Larry Landucci

Male

Verona, WI

United States

Profile Information:

Aircraft Model
STOL CH 801
Project Status
Flying
Building From
Kit
Engine installed (or plan to install)
Lycoming
Building Experience
Have worked on airplanes before
Flying Experience
Private Pilot
Building and Flying Info / Your Profession / Other Background Info
Retired Research Chemist
Home Airport (ie. KMYJ)
C29

Comment Wall:

  • philip cronje

    Hi Larry, Philip here from South africa. How are you doing? I see from the pic above the rudder still has the "no Push" tab on it! Glad to see it is still good!

    regards
    Philip

    Feb 12, 2009

  • philip cronje

    Hi Larry. We did 75 hours the first month in our 801.with the long range tanks, I have to strecth endurance to almost 9 hours on one flight! Fuel flows down to 4gph! Glazed the cylinders becauseof this though. To low power settings for 2 long! Having cooling issues on the oil temps and cylinder 2 at the moment. Did all our flying in winter and now in summer we are battling abit. Redoing the baffles and moving the oilcooler to the right rear baffle where we now take off bleed air from the cowl. Also repitched my prop from a 54 to 57 to better absorb power. We run almost 2900rpm staright and level at full power. Also did a 1" prop extension. As I go along, I tweak things to make it run cooler, bit faster etc. Found that with a slight flap down setting we get 5mph better cruise at the same power settings as well. Am also installing the VG kit on the elevator this week.
    regards
    Philip

    Feb 23, 2009

  • Phillip Owens

    Hey larry, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Hope you and yours are doing well I look forward to flying with you in the spring! phil

    Dec 11, 2009

  • Phillip Owens

    Well Larry here we are again Christmas time 2010 I hope you had a great year and the flying went well, now that I have finally got mine into the air I will be looking ofrward to having an opportuity to go somewhere as a pair of 801's. Have a great holiday season and the best to you and yours. phil

    Dec 6, 2010

  • Robin Boyd-Moss

    Dear Larry, I live in Kenya and have just completed and flown my 801. It has a O 360 Lycoming wiht standard prop from the factory. I have done 5 hours in the plane and my son about 4 all under instruction as we are newly qualified pilots. I am not sure whaich engine you ahve but I would interested to know what cruise speed you manage to get as we are only achieving 90 mph at 2500 rpm. Any other comments on approach speeds, flaps running tanks low would be greatly appreciated.

    Regards,

    Robin.

    Dec 8, 2010

  • Robin Boyd-Moss

    Dear Larry,

    Very many thanks for your comprehensive reply. Somehow I had missed it until tonight- I do not know why! My son and I have flown about 50 hours in our plane now and are getting better as we go along. Stopping the nose dropping hard after the main gear is still sometimes a problem. I do think that our ASI is under-reading but it has been difficult to find out for sure as it is very windy here at the moment. Glad you approach speed a little bit higher as we find she sinks fast at anything lower.

    We have done about 8 two hour cross countries and really enjoy the great visibility. Will keep you infomred how we are doing.

    Robin.

    Feb 9, 2011