REFLECTOR: Leaving the Nest

Sat Apr 21 13:34:51 CDT 2012

Hi Mike,

I own Naples Air Center. I have a maintenance hangar on  the south side of the field and the flight school is next to the GA terminal. 

With one hour to go I could pretty much fly anywhere to meet since I will fly off my restriction as I reach the boundary (if I go to X01 followed by KOBE the final hour will be concluded). 

I need to make arrangements with the factory, I plan to fly there Friday morning for them to look over the Velo. 

Richard 

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On Apr 21, 2012, at 11:13 AM, Michael Watson <mikewatsspg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Richard,
> 
> Where are you located at KAPF, I sometimes fly there to exercise my bird.
> I'm based at KLNA hanger 212. Maybe we can meet at KOBE for lunch and
> compare notes.
> 
> Mike W.
> 
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 6:01 PM, Richard J. Gentil <richard at naples-air-center.com> wrote:
> Michael,
> 
> I'm down to one hour to go on my restriction. (which I will use to fly to the factory for them to give the SERG a good once over for me.)
> 
> My home base is Naples, KAPF. My box I was given was Everglades City X01, Okeechobee KOBE, Charlotte County KPGD. If I fly that route ending in Naples again it is 230nm. Makes for a pretty respectable box.
> 
> I had a discussion before the box was issued to me and we went over options. It paid off well with a good amount of airspace to cover each trip.
> 
> I must admit I stayed for the first 15 hours running the coastline by the airport doing one hour hops, land, spend a week or more (longest one was three months work) working on the Velo between flights.
> 
> After 15 hours I had accomplished everything I wanted on my test flight schedule I had put together and from then on it has been 2.5 hour hops up at 8,500 feet enjoying the cool air over the rural Florida scenery.
> 
> Richard
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 4 Classic
> 
> On Apr 20, 2012, at 2:02 PM, Mike Dawson <medawson250 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > 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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