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another pilot, 46 of 268 used a qualified test pilot, while 27 of 268 conducted the maiden flight in conjunction with another crew member. Figure 82: Who made the maiden flight Phase one test flight Phase one test flight was a multiple response question with a ‘tick all that apply’ option. Three-hundred and six responses were received from 268 respondents who built and flew an ABE aircraft. Two-hundred and thirty-two respondents provided one answer, 34 respondents provided two answers, and two respondents provided three answers. For phase one test flight, 200 of 306 (65 per cent) answered you (builder), 43 of 306 (14.1 per cent) answered another pilot, 17 of 306 (5.6 per cent) answered qualified test pilot, and 46 of 306 (15.0 per cent) answered you (builder) and another crew member. Figure 83: Who made phase one test flights - 84 -
3.6.3 Post-test flight evaluation Two-hundred and sixty (260) people provided a response to the question asking if they would do anything different in relation to test flight. Two-hundred and six (206) of 260 (79.2 per cent) responded that they would not change anything, but 54 of 260 (20.8 per cent) said they would change certain aspects of what they had done. Content analysis of the comments revealed a number of different categories relating to: • experience • choice of airfield • taxi testing • emergency procedures • test flight courses • pilots in general • preparation time • onlookers • SAAA and • use of test flight time. These categories are explored in the comments below. Experience. Twenty respondents made comments relating to experience on type before test flight. Although it is not possible to know exactly how many hours the person had when the test flight was performed, the following are comments in relation to test flight: o Gain more time in type first. o More experience needed in tailwheel aircraft. o Some more flying in the particular aircraft model to test the envelope on an aircraft that has been debugged. o I had only 1 hour's experience on type and in hindsight wished I had some form of transitional training on similar aircraft. o Get some dual time in same aircraft. o Try to find an aircraft the same as mine to fly. Choice of airfield. Two people made comments in relation to airfields. The comments related to the business of the airfield and runway length: o Camden would have been a better choice of airfield compared to Bankstown. o I would have preferred a longer runway and less traffic. [Airfield name] is marginal for test-flying ops. Taxiing. Two people made comments in relation to taxi tests. They were: o Minimise or eliminate high speed taxi trials. o I would not repeat a fast taxi [test]. - 85 -
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