X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 15:34:37 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5561934 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 26 May 2012 15:09:50 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.65; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=nqD4DGDjHlTO7OkuRlpSF3aQSzyaXBu6o/HDY58jLUS6AoxJ3K79d46rnUoJ6lM6; h=Received:From:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:To:References:Message-Id:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [70.20.47.48] (helo=[192.168.1.24]) by elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1SYMMU-00037u-KN for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 26 May 2012 15:09:14 -0400 From: Colyn Case Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-89--1025098410 Subject: Re: [LML] First Flight N921DR X-Original-Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 15:09:14 -0400 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: <0D89C7C0-7305-43F3-BDA3-B046BEC5CF18@earthlink.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da9400f1ea2575d5aac04e65e814d2e9a1c55350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 70.20.47.48 --Apple-Mail-89--1025098410 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Congrats Dennis! On May 25, 2012, at 11:57 PM, Dennis Ramsey wrote: After much blood sweat and tears (and the blood stains are in the = aircraft to prove it), N921DR Lancair IV kit 91 took to the air this = morning at about 7:15 am. I was frankly amazed at how smoothly it = lifted and how stable it was and the 2000 ft per minute climb out was = nice (and that was with the gear hanging in the wind). Not squak free, = but a safe flight with a good outcome. Having never built a plane = before I have to give credit where it is due. Thanks to Micah Froese = for teaching me during the building of his Legacy, and for all the = flight time in his Legacy. When it came to taking off and landing the = IV, I was confident in the outcome. I had seen that sight picture and = those airspeeds and it seemed natural thanks to Micah and his patience = training me. Thanks also to Eric Demarray who joined Micah in the = chase plain and was a great sounding board for me during construction = due to his previous build of two Lancair IV's. And thanks to Charlie = Kohler for his thorough inspection and more important all his wise = counsel on how to fly and maintain the IV. I probably should have been = more nervous but it really just felt like another flight in Micah's = Legacy. The plane has exceeded my expectations. Having a four place = plane that can fly with a Legacy down low is amazing. I told Micah that = if the IV flew half as good as his plane, I would be pleased. I am = definitely pleased.=20 --Apple-Mail-89--1025098410 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii

After= much blood sweat and tears (and the blood stains are in the aircraft to = prove it), N921DR Lancair IV kit 91 took to the air this morning = at about 7:15 am. I was frankly amazed at how smoothly = it lifted and how stable it was and the 2000 ft per minute climb out was = nice (and that was with the gear hanging in the wind). Not = squak free, but a safe flight with a good outcome. = Having never built a plane before I have to give credit where it is = due. Thanks to Micah Froese for teaching me during the = building of his Legacy, and for all the flight time in his = Legacy. When it came to taking off and landing the IV, I was = confident in the outcome. I had seen that sight picture and those = airspeeds and it seemed natural thanks to Micah and his patience = training me. Thanks also to Eric Demarray who joined Micah = in the chase plain and was a great sounding board for me during = construction due to his previous build of two Lancair IV's. = And thanks to Charlie Kohler for his thorough inspection and more = important all his wise counsel on how to fly and maintain the = IV. I probably should have been more nervous but it really = just felt like another flight in Micah's Legacy. The plane = has exceeded my expectations. Having a four place = plane that can fly with a Legacy down low is amazing. I told Micah = that if the IV flew half as good as his plane, I would be pleased. = I am definitely pleased.

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