X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from blu0-omc2-s26.blu0.hotmail.com ([65.55.111.101] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5590078 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 09 Jun 2012 14:03:15 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.111.101; envelope-from=stol83001@live.com Received: from BLU158-W19 ([65.55.111.71]) by blu0-omc2-s26.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Sat, 9 Jun 2012 11:02:40 -0700 Message-ID: Return-Path: stol83001@live.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_76b2db24-cf69-4a8a-8b3e-92dab8d0d851_" X-Originating-IP: [184.167.28.27] From: Ben Haas To: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] First flight - Velocity N17010 Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2012 12:02:39 -0600 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Jun 2012 18:02:40.0379 (UTC) FILETIME=[0F7AB4B0:01CD466A] --_76b2db24-cf69-4a8a-8b3e-92dab8d0d851_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Great Job Chris............... If someone could bottle up the emotions of = a first flight and market it.. they would be a billionaire... Ben Haas www.haaspowerair.com =20 To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net From: cbarber@texasattorney.net Date: Sat=2C 9 Jun 2012 16:52:33 +0000 Subject: [FlyRotary] First flight - Velocity N17010=20 June 9=2C 2002 - A trailer pulled up in front of a simple but comfortable h= ome in Houston. =20 Lots of trails=2C tribulations blood=2C time=2C money=2C recreation=2C educ= ation=2C fun=2C friendships=2C anger=2C frustration=2C problem solving=2C s= weat=2C pondering etc....repeat and repeat again and again.=20 Fast forward (it did go fast) June 9=2C 2012 - Ellington Field - A lone=2C very nervous man arrives at th= e airport shortly before 0900 hrs. Pushes onto the ramp the contraption com= posed of fiberglass=2C metal et al and the ingredients listed above. He sit= s down and writes a simple holographic (hand written) will and short note w= ith information to call "Mom" and work. Calls tower to relay intent via the= phone. Preflights the contraption. Gets in=2C goes though basic Checklist. Cranks = up the engine=2C which fires right up at about 0920 hrs. Taxi to Juliet. Ca= lls tower to verify intent and to taxi to active=2C 35L. Taxis to Taxiway E= cho. Checks temps. Pushing 195 with OAT reading 95 degrees (geesh it is onl= y about 0930 hrs).=20 Cleared to take active and hold. Taxied out. Lined up castering nose wheel = down center stripe. Cleared to take off. Added power and engine smoothly ra= n up. Airspeed coming in. 30 kts...50 kts ....60 kts=2C approximate rotatio= n speed. Lots of runway (9000 ft).....hold it....70 kts....72 kts... Slight= pull on the yoke....AIRBORNE!!! Leaped into ground effect. Screw this=2C p= ulled back on yoke and I am climbing. Jiggled the yoke a bit to verify cont= rol authority.=20 Climbed to about 400 feet and turned right pattern to crosswind. The Dynon = altitude and airspeed seem to be working. That's reassuring. Pattern altitu= de is only 600 feet and I was there already as I turned to downwind. Levele= d off and noticed the clouds were lower than reported and appeared on the g= round. Also=2C noticed coolant temps had dropped to 190....but oil temps we= re flashing at me and had reached 225 (synthetic Royal Purple). Damn. Ok. F= ly the airplane=2C the oil is not at not a critical level. =2C but let's ju= st finish the pattern and land. I grabbed my phone while on downwind and at= tempted to record some data but while I can hear the engine the video is a= wful....uh=2C in my defense=2C I was a bit distracted and way more concerne= d with flying. I called the tower and informed them I was coming in. I thin= k they were looking out for me since as I turned to base I noticed the fire= department staged just off the runways threshold I noted I was a bit far out on down wind so I stared easing over to turn ba= se. Wow. I really overshot it as I blew by the runway and had to use full r= ight rudder to get back to the runway. I wish I had had more rudder. In hin= dsight I think I was not using much aileron as I was cognoscente that I had= no idea of stall characteristics so I did not yet wish too strep a turn. I= was able to get over the runway and dump some altitude as I got over the n= umbers and pulled power. Crap=2C I am fast. I am lined up and right on the = numbers but at 95 kts. I come and touchdown and bounced. Pulled power to id= les and settled down easily but fast at 90 and rolled out and exited at Del= ta. The tower was clearing me back to the city hangars as I was exiting the= active. I taxi back and noticed the oil temps had decreased but I don't re= call how much=2C just noticed they were lower. I got back to my hangar and popped the door and shut her down. The engine w= ent silent without any hissing or gushing.=20 I called my mom.=20 I am mowing informing the world.=20 I did a walk around and did not see anything missing. I am about to pull th= e cowl and check things out.=20 I did notice I did not develop a slight hand shaking untill after I landed = and exited the aircraft. =3B-) Hey=2C how about that=2C it really is an air= craft now. Ten years to the day following delivery.=20 Thank you for your support.=20 Christopher Barber=2C JD Houston=2C Ellington Field (EFD) Velocity N17010 Turbo Rotary 13b RWS Re-drive and engine computers Dynon Skyview Mistral intake Sent from my iPhone 4 = --_76b2db24-cf69-4a8a-8b3e-92dab8d0d851_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Great Job Chris............... =3B If someone could bottle up the emoti= ons of a first flight and market it.. they would be a billionaire...
Ben Haas
www.haaspowerair.com

 =3B
To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net
From: cbarber@texasattorney.net
Date:= Sat=2C 9 Jun 2012 16:52:33 +0000
Subject: [FlyRotary] First flight - Ve= locity N17010

June 9=2C 2002 - A trailer pulled up= in front of a simple but comfortable home in Houston. =3B=20

Lots of trails=2C tribulations blood=2C time=2C= money=2C recreation=2C education=2C fun=2C friendships=2C anger=2C frustra= tion=2C problem solving=2C sweat=2C pondering etc....repeat and repeat agai= n and again. =3B

Fast forward (it did = go fast)

June 9=2C 2012=  =3B- Ellington Field - A lone=2C very nervous man arrives at the a= irport shortly before 0900 hrs. Pushes onto the ramp the contraption compos= ed of fiberglass=2C metal et al and the ingredients listed above. He sits d= own and writes a simple holographic (hand written) will and short note with= information to call "Mom" and work. Calls tower to relay intent via the ph= one.

Preflights the contraption. Gets in= =2C goes though basic Checklist. Cranks up the engine=2C which fires right = up at about 0920 hrs. Taxi to Juliet. Calls tower to verify intent and to t= axi to active=2C 35L. Taxis to Taxiway Echo. Checks temps. Pushing 195 with= OAT reading 95 degrees (geesh it is only about 0930 hrs). =3B
Cleared to take active and hold. Taxied out. Lined= up castering nose wheel down center stripe. Cleared to take off. Added pow= er and engine smoothly ran up. Airspeed coming in. 30 kts...50 kts ....60 k= ts=2C approximate rotation speed. Lots of runway (9000 ft).....hold it....7= 0 kts....72 kts... Slight pull on the yoke....AIRBORNE!!! Leaped into groun= d effect. Screw this=2C pulled back on yoke and I am climbing. Jiggled the = yoke a bit to verify =3Bcontrol authority. =3B<= /DIV>

Climbed to about 400 feet and turned right pattern to crosswind. The D= ynon altitude and airspeed seem to be working. That's reassuring. Pattern a= ltitude is only 600 feet and I was there already as I turned to downwind. L= eveled off and noticed the clouds were lower than reported and appeared on = the ground. Also=2C noticed coolant temps had dropped to 190....but oil tem= ps were flashing at me and had reached 225 (synthetic Royal Purple). Damn. = Ok. Fly the airplane=2C the oil is not at not a critical level. =2C but let= 's just finish the pattern and land. I grabbed my phone while on downwind a= nd attempted to record some data but while I can hear the engine the video = is  =3Bawful....uh=2C in my defense=2C I was a bit distracted and way m= ore concerned with flying. I called the tower and informed them I was comin= g in. I think they were looking out for me since as I turned to base I noti= ced the fire department staged just off the runways threshold

I noted I was a bit far out on down wind so I stared easing over to tu= rn base. Wow. I really overshot it as I blew by the runway and had to use f= ull right rudder to get back to the runway. I wish I had had more rudder. I= n hindsight I think I was not using much aileron as I was cognoscente that = I had no idea of stall characteristics so I did not yet wish too strep a tu= rn. I was able to get over the runway and dump some altitude as I got over = the numbers and pulled power. Crap=2C I am fast. I am lined up and right on= the numbers but at 95 kts. I come and touchdown and bounced. Pulled power = to idles and settled down easily but fast at 90 and rolled out and exited a= t Delta. The tower was clearing me back to the city hangars as I was exitin= g the active. I taxi back and noticed the oil temps had decreased but I don= 't recall how much=2C just noticed they were lower.

I got back to my hangar and popped the door and shut her down. The eng= ine went silent without any hissing or gushing. =3B

I called my mom. =3B

I am mowing informing the world. =3B

I did a walk around and did not see anything missing. I am about to pu= ll the cowl and check things out. =3B

I did notice I did not develop a slight hand shaking untill after I la= nded and exited the aircraft. =3B-) Hey=2C how =3Babout that=2C it really is an aircraft now. Ten years to the d= ay following delivery. =3B

Thank you for your support. =3B<= /SPAN>

Christopher Barber=2C JD
Houston=2C Ellington Field (EFD)
Velocity N17010
Turbo Rotary 13b
RWS Re-drive and engine computers
Dynon Skyview
Mistral intake


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