REFLECTOR: Reflector Digest, Vol 50, Issue 12- Aerocomposite prop

Tue Jul 8 20:17:16 CDT 2008

I finally received my Aerocomposite prop and I have to say it's beautiful.
If you haven't had a chance to see one, I posted a picture of it on my blog.
It is marksvelocity.blogspot.com

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   1. Re:  Lycoming break in oil (kent)
   2. Re:  Steve Goldman (Ron Brown)

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:04:30 -0800
From: kent <kent at orbital.aero>
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Lycoming break in oil
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
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Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:13:15 -0400
From: "Ron Brown" <romott at mi-connection.com>
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Steve Goldman
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That is very sad. I met Steve just after he got his kit. I flew over and did
a EAA Technical Counselor inspection and shared with him my experiences in
building my V.

He had a beautiful place, hangar by a little pond, and a beautiful house.
He was really enthused about building his XL and was building a slow build
which he was enjoying immensely.  I noticed that he had not sent any notes
for a couple of months so I sent him a note to see how he was coming along.
Turned out he had a detattached retina which had stopped his progress.

We have lost a really neat guy and a smart builder.

Thanks for letting us know Andy.

Ronnie Brown  

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  From: Andy Millin 
  To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list' 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:39 AM
  Subject: REFLECTOR: Steve Goldman

  I regret that I have some very sad news.  I was notified last night that
Steve Goldman has passed away.  It was an aneurism.  Sudden and unexpected.
I do not have any more detail than that.  The email came from Steve's
neighbor.  Steve was about two years into building his XL/RG.

  Somehow Steve had found my website a few years ago.  He asked a few
questions about building and expressed his sincere desire to someday build a
Velocity.

  I looked at my guestbook, and saw the entry he left in 2006:

  Hi Andy,
  So I've been watching your site for at least two years (we exchanged some
email in '04) and I see now it really is looking like a plane. Pretty cool.
I finally took the plunge today myself and ordered a kit. Hope to get it in
June.

  That was a pretty good day.     It was easy to tell he was excited.
Steve was starting down the road.  That's gotta make you smile.  I wrote
back with congratulations and best wishes.

  As he worked on the project, we would occasionally exchange email.  Steve
was a smart guy and really wanted to understand the process and the reasons.
I remember getting an email from him when he tested his new HID landing
light.  It is great thing when another builder takes the time to share their
"Builder Moments" with you.

  I had the great pleasure of meeting Steve last fall at Velocity
University.  He had a long, hard IFR trip in his Grumman Tiger to get there.

  In our day and age, it is a treat when you get to meet someone
face-to-face that you have been conversing with for years over the net.
Steve was a very cool guy.

  Steve setup a website to detail his building.  http://www.fatcatair.com

  For me his site shows an average guy living the dream.   He was pretty
good about sharing the good and the bad.  Smile when he comes up with a
clever solution -- grimace when his clever solution might just have cost him
six more weeks of building and another $500.  

  Steve left a gem for us.  Check out his "First Year Building Video".    He
set up two webcams in his shop and used the images to create a time lapse of
his first year of building.

  I am richer that I have known him.  I am poorer that he is no longer with
us.

  Andy Millin

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