"B A R R Y" wrote in message
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Peter R. wrote:
The source stated that the engine of the
airplane was not running right as the aircraft taxied by the small crowd
that
was invited to watch the flight. There was no at-length run-up performed
before takeoff.

Stuff like that, if true, simply blows my mind.

Yet we hear and read it again and again...

Yep. I hope that a record of this whole incident is kept as a record of
what not to do for an airplane's first flight.

Let's see; what can we list, so far.

*Taking a second, unnecessary person along during the testing period.
*Not performing a nose high (climb attitude) extended full power engine test
run.
*Adding to the pressure of taking off on a certain time and place, because
of an invited, interested, significant
person crowd being present for first flight.
*Allowing contaminants to be present in the fuel system.
*Not doing a runup before first flight.
*Taking off with a rough running engine.
*Attempting to do the deadly "return to the runway turn" at too low of an
altitude.