REFLECTOR: First Flight (Jerry Teitsma)

[Mike Dawson]

Whoo hoo I'm at seven years and wiring away.
11 years, I must be right on the time line
Congrats!

P.S. I wouldn't sleep either!
Mike
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> [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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