REFLECTOR: First Flight (Jerry Teitsma)

[Terry Miles]

Hey Jer,

CONGRATS!!!!

Terry Miles

Wiring away

 

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Jerry Teitsma
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:00 PM
To: Reflector
Subject: REFLECTOR: First Flight (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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