X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:12:43 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp-auth-04.mx.pitdc1.expedient.net ([206.210.66.137] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTPS id 3904775 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:02:36 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.210.66.137; envelope-from=rpastusek@htii.com Received: from HTBOB001 (unknown [65.202.210.118]) by smtp-auth-04.mx.pitdc1.expedient.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id E4DB9E4B9D for ; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:02:01 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert Pastusek" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: [LML] Re: N127EM First Flight X-Original-Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:01:58 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <04e001ca58db$0e06f6e0$2a14e4a0$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_04E1_01CA58B9.86F556E0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcpYmsEE2ZCImG4KSye3jtW8pwWRUQAPr4iw Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_04E1_01CA58B9.86F556E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I thought long and hard about asking someone else to do the first flight of my IV-P. Made harder because it was a good friend. The "you bet your life" question: Was my work good enough to get him back on the ground in one piece? In the end, it came down to the simple fact that, in spite of my exceptionally good training with Jeff Edwards in his IV-P, Bill Harrelson was likely to recognize a problem, and deal with it while I was still asking myself: I wonder if it's supposed to work/sound/fly "like that." It all came out OK, as Bill and I are still friends, but I must admit that the first flight was when I parked all my reservations and fears on my chest, and on someone else's cajones. it still gives me the shivers when I think about it. Bob ------=_NextPart_000_04E1_01CA58B9.86F556E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: [LML] Re: N127EM First Flight

I thought long and hard about asking someone else to do = the first flight of my IV-P. Made harder because it was a good friend. The = “you bet your life” question: Was my work good enough to get him back = on the ground in one piece? In the end, it came down to the simple fact that, = in spite of my exceptionally good training with Jeff Edwards in his IV-P, Bill = Harrelson was likely to recognize a problem, and deal with it  while I was = still asking myself: I wonder if it’s supposed to work/sound/fly  = “like that.” It all came out OK, as Bill and I are still friends, but I = must admit that the first flight was when I parked all my reservations and = fears on my chest, and on someone else’s cajones… it still gives me the = shivers when I think about it…


Bob

 

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