X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 08:18:08 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.80] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5530183 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 09 May 2012 16:37:04 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.80; envelope-from=j.hafen@comcast.net Received: from omta17.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.73]) by qmta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 7qT81j0011afHeLA8wcWdP; Wed, 09 May 2012 20:36:30 +0000 Received: from Legent ([76.104.242.96]) by omta17.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 7wcS1j00Z25W5K88dwcWof; Wed, 09 May 2012 20:36:30 +0000 From: "John Hafen" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] First Flight Lancair 235/320 N235N X-Original-Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 13:36:29 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <00cb01cd2e23$6a19c820$3e4d5860$@comcast.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00CC_01CD2DE8.BDBAF020" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQHr5mIVRYPzu1WU7bDxpOBo1XPRT5aEegLg Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00CC_01CD2DE8.BDBAF020 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Congrats!! From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Alan Blevins Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 10:39 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] First Flight Lancair 235/320 N235N I'm not sure who has the record for the longest build time, but over 20 years should put this project in the top 10. Lancair 235 Kit A (071) was purchased in 1986 and Kit B was purchased a few years later. Neico no longer had the 235 wing molds so they sent the 320 wings,flaps, spars, and ailerons. First flight was on 3/12/2012 with me at the controls. Aircraft performed as expected. Many thanks to friends,family, and fellow builders who supported this project. A special thanks to Bill Harrelson who never hesitated to answer my many questions day or night. Thanks Bill for being there before my DAR inspection in order to look things over, and then for my DAR inspection and first flight. Your advice to perform a very detailed post flight inspection was most appreciated. A few photos are included. For those of you still building, there will always be setbacks and learning curves, even after you think you are finished. Never give up! It is worth the effort! Finally, I want to thank Marv for the LML and to the many builders who positively contribute to this forum. The present and past posts have saved us untold amounts of time and money! It certainly has made for a safer airplane. Fly Safe and Have Fun! Steve Smalley ssmalley@tds.net N235N ------=_NextPart_000_00CC_01CD2DE8.BDBAF020 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Congrats!!

 

From:= = Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Alan Blevins
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 10:39 = AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] First = Flight Lancair 235/320 N235N

 

I'm not sure who = has the record for the longest build time, but over 20 years should = put this project in the top 10. Lancair 235 Kit A (071) was = purchased in 1986 and Kit B was purchased a few years later. Neico no = longer had the 235 wing molds so they sent the 320 wings,flaps, = spars, and ailerons. First flight was on 3/12/2012 with me at the = controls. Aircraft performed as expected. Many thanks to = friends,family, and fellow builders who supported this project. A = special thanks to Bill Harrelson who never hesitated to answer my = many questions day or night. Thanks Bill for being there before my DAR = inspection in order to look things over, and then for my DAR inspection = and first flight. Your advice to perform a very detailed post flight = inspection was most appreciated. A few photos are included. For those of = you still building, there will always be setbacks and learning curves, = even after you think you are finished. Never give up! It is worth the = effort! Finally, I want to thank Marv for the LML and to the many = builders who positively contribute to this forum. The present and past = posts have saved us untold amounts of time and money! It certainly = has made for a safer airplane.

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Fly Safe = and Have Fun!

 <= /span>

Steve = Smalley

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N235N

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