X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:11:10 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp115.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com ([69.147.64.88] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with SMTP id 2796323 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:26:45 -0400 Received: (qmail 2894 invoked from network); 18 Mar 2008 05:26:43 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:From:To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Mailer:In-Reply-To:Thread-Index:X-MimeOLE; b=M0AjRYSA8p7mM5sGe8PmiFH2IhebXi5V8GUNtoWMxhq0pljeWbLfFZT/HEnmWE4eur4ykZnttzJfqj3t5UHJ4Aqb8TlYAO9FGQCHj7G3hGIViPaUBo04UgnQMdNr7tFZ6HDq9VOCpntJ1IwuSbmRTmBnCbB5ua/XBUNoj65faoY= ; Received: from unknown (HELO BUCKYSDELL) (buckyw@sbcglobal.net@69.239.104.124 with login) by smtp115.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 18 Mar 2008 05:26:42 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: Tf8Z_PUVM1lYvcWgOo0dfSAzgGwffDxlYn3E76NSqJj6kFc2HgJyhflUPglcJpbwU2E.Ydlmzg-- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 From: "Bucky Whittier" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Lancair 320 MKII (( SUCCESSFUL FIRST FLIGHT )) - St. Patrick's Day 2008 X-Original-Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:27:00 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <000601c888b8$b262f990$4601a8c0@BUCKYSDELL> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C8887E.06042190" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: AciImtf7eZ819IkOR7Cd3Eljk1TboAAHV2og X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C8887E.06042190 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Congratulations Matt! It truly is a great moment. Bucky _____ From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of marv@lancair.net Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 6:53 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: Lancair 320 MKII (( SUCCESSFUL FIRST FLIGHT )) - St. Patrick's Day 2008 Posted for Matt Reeves : Hello everyone! I waited 13 years to send this message. Today, my Lancair 320 MKII slow build ripped itself off the face of the Earth for the 1st time!!! It didn't tippy-toe, it SCREAMED!!! I would like to thank everyone on the list and especially Bill Rumburg for his help, ideas, and support!! And Marv for running such a good list and to Bill and Sue and Randy Snarr, and VERN!!! and many many others. It was a beautiful blue sky day and the temp was 30F with no wind. What an exciting adventure to fly something you built. I remembered all those parts and thought, how cool this really works and not just works - WORKS AWESOME! I will write a detailed rundown when the adrenalin stops but it was perfect takeoff, perfect flight, I did not retract the gear on the first flight, and perfect landing. I flew for about 1/2 hour, tested controls, slow flight, and trim - basically AC90-89A to the T. I still cannot believe it happened and am very excited. I would say it was the best day of my life! Here are some pictures and here's a youtube link so you can watch it yourself. You will notice that after I took off, I turned left because there are many open fields to the left and many houses straight ahead and a huge quarry to the right so I thought fields might be softer than rocks!!! hee hee hee Matt Reeves N320KR YOUTUBE LINK: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=uMSScaeAkmA Remember: it's still in white primer and has no interior but hey, who needs that? --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C8887E.06042190 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Congratulations Matt!  =

It truly is a great = moment.

Bucky

 

From: = Lancair Mailing List = [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of marv@lancair.net
Sent: Monday, March 17, = 2008 6:53 PM
To: = lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: = Lancair 320 MKII (( SUCCESSFUL FIRST FLIGHT )) - St. Patrick's Day = 2008

 


Posted for Matt Reeves <mattreeves@yahoo.com>:

Hello everyone!

I waited 13 years to send this message. Today, my Lancair 320 MKII slow =
build ripped itself off the face of the Earth for the 1st time!!! It = didn't
tippy-toe, it SCREAMED!!!

I would like to thank everyone on the list and especially Bill Rumburg = for
his help, ideas, and support!! And Marv for running such a good list and = to
Bill and Sue and Randy Snarr, and VERN!!! and many many others.

It was a beautiful blue sky day and the temp was 30F with no wind. What = an
exciting adventure to fly something you built. I remembered all those = parts
and thought, how cool this really works and not just works - WORKS = AWESOME!

I will write a detailed rundown when the adrenalin stops but it was = perfect
takeoff, perfect flight, I did not retract the gear on the first flight, = and
perfect landing. I flew for about 1/2 hour, tested controls, slow = flight,
and trim - basically AC90-89A to the T.

I still cannot believe it happened and am very excited.

I would say it was the best day of my life!

Here are some pictures and here's a youtube link so you can watch it =
yourself. You will notice that after I took off, I turned left because =
there are many open fields to the left and many houses straight ahead = and a
huge quarry to the right so I thought fields might be softer than = rocks!!!
hee hee hee

Matt Reeves
N320KR

YOUTUBE LINK: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=3DuMSScaeAkmA
Remember: it's still in white primer and has no interior but hey, who = needs
that?


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Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! = Search.
 

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