REFLECTOR: First Flight (Jerry Teitsma)

[Jerry Teitsma]

Only those that have had the thrill of building an airplane and being on board for the first flight can understand the excitement that I had today for first flight of 241JT.  After 11 years and building shops in three states, I now own a used airplane.  It flew level and hands off but oil temps got high way too fast.  After looking it over back at the hangar, I discovered that the flapper valve in the handy dandy heater that I engineered (?) closed, apparently due to air pressure, blocking off much of the cooling air.  We'll try it again tomorrow.  I was assisted in first flight by Steve Murphry.  I probably won't sleep tonight!  JT

Jerry Teitsma, RRC, RRO, CCCA
RCI, Inc
PO Box 796, Granby CO 80446 (USPS mail/shipping)
36 Lodgepole Ct, Granby CO 80446 (UPS/FedEx shipping)
970-887-3910 (Phone/Fax)
jerryteits at comcast.net
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