight Test Guide for
Certification of CAO 101.28 Category Airplanes”. This document is required to be completed
as part of the approval process for Australian-built aircraft.
In countries other than Australia, the amateur builder should seek advice from the appropriate
Airworthiness Authority and/or the relevant amateur building association (EAA Chapter or
equivalent) as regards their requirements.
In the USA the FAA publishes the “Amateur-Built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Testing
Handbook” (publication AC90-89A), which addresses the topic in considerable detail and
which may be obtained here:
www.faa.gov/library/manuals/
Sequence
This task will address the following steps:
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Preliminary work
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Airport selection
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Emergency plans and equipment
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The test pilot
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Sequence #1: Ground runs
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Engine parameters
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Taxi testing
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Sequence #2: Initial flight and function testing
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First flight, rigging checks
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Rigging corrections
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Sequence #3: Performance flight testing