Be carefull doing these flights. Make sure that the gap sealer on the leading edge is VERY smooth and does not stick up into the airflow at all. Ensure that the stall triggers are rigged correctly too, to avoid any wing drop. I would make sure that someone who is Stall Check Qual'd perform the check, you had better know how to recover in the event of something bad.

I'm one for bringing the mechanic that worked on these things with me, so that way you get insurance that if they felt they did a good job, they'll fly, but also if something isn't quite right, they can see it for themselves.

Maybe I'm crazy, but I love doing stalls, and would at least like the experience of what happens in those planes. I fly/teach in TBM's, and it's not terrible. I do like to load the new pilots up so they can see the good and bad characteristics for themselves.

My understanding is that on test flights like these, only the required crew is allowed on board.

Joe

A mechanic can be a required crew member for diagnostic purposes.

I get calls to do test flights on Hawkers after maintenance from operators not comfortable doing them. The old adage "If you've seen one Hawker, you've seen one Hawker" holds true. I've had some wing drops (not 90 deg) and a few interesting rides, but if properly re-rigged, it stalls a lot like like a king air. I've taken the plane all the way to stall, and if you are prepared, it's not that big of a deal.

Interestingly enough, Simuflite uses one of their Hawker sims to conduct full stall training for pilots who will go on to do the test flights. Not sure if I buy the idea of using the simulator...but....