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 QMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.48] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with ESMTP id 2796195 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:31:40 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.48; envelope-from=gregw@onestopdesign.biz Received: from OMTA04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.35]) by QMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 2CxC1Z0060lTkoCA518t00; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:29:37 +0000 Received: from gregoryii ([24.6.40.29]) by OMTA04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 2SWy1Z0020dkeQQ8Q00000; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:30:58 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=AxbB2_8-MfQA:10 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=LlPkt7Q2tmCcEZ7MhlkA:9 a=U3AB1t2wIdzO98y8wEAA:7 a=mT5Deua9utwUfaDJG-XnGgEV4osA:4 a=3jk_M6PjnjYA:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=rC2wZJ5BpNYA:10 a=GghD4f0yTh4A:10 a=XF7b4UCPwd8A:10 a=VCOt3nbXeLr_pkNqz-kA:9 a=Y_X2BQovuL43Khbi_WEA:7 a=rxCmzhfqTJ53hZs1Cz4huDGReVQA:4 a=AfD3MYMu9mQA:10 X-Original-Message-ID: <0a1e01c888a0$80a808e0$8801a8c0@yosemite.onestopdesign.biz> From: "Greg Ward" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Lancair 320 MKII (( SUCCESSFUL FIRST FLIGHT )) - St. Patrick's Day 2008 X-Original-Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:33:50 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0A1B_01C88865.D3E05CF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0A1B_01C88865.D3E05CF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That's pretty, and congratulations Matt. Greatest feeling for sure..... Greg Ward Lancair 20B in progress ----- Original Message -----=20 From: marv@lancair.net=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 6:52 PM 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=20 build ripped itself off the face of the Earth for the 1st time!!! It = didn't=20 tippy-toe, it SCREAMED!!! I would like to thank everyone on the list and especially Bill Rumburg = for=20 his help, ideas, and support!! And Marv for running such a good list = and to=20 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=20 exciting adventure to fly something you built. I remembered all those = parts=20 and thought, how cool this really works and not just works - WORKS = AWESOME!=20 I will write a detailed rundown when the adrenalin stops but it was = perfect=20 takeoff, perfect flight, I did not retract the gear on the first = flight, and=20 perfect landing. I flew for about 1/2 hour, tested controls, slow = flight,=20 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=20 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=20 huge quarry to the right so I thought fields might be softer than = rocks!!!=20 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=20 that? --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! = Search. =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -- For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0A1B_01C88865.D3E05CF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
That's pretty, and congratulations Matt.  = Greatest=20 feeling for sure.....
Greg Ward
Lancair 20B in progress
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 marv@lancair.net=20
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 = 6:52=20 PM
Subject: [LML] Re: Lancair 320 = MKII ((=20 SUCCESSFUL FIRST FLIGHT )) - St. Patrick's Day 2008


Posted for Matt = Reeves=20 <mattreeves@yahoo.com>:
Hello=20 everyone!

I waited 13 years to send this message. Today, my = Lancair 320=20 MKII slow
build ripped itself off the face of the Earth for the = 1st=20 time!!! It didn't
tippy-toe, it SCREAMED!!!

I would like to = thank=20 everyone on the list and especially Bill Rumburg for
his help, = ideas, and=20 support!! And Marv for running such a good list and to
Bill and = Sue and=20 Randy Snarr, and VERN!!! and many many others.

It was a = beautiful blue=20 sky day and the temp was 30F with no wind. What an
exciting = adventure to=20 fly something you built. I remembered all those parts
and thought, = how=20 cool this really works and not just works - WORKS AWESOME!

I = will=20 write a detailed rundown when the adrenalin stops but it was perfect=20
takeoff, perfect flight, I did not retract the gear on the first = flight,=20 and
perfect landing. I flew for about 1/2 hour, tested controls, = slow=20 flight,
and trim - basically AC90-89A to the T.

I still = cannot=20 believe it happened and am very excited.

I would say it was the = best=20 day of my life!

Here are some pictures and here's a youtube = link so you=20 can watch it
yourself. You will notice that after I took off, I = turned=20 left because
there are many open fields to the left and many = houses=20 straight ahead and a
huge quarry to the right so I thought fields = might be=20 softer than rocks!!!
hee hee hee

Matt=20 Reeves
N320KR

YOUTUBE LINK: http://www.youtube. com/watch?=20 v=3DuMSScaeAkmA
Remember: it's still in white primer and has no = interior but=20 hey, who needs=20
that?


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