ORIGINAL: Jack28

I finally maidened my Flash with the Artes Falcon in it. I am trying to get it done for Florida Jets , it still needs paint (all white version),but I did get to fly it . The weather has been lousy here in the Northeast. I had problems starting the engine, it was 25 degrees F , very cold .After three time outs it finally lit off. It seems that the egt it very slow to come up to temp, like there isn't enough propane flow, I kept the propane bottle warm in my car then left it hooked up while starting but it still times out, The propane lights right away but ,the temp moves up very slow. I have plenty of flow out of the regulator valve on my propane bottle. I even tried to start it again after I got home in the warmth of my garage, But It still times out and refused to start??. Anyhow , the jet flew very nicely,but the engine flamed out on the third pass, Maybe it was an air bubble stuck somewhere . Luckily I was about 40-50 ft high and a made a complete circut around the field and landed, Oh yeah, forgot to tell you the landing gear wouldn't completely retract , had to land with the gear hanging out of the wing and nose. I belly landed it ,and there was no damage at all, the gear closed when it landed. I carried the jet back to the pits and cycled the gear and it worked normally?? Maybe the 25 degree weather had something to do with the gear. it might have froze in the cylinders or air tanks ,or valves. Overall I am happy, now I can get the paint work done, and try and get the engine bugs worked out.