Legacy N97DW (aka “Miss Gina”)
took to the skies on her maiden flight on the afternoon of June
2nd. Mr. Korey Stafford (Echelon Flight Support) performed
the honors and flew her beautifully! After a perfect “on the numbers”
landing and a short taxi back to the hangar, some champagne and toasting
crowned the event! Many thanks to LML help and support and to Lancair
and AirFours builder assist that helped turn a dream that began 14 years ago
as a 320/360 MKII tail “split kit” into a flying work of art. And of
course, mucho thanks to all the fine folks at Lancair that put up with all of
my “stupid” questions and requests spread over more than a decade.
Special thanks to Charlie Kohler (DAR) who performed a thorough airworthiness
inspection and to Marv, Don Barnes,
Rob Logan, Pat Gonsoulin, Chuck and Jay
Hamilton whom all provided quick help and advice whenever
needed. Last but not least, thanks to my family for putting up with an
“on again, off again” project that seemed to never end! What’s next: 25
hour fly-off, paint (she flew in white primer), upholstery and, of course,
high performance training.
Dana
Westphal
L2K-165, now
N97DW
“Built over Geologic Time”