REFLECTOR: Electric Velocity and more f.light progress

[Mike Dawson]

75 miles? The Feds give you more than a 50 mile radius? Lucky you.

Michael E Dawson
ATCI CFII


On Apr 20, 2012, at 10:54 AM, "David Ullman" <ullman at robustdecisions.com> wrote:

> The Volta Volare effort is out of Portland OR.  I got in touch with the main
> man, Paul Peterson.  He will be in Corvallis (where I am) tomorrow and we
> will meet then for me to get more details.  If we miss tomorrow, which we
> might -  see below, then I will see him at the Café Electric Airplane
> Symposium next week which we are both attending.  
> 
> The reason that I might miss meeting Paul is that the weather is better so I
> can fly off some more hours.  I got my transponder certified yesterday.  The
> today went out this AM and shot landings.  Prior flights were high and fast
> using most of CVOs 5000 ft.  Today I got the speed under co9ntrol and was
> doing touch and goes and easily coming to full stop in 2500ft.  The plane
> handles easily on final and  am over the numbers at 85kts.  I think with the
> vortex generators I can get to 80kts.  We will see.  Just very happy to be
> able to land in a reasonable distance and getting a comfortable feel for the
> plane.  
> 
> Next flight I will leave gliding distance from CVO and fly to another 75
> miles away.  My palms sweat thinking about it.  
> 
> David Ullman
> N-444DX Velocity 
> EAA 292 President
> david at davidullman.com
> 541-754-3609
> 1655 NW Hillcrest Dr
> Corvallis OR 97330
> 
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