The  whole incident, from start to finish  consumed about 3500 - 4000 feet
of
the  6000 foot runway.   She was off the ground before the 2000 foot
marker.
And today  was not a standard day -- DA this afternoon was about  8300
feet.
So yeah -- plenty of get up & go.

Agree on  the slower  warm-ups vs blasting down the runway at full  power...

Live & learn  I suppose...

Mark


Mark,
You might not need to make any more  high speed taxi tests, but a good
suggestion was made by a friend of  mine. Run it without the wings on until
you're ready to fly. You can  go as fast as you want without unexpected
aviation.
Bill  jEPSON


On a canard airplane, if you take the wings off, be _sure_  to take the
canard off too.  If not and you accelerate to near  rotation speed, the
aircraft will likely flip over uncontrollably due the  center of lift
being so far forward..  An early Varieze or Long EZ was  significantly
damaged because of  this.


Regards,

Matt-

Matt, et al,

Other than to test the engine, what is the purpose of the high speed taxis
sans wings? Do you have any concern about torque roll on the ground? You
should  be able to get a good idea of tracking with slow taxi tests. Your
brakes will  not be as effective at the weight which will be much liter since
there will not  be much weight on the wheels (skidding).

If your plane is ready to fly, do graduated speed runs aiming for a
particular target airspeed, chopping the throttle and bringing the stick back. 5
mph (K) increments would be good. At a given point, the nose will raise off
of  the ground and allow you to gently put it back. (don't yank the stick
back, but  give it just a little tug.) Because the thrust is now 0, the nose
should settle  back.

However, be prepared to fly the aircraft in case of a malfunction.

This will give you some numbers as well as confidence handling the aircraft
at takeoff speeds.

If you use too much of the runway in this exercise, your runway is too
short.

Rich