REFLECTOR: The redesigned Velocityxl.com website
John Youngblood
aqcs at comcast.net
Sat May 3 12:55:03 CDT 2008
Please enter me also.
John Youngblood
Velocity XLRG - N568Y
San Ramon, CA
On May 2, 2008, at 10:04 PM, Kevin Baker wrote:
> me too
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> At 03:38 PM 5/2/2008, you wrote:
>> Please enter me.
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>> Chuck Harbert
>> Velocity N300VT
>> Redmond, WA
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lou Stedman" <stedmanlou at roadrunner.com>
>> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:16 PM
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>> Please enter me as well.
>>
>> Lou Stedman
>> Velocity N7044Q
>> Olean, NY
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Monroe Balton" <af29echo at hotmail.com>
>> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 9:52 PM
>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: The redesigned Velocityxl.com website
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>>
>> Please open an account in my name.
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>> Monroe P. Balton
>> ________________________________
>>> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:28:18 -0400
>>> From: reflector at velocityxl.com
>>> To: reflector at tvbf.org
>>> Subject: REFLECTOR: The redesigned Velocityxl.com website
>>>
>>> I wanted to announce our newly renovated Velocityxl.com (and
>>> n44vf.com)
>>> website. I hope to make it the ultimate resource for Velocity
>>> builders,
>>> owners, and fliers (outside of the factory site), and I think
>>> there are a
>>> bunch of features that folks will be interested in, including more
>>> non-building content and a greatly improved navigation system.
>>> If you
>>> have suggestions for additional content, please let me know!
>>> Here are
>>> some highlights of the new features:
>>>
>>>
>>> Databases
>>> I've created a Velocity owners and Airplanes database from a
>>> variety of
>>> publicly available sources (FAA database, Sport Aviation and
>>> Kitplanes
>>> Completions entries, Velocity Views, etc.) including owner name,
>>> address,
>>> email, builder's name, model, gear type, airworthiness date,
>>> engine, prop,
>>> and pictures of airplanes and pilots, and other data where
>>> available.
>>> NOTE: Although this information is all publicly available, I've
>>> decided
>>> to require a login (email me for this) for the database
>>> functionality to
>>> protect folk's privacy. I simply ask that you provide me with
>>> updated
>>> information on your kit/aircraft to help improve the data quality
>>> to gain
>>> this access.
>>>
>>> The database search page also displays current Velocity fleet
>>> information,
>>> such as total number of sold kits, flying aircraft, number in
>>> construction, and number destroyed or de-registered. There is
>>> also a
>>> "mobile" version available for small-screen-formats, so you can
>>> lookup
>>> N-numbers on your phone or PDA, and contact the owner from the
>>> flight-line!
>>>
>>> Also, there's a searchable KPC database so you can quickly find
>>> the KPC
>>> #'s relevant to your particular kit, and a text overview of the
>>> change
>>> (you should still see the factory site for the complete KPC with
>>> drawings,
>>> etc.).
>>>
>>>
>>> Publications
>>> I have pulled together a large collection of articles and
>>> publications
>>> related to the Velocity for folk's enjoyment, including the articles
>>> announcing the XL, the XL-5, and Turbo Charlie as well as pieces
>>> covering
>>> the solution to the Deep Stall issue and development of the 173
>>> wing.
>>> Note that copyrighted content is also only available after
>>> logging in for
>>> obvious reasons.
>>>
>>> * Velocity Views - The complete and searchable PDF collection,
>>> courteous of Rick Lavoie
>>> * Sport Aviation - 23 articles from 1985-2006
>>> * Kitplanes - 17 articles from 1991-2007 (NOTE:
>>> Reprints are no
>>> longer available from Kitplanes!)
>>> * Custom Planes - February 2000
>>> * Air Progress - April 1988 "Pilot Report"
>>> * Flyways - 2003 Article about Kevin and Brooke
>>> Stiener's
>>> 'Deception'
>>> * Grass Field Tips - From "Waiter", and experienced Long-ez pilot
>>> * Canard Pusher - Deep Stall article
>>> * IFR Requirements - EAA's thoughts on IFR requirements
>>> * Buffalo Forge - Article on exhaust augmentation
>>>
>>> Forum
>>> Check our forums, which offer all of the Reflector messages
>>> online and
>>> searchable, displayed by conversation thread, and with
>>> new-messages-since-last-visit shown first for quick browsing.
>>> Now you can
>>> check the reflector from anywhere-the house, work, the FBO, your
>>> phone, or
>>> while you travel. Quickly find those old topics you know were
>>> covered,
>>> but can't easily find in your email. Just click on Reflector on
>>> the main
>>> menu!
>>>
>>>
>>> Pictures and Videos
>>> I've collected all of my pictures, as well as many of my and other's
>>> Velocity videos, including the recent RRL test flight and press
>>> announcements, "World's most Extreme Homes" on Ricardo's cool
>>> home, as
>>> well as coverage of our test flights, engine runs, and 'building
>>> montage'
>>> slideshow. Some of the sets of pictures provided are:
>>>
>>> * Airventure - 2005 Cup Race Kickoff and 2006
>>> convention pics
>>> * Velocity Barnstorming Tour - Houston 2005 stop
>>> * Rough River Fly-in - 2003 Fly-in near Louisville
>>> * EAM RC Velocity - Check out our RC Velocity from
>>> Experimental Aircraft Models
>>> * Bill Stockman - Check out Bill's Thunderbird
>>> paint
>>> scheme!
>>> * Chuck Jenson - Chuck visits Ohio
>>> * Al Gietzen - Beautiful aircraft!
>>> * Rich Guerra - Rich takes great pictures on his
>>> travels
>>> * Antonia Espinal - Jet powered Velocity!
>>> * Rocket Racing - Some pictures of the RRL trainer
>>> * Jack Morrison - Supercharged e-Racer!
>>>
>>>
>>> History
>>> I've been compiling, and will continue to refine, the "Unofficial
>>> History
>>> of Velocity Aircraft", and an easy-to-browse Timeline
>>> presentation. I
>>> find it interesting to learn more about the people and events
>>> that brought
>>> this great design to us!
>>>
>>> * UnOfficial History -
>>> http://n44vf.velocityxl.com/velocity_history.php
>>> * Timeline -
>>> http://n44vf.velocityxl.com/timeline/timeline2.htm
>>> * Venky! - A great historical builder
>>> website that
>>> many us loved, replicated here:
>>> http://n44vf.velocityxl.com/venky/index.html
>>> * Classic Ads! - Check out the classic Velocity ads
>>> on the
>>> homepage
>>>
>>>
>>> Accident Information
>>> I've collected an extensive collection of accident and incident
>>> data,
>>> presented by date and by incident aircraft, with links to the
>>> relevant
>>> NTSB reports. I will also be creating an analysis with accidents
>>> by Year,
>>> Model, Gear Type, Engine, % of Fleet, Flight Hour, % in First 40
>>> Hours,
>>> etc. Also, I've gathered a large collection of images to show
>>> just how
>>> well our aircraft perform in these extreme situations. I do want to
>>> stress that I don't present this data to embarrass anyone, but to
>>> improve
>>> safety and confidence in the Velocity's design, and I try to be
>>> sensitive
>>> to the fact that folks will want this data to be as objective as
>>> possible.
>>>
>>>
>>> Maintenance Documents
>>> I've included as many documents as I can thus far to help folks
>>> who are
>>> completing their aircraft and doing 'on-going' maintenance, such as:
>>>
>>> * Checklists
>>> * Flight Test Plan
>>> * Condition Inspection Checklist
>>> * My Blue Mountain Avionics Calibration Tables
>>> * My Weight and Balance Spreadsheet
>>> * My Electrical Diagrams
>>> * Koch Chart
>>> * Bill-of-Sale
>>> * Pilot's Operating Handbook (must be a member)
>>> * Instrument Manuals - Garmin, Blue Mountain, Lightspeed
>>> Engineering,
>>> Honeywell, PS Engineering, RSA
>>> * Grass Field Tips - From "Waiter"
>>> * Buffalo Forge - Article on exhaust augmentation
>>>
>>> Brett
>>> www.velocityxl.com
>>> www.n44vf.com
>>>
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