Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
To: lml
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:31:46 -0400
Message-ID: <redirect-1456072@logan.com>
From: Kevin Kossi <kevin@airforcemechanical.com>
Subject: Re: [LML] First Flight
In-reply-to: <list-1453744@logan.com>
MIME-version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2)
Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed
Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit
References: <list-1453744@logan.com>

John & Ron,

Congradulation on your new baby!
Now it's time to have some fun.


All the Best

Legacy
New York
70%

On Oct 10, 2006, at 12:00 PM, John Schroeder wrote:

> After a depressing two days of rain and low ceilings, we got some  
> unexpected "Carolina Blue Skies" this morning.
> Following a thorough preflight and two taxi tests, our fellow ES  
> builder-test pilot, Ron Galbraith, lifted N58WP
> off the ground at 11:00AM. The airplane performed as advertised by  
> all of our ES flyers (read: superbly). There
> were only a few minor glitches. The weather started to close in and  
> the winds picked up so Ron decided to land at a
> neighboring 7000 ft. runway (KSVH). Ron Szot and I followed in a  
> 172. The open cowling inspection and post flight
> revealed no problems except for a small seep of oil from the #1  
> alternator. Three of the four nuts were below
> torque specs. We also re-calibrated the EFIS tachometer and fuel  
> flow gauges.
>
> On my first flight of 1.1 hours, the true airspeed was 180 knots  
> (189 GS) at 4000', WOT and 2400rpm --- without
> wheel pants. Thrilling stuff, and a rock solid flying machine. Ron  
> Szot flew for 1.3 and recovered back here at Lake
> Norman Air Park. His opinions of the experience were the same:  
> awesome.
>
> Our heartfelt thanks go to our neighbors and friends here at the  
> Air Park who sweated out the 5-1/2 years of
> building with us. A very special, loving thanks and hugs are for  
> Libby and Sharon. They were patient beyond all
> imagination. To our ES builders and flyers: we could not have done  
> it without your support. We never lacked for a
> solution to a problem or encouragement at any time from you guys.  
> And to all of our friends who lent moral support
> so freely - thank you. Finally, thanks, Ron Galbraith for your  
> support through the years and for the safe and
> perfect first flight. It made our day and years.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John Schroeder & Ron Szot
> Lancair ES, N58WP - 100%
>
>
> --
> For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/lml/