REFLECTOR: nice day to fly

Douglas Holub douglas.holub at gmail.com
Mon Feb 16 15:35:08 CST 2009


The builder's log shows that the speed brake was completed in October 1987. I think this kit was the 4th one to ship from the factory, serial number DMO-055. (I'm the 3rd owner.)

Doug
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: gattenby at tulsaconnect.com 
  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
  Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 9:09 AM
  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: nice day to fly


  Way to go Doug!

  You beating me into the air, is the kick in the pants that I need to get moving again.

  I supect that you have the recored for duration of build.  When did your kit leave the factory?

  (I hope I don't break that record) ; )

  Noel


  On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:55:40 -0600
   "Douglas Holub" <douglas.holub at gmail.com> wrote:
  > It's a beautiful day to fly in North Texas today. 
  >Temperature in the low 50s, wind coming down the runway 
  >at 5 knots. A good day for first flight.
  > 
  > I didn't tell my wife I was going to fly the Velocity 
  >today because I knew she would worry. I got the 
  >airworthiness certificate on Monday and got the 
  >transponder certified on Wednesday. 
  > 
  > The plane got off the ground easily and climbed 
  >impressively. The number 4 cylinder was about 410 
  >degrees, the number 3 was 375, but 1 and 2 were less than 
  >300 degrees, so it looks like I'm getting too much air to 
  >the back cylinders and not enough to the front cylinders. 
  >The good news is it looks like I've got plenty of cooling 
  >air from the NACAs to work with.  
  > 
  > I was getting worried about that #4 cylinder, so I 
  >landed in Arlington. I was having trouble with the pitch 
  >trim while I was landing. When I got on the ground I saw 
  >that the pitch motor was stuck in the full up position. 
  >No wonder I had to push so hard on the stick to land!
  > 
  > So I borrowed a screw driver and a pair of pliers from 
  >the FBO and disconnected the pitch motor from the pitch 
  >spring. But then the pitch spring interfered with other 
  >stuff behind the panel when the elevators were at their 
  >travel limits, so I asked the FBO if they had a piece of 
  >wire I could borrow to limit the motion of the spring. 
  >They didn't, so I used one of my shoe laces. Worked 
  >great, and got me the 7 miles back home to the Grand 
  >Prairie airport.
  > 
  > Thanks to all the folks on this list who have been so 
  >much help to me for the past 9 years. And special thanks 
  >to the organizers and presenters at the Velocity 
  >Symposium 3 years ago in Sherman, Texas. That weekend 
  >gave me a big kick in the butt to get this project 
  >finished.
  > 
  > Doug Holub
  > Velocity Standard FG w/ electric nose lift
  > ECI IOX-360 with dual Plasma III ignition
  > 110% done, 2% to go




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