X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:27:52 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm18-vm0.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com ([98.139.91.214] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2) with SMTP id 4929717 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:52:24 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=98.139.91.214; envelope-from=mcmess1919@yahoo.com Received: from [98.139.91.70] by nm18.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Apr 2011 18:51:49 -0000 Received: from [98.136.185.29] by tm10.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Apr 2011 18:51:48 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp110.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Apr 2011 18:51:48 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 814330.46593.bm@smtp110.mail.gq1.yahoo.com Received: from ClaudettePC (mcmess1919@72.177.74.202 with login) by smtp110.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 01 Apr 2011 11:51:48 -0700 PDT X-Yahoo-SMTP: rK4i7HqswBC7mDE8.sOiWQeO4CeReXc- X-YMail-OSG: ii2kjVgVM1mUyGZjOmZRbMCu9V4WRr1TPoWDrOabOSMGHC3 525pX9cGkxDWPtpR2PFhQJuhWLm7RoiT12bQZKX2Ehkavsu1aYPkL50zfMy1 Iy34LqIipTk8lPLDPqmLnPlfUfuWBbUc.98FFV7ukLVGl_c8jEfIeCAV.wea 02Vk2UoIgryM3BETip5Dsj1W7tLxYoZVXrn7JJgZCAVy9i_7dnDR3.t351Mg QEXsjlg71.cEXd_rNHQMUY8.xjEWRzWE5ujCKMqOSbGrdVnVCJ2iXVp8qi1_ uq8YegAdlHcyXkRR0LoAE34eHDP0YaE9_vFhoPE.93uy__i2WD5hc292vFVT lWn26gRtqyP7qw.WawvN3cJpNsE5467L3ggn7rs6.cw-- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 From: "Steve Colwell" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Lance's original employee X-Original-Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:51:48 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <004e01cbf09d$dbdee220$939ca660$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004F_01CBF073.F308DA20" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcvwZNwVFfIZpMOhSTS+6nhhZk8hwQANGxgA Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01CBF073.F308DA20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit "Actually, I believe Don Goetz, a long time past employee, installed the first 320 engine in the 235 airframe." We were at Santa Paula in 1988 for a 3 week 320 Builder Workshop when Don Goetz put a 320 with angle valve cylinders in his L-235. At about 7:00 am he set the upper cowl on the new engine, eyeballed it, drew some cut lines for cylinder clearance, cut the holes with a jig saw, hot glued some foam in the holes, sanded to shape, glassed it up and went on the clock for Lancair by 8:00 am. The finished cowl looked great. Don is one of those "unforgettable characters" you meet in your life. He did most of the test flying of prototypes and customer first flights when he was there. He had over 15 engine outs I am aware of and always made the runway whether it was a test flight or cross country. There are many Don Goetz stories that are highly entertaining, anyone? Steve Colwell Legacy ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01CBF073.F308DA20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

“Actually, I believe Don Goetz, a long time past = employee, installed the first 320 engine in the 235 = airframe.”

We were at Santa Paula in 1988 for a 3 week 320 Builder Workshop when = Don Goetz put a 320 with angle valve cylinders in his L-235. At = about 7:00 am he set the upper cowl on the new engine, eyeballed it, = drew some cut lines for cylinder clearance, cut the holes with a jig = saw, hot glued some foam in the holes, sanded to shape, glassed it up = and went on the clock for Lancair by 8:00 am. The finished cowl = looked great.

Don is one of those “unforgettable characters” you meet = in your life. He did most of the test flying of prototypes and = customer first flights when he was there. He had over 15 engine = outs I am aware of and always made the runway whether it was a test = flight or cross country. There are many Don Goetz stories = that are highly entertaining, anyone?

Steve Colwell = Legacy

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