REFLECTOR: It's an airplane

Richard J. Gentil richard at naples-air-center.com
Sat Aug 5 09:58:04 CDT 2006


Congratz Al!

We cannot wait to see the pix.

Well Done!

Richard

Al Gietzen wrote:
>
> A high speed nose lift; a high speed crow hop; and finally off and 
> away around the pattern; the 20B powered Velocity, N755V maid its 
> maiden flight yesterday, 8/04/06.  What an exciting milestone -- even 
> though in this case I was watching from the ground as the test pilot 
> did his thing.
>
>  
>
> The engine performed well, and the pilot reported that all handling 
> characteristics were good.  The flight was short, however; because the 
> oil temp was 10-15F higher than the limit I had set, and the pilot did 
> the right thing in abbreviating the flight so that can be evaluated 
> and changes made as necessary.  All in all, with that as the only 
> issue of note at this point; it was a good day.
>
>  
>
> I'll have some photos and more info later.
>
>  
>
> Al
>
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