REFLECTOR: airplane open house

[doug.holub at tx.rr.com]

Mostly to make it easier for my wife to get in and out. (And maybe easier for me, too, 10 years from now.) The pilot's seat folds up against the instrument panel so that she can step down on something firm when she gets in, and you notice I lowered the door cut out a little bit. I also dropped the center console down a couple of inches. The retractable nose gear might also give me an extra knot or two.

Doug
---- Gary Stull <gstull at tampabay.rr.com> wrote: 
> I have a Velo about the same vintage with a single above wing door. Why did 
> you decide to install a retractable nose gear? Just curious.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <doug.holub at tx.rr.com>
> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 1:08 PM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: airplane open house
> 
> 
> > Sorry you missed it. Here's a couple of pictures. The caption on the 
> > second one
> > reads "Stand back now kids, we're about to take off."
> >
> > ---- Terry Miles <terrence_miles at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> Doug,
> >> Thanks for the offer.  I'm in SC or I'd drive over and have a look...and 
> >> a
> >> beer.
> >> Terry
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> >> Behalf Of doug.holub at tx.rr.com
> >> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 1:12 AM
> >> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> >> Subject: REFLECTOR: airplane open house
> >>
> >> I've been building my Velocity for 8.5 years in my car port for all the
> >> world to see. So in my neighborhood I'm "the guy who's building an
> >> airplane", and there's been a lot of interest in the project's progress. 
> >> I'm
> >> moving the airplane to the airport next week, so we're having an airplane
> >> open house for my neighbors tomorrow. I'm going to have the airplane
> >> assembled in the front yard. I just realized this evening that I didn't 
> >> tell
> >> any of the Reflector guys.  Any builder in the Dallas / Ft. Worth area is
> >> welcome to come and see my bird and have a hamburger and something to 
> >> drink
> >> tomorrow between 11 am to 2:30 pm.
> >>
> >> Doug Holub
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