Congratulations Steve and welcome aboard!  

They *are* fast -- I particularly enjoy coming home younger than all of the Cessna drivers due to the time dilation experienced aboard the Lancair.  And I think it was the length contraction that made it particularly difficult to get a good shot of your airplane.  You must remember to disengage the warp drive and proceed on impulse power alone for photo shoots.

On Nov 19, 2012, at 2:04 PM, Alan Blevins wrote:

The first 40 hours of flight time for 235N have been slow and methodical. Everything is checked and re-checked every couple of hours. Little things are getting attention so that they don't become big things. Approaches have been flown stabilized, fine tuned and adjusted, takeoffs are now very consistent and predictable. Slow and steady progress with safety in mind all the time!! The one thing that is still hard to get used to is how fast these things fly!! You old timers are probably used to this phenomenon! People that watch the plane come into the pattern and fly down wind are awed by it and that is with it slowed down!! A friend wanted to take some pictures of a low pass the other day. After I went down the runway for the photo shoot, I received a call on the radio, "uh 235N would you mind coming around again, you were going too fast and all I got was your tail!". I came around again " a little slower" and he did a great job!

 

Regards,

 

Steve Smalley

N235N Lancair 235/320

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