Cozy III
Pilot’s Operating Handbook Page 52
cowling off and look for excessive vibration, unsafetyed
hardware, leaky fuel lines, or anything else unpleasant. After
this initial run-in period (or the manufacturer's recommended run-
in for new or overhauled engines), check everything over very
carefully. Recheck the exhaust nuts for torque, look for leaks
around gaskets, loose clamps, check fit of cowling baffles, etc.
Check everything thoroughly before you button up the cowling to
begin taxi tests. Be sure the engine compartment is clean.
Check for nuts, washers, bits of safety wire, etc. because in a
pusher, everything that comes off goes right through the prop.
And last of all, are you sure you have complied with all the
details in Appendix I above?
LOW SPEED TAXI
Make all initial taxi/runway flights without wheel pants for better
brake cooling.
Refer to the "Pilot Position” section in this manual, to set up the
seat for correct visibility. Low speed taxi is defined as that
slower than required to lift the nose wheel off the ground, - 35
kts. (40mph). Spend at least a full hour doing low speed taxi to
fully familiarize yourself with the cockpit environment and to
thoroughly check the engine, brakes, controls, landing gear, etc.
Thirty five knots is sufficient speed to evaluate rudder steering
and brake effectiveness. You may find that extensive taxiing can
overheat the brakes. At 35 knots you will note that the floppy
feel of the control stick is gone and air loads now provide a
comfortable centering feel.
Recheck that your weight and balance is within the "first flight"
box on the “Weight & CG Limits” diagram in this manual.
Recheck wing and canard incidences and control travel and
freedom before proceeding. Now is the time for the final FAA
inspection and issuance of your airworthiness certificate.
HIGH SPEED TAXI & NOSEWEEL
LIFTOFFS
Before conducting the following tests with your new COZY, do all
of them first with two other different airplanes in which you are
proficient. These maneuvers (nose wheel liftoffs at low power)
are a little strange to the average pilot. Doing them in a familiar
airplane takes the strangeness out of the maneuver and better
prepares you to do them in a new airplane. It also gives you a
first-hand look at runway length requirements and wind
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