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=uMSScaeAkmA
Remember: it's still in white primer and has no interior but
hey, who needs
that?
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