Pulsar III Builders/Owners Testimonial Page

December 15, 2005

First Flight of Pulsar III Serial # 519
N119HL Jabiru 3300 Sensenich Prop
Northern Maine Regional Airport, Presque Isle, Maine

Well, it was a 15 degree day and a bit windy, but on my 2nd high speed taxi test she poped off the runway (thanks to my not so subtle elevator inputs I am sure) and instead of trying to force her down, I decided the safest route was to go up!  I flew her up to 5000 feet agl and did some PRE-STALL flying at 59 mph indicated no flaps just to see how it felt.  Boy it was smooth.

Of course the damn wind sock could not decide which runway she wanted, so I picked the widest and longest and made my first attempt.  It went fine, but it was very pitch sensitive and it was not pretty, but I did settle her down in the last few feet to make a smooth landing on the mains.  I let out a big yell and while I wanted to go up again I decided to settle myself down a bit first.

I looked her over and decided to make good use of our DRY runway while I had the chance (big snow coming they say) and managed 3 good landings and a short flight over my house so my girls could see me (which they say they did).  I have ended the day with nearly 2 hours of hobb time and confident that I can handle this airplane.

By the way, the Jabiru 3300 engine is a SMOOTH monster in front of this airplane.  It has a surplus of power and pulled me along at around 165 mph with no wheel pants.   The engine temps were a bit cold, but so was the OAT.

One time I took off with only 2100 rpm and it still felt better than a C152!!  :)

I LOVE THIS PLANE!!!!

Thanks for all who helped me get this built! Around 1000 hours and 1 1/2
years.

Pics at: http://groups.msn.com/TheFarNorthFarras/itisdonemostly.msnw

John Farra

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February 08, 2005

What a Pulsar can do?
Last 5th Nov I flew G-BUZB from Manchester England to Argentine in Southwest France. The first hop was to Cherbourg with a flight time of 2 hrs dead. Then a further 2hrs 20 south through to the destination, a wartime strip used by the French resistance close to our holiday home. Average speed for the trip according to the GPS was 149 mph and the total time for the trip was faster than I could do it by scheduled air travel, door to door. Fuel used was around 65 ltr of Mogas at £0.85 a liter (around 1.70US)

Highlights of the trip were the 70 mile trip over the english channel to the Normandy Invasion beaches and crossing the beautiful Loire valley in central France. Weather and aircraft were faultless for the trip.

Simon Lancashire
England, UK
Pulsar XP Taildragger