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Flight-testing your homebuilt. Some tips. Includes a "test record" summarizing aircraft statistics and test results.
HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT Jul 1985 (v.12#7) pg. 40

Common-sense tips to make the first flight of your new homebuilt easier and safer.
HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT Jul 1986 (v.13#7) pg. 44

Be your own check-out pilot. Advice on careful planning for that first flight in a single-seat airplane.
KITPLANES Mar 1996 (v.13#3) pg. 39

First-flight follies. Advice on preparing for and executing taxi and liftoff tests prior to flying a new aircraft.
KITPLANES Feb 1997 (v.14#2) pg. 78

First flight follies. Getting in the right frame of mind for a homebuilt's first flight is critical.
KITPLANES May 1997 (v.14#5) pg. 32

Understanding the "flight envelope" of an aircraft.
SPORT AVIATION Mar 1988 (v.37#3) pg. 42

After that first test flight. How to conduct a thorough test program of your homebuilt aircraft during the first 25-40 hours of restricted flight.
SPORT AVIATION Apr 1988 (v.37#4) pg. 27

Flight testing homebuilts. Stage one: Making preparations for flight testing. Includes an extensive checklist of items to be considered.
SPORT AVIATION Jan 1989 (v.38#1) pg. 27

Flight testing homebuilts. Stage two: Making the initial flight tests.
SPORT AVIATION Feb 1989 (v.38#2) pg. 27

Flight testing homebuilts. Stage three: Expanding the flight envelope.
SPORT AVIATION Mar 1989 (v.38#3) pg. 28
Correction SPORT AVIATION Apr 1989 (v.38#4) pg. 10
Added Info SPORT AVIATION May 1989 (v.38#5) pg. 4

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