REFLECTOR: Motivation

[Jorge Bujanda]

First airplane...  barely starting to fly...  aviation addicted all my 
life...
GOOSE BUMPS!!!
Thanks Manny


Emanuel Lewis wrote:

> Just got back from a trip that may help keep builders motivated.  My 
> wife and I had obligations to visit relatives in Goldsboro and 
> Greensboro NC and Ft Lauderdale FL over the memorial day week.  I have 
> a standard (pop-top) velocity with a Lycoming IO-360 
> engine, performance prop, and fixed gear that I finished 
> building eight years ago.  Had to make a decision - drive and buck the 
> memorial weekend traffic or fly.  Not difficult you say?  You are right. 
> As an example of the joy of flying, after takeoff from Ft Lauderdale 
> (FXE) I engaged my Navaid autopilot (coupled to a ten year old 
> Lowrance GPS), trimmed and climbed hands-off to 9000'.  IFR on V3 to 
> Savannah then direct to Goldsboro NC (GWW).  With the help of a tail 
> wind component, 626 nm in four hours from takeoff to touchdown.  After 
> a couple of days in Goldsboro VFR direct home to Schenectady NY (SCH), 
> 480 miles in 3.4 hours including weaving around beautiful cumulus 
> buildups.
> Believe me, it's worth all the effort.
> Manny Lewis
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