AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 48

for fuel-injected Lycomings, and the only
part that seems slightly odd is the inability
of the pilot to see the right-engine propeller.
The MGL Avionics suite provides digital readouts for engine performance, and the
pilot synchs the props using the electronic
rpm information. Visibility on the ground
and in flight is very good with wrap-around
glass. The only blind spot for the pilot is at
the door intersections at about the 10- and
two-o’clock positions.
Taxiing is done with differential throttle
and braking, and the nosewheel is free castering with a shimmy damper.
We’re carrying two FAA-standard sized
adults in the front seats and about 65 gallons of fuel on this demo/photo flight on
an 85-degree Fahrenheit day near sea level.
Engine run-up is standard, and we’re soon
cleared for takeoff. I hold the brakes and
48 | AOPA PILOT February 2013

power up the engines well into the governing range. Initial acceleration is brisk,
and the rudder is almost instantly effective.
After a ground roll of about 1,800 feet, I
rotate at 80 KIAS and the nosewheel comes
off the pavement obediently, followed about
two seconds later by the mains. There’s no
extra drag during landing gear retraction,
so the airplane accelerates smoothly during
the approximately five seconds it takes for
the gear to tuck up.
I pitch for 104 KIAS (blue line) and
the VSI indicates a climb rate of 2,500
fpm. Once clear of the airport traffic pattern, I settle into a cruise climb behind the
Bonanza A36 photo ship at 120 KIAS climbing at 1,000 fpm.
Abraham says the normally aspirated
engines give the best cruise performance
between 8,000 and 12,000 feet. At 10,000

feet, full throttles, and 20 inches of manifold pressure at 2,500 rpm typically yield
170 KTAS and a total fuel burn of 12 gph.
On the 800-nm flight from the Velocity
factory in Sebastian, Florida, to AOPA
headquarters in Frederick, Maryland, the
V-Twin flew at 11,000 feet and covered the
distance in four hours, 20 minutes while
consuming less than 50 gallons of fuel.
Abraham said he’s flown the airplane more
than 1,100 miles nonstop and landed with
2.5 hours of fuel in reserve.
The V-Twin doesn’t have flaps or
speed brakes, but flattening out the prop
pitch allows the airplane to make steep
approaches without gaining excessive
speed. Abraham sets up a high approach
to Frederick Municipal Airport’s Runway
23. On a two-mile final at 2,500 feet agl, he
slows to 100 KIAS, lowers the landing gear



AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013

AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - February 2013
Contents
President’s Position
Visual Approach
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Safety Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Sun Power
Debonair Sweepstakes
People
Test Pilot
GA at Work
Mentor Matters
First in Class
Tale of Three Decades
No-Spin Twin
Shaking Things Up
Breach of Peace
Time in Type
At Home in the Kingdom
Ownership
Proficiency
Technique
Wx Watch
Avionics
Dogfight
Never Again
Membership
State & Local Action
Member Products
AOPA Foundation
Air Safety Institute
AOPA Insurance Services
Fly by Wire
Pilots
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - February 2013
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Cover2
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 1
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Contents
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 3
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - President’s Position
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 5
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 6
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 7
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 8
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 9
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Visual Approach
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 11
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Letters
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 13
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 14
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 15
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Waypoints
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 17
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Proficient Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 19
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Safety Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 21
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - License to Learn
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 23
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Pilot Counsel
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 25
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Fly Well
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 27
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Sun Power
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 29
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Debonair Sweepstakes
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 31
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - People
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 33
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Test Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 35
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - GA at Work
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 37
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 38
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 39
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 40
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 41
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - No-Spin Twin
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 43
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 44
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 45
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 46
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 47
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 48
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 49
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Shaking Things Up
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 51
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 52
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 53
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 54
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 55
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 56
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 57
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Breach of Peace
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 59
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 60
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 61
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 62
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 63
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 64
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 65
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Time in Type
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 67
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 68
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 69
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 70
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 71
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - At Home in the Kingdom
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 73
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 74
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 75
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 76
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 77
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Ownership
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 79
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 80
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Proficiency
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 82
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 83
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Technique
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 85
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 86
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Wx Watch
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 88
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Avionics
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 90
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Dogfight
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Never Again
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 93
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 94
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Membership
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - State & Local Action
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 97
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Member Products
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 99
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - AOPA Foundation
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 101
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Air Safety Institute
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 103
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - AOPA Insurance Services
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 105
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 106
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Fly by Wire
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 108
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 109
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - 111
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2013 - Pilots
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