> >>>>>Ken Welter wrote:

 >>>>>
 >>>>>
 >>>>>>  One year and 22 days later I am back in the air and in the water.
 >>>>>>  The first flight was just a quick trip around the patch, and I
 >>>>>>stopped long enough for more fuel and it was off to the river.
 >>>>>>  It fly's absolutely perfect, the speed seems about the same but I am
 >>>>>>still tweaking on the engine and prop and the GPS wasn't working so I
 >>>>>>don't if the airspeed is correct.
 >>>>>>  The cooling system is the best I have had, 180 on the water temp and
 >>>>>>170 on the oil which I may have to put a flap on one of the coolers
 >>>>>>to bring the temp up.
 >>>>>>  The water performance is a whole different world form the short hull
 >>>>>>as there is like no time to jump on step at all, just apply power and
 >>>>>>it slips on top instantly and that is without using the nitrous,
 >>>>>>liftoff seems to be a bit slower due to the extra wing span and rough
 >>>>>>water handling is a hell of a lot better with the longer hull.
 >>>>>>  In all I put 2.2 hrs flying on it with three landings on land and at
 >>>>>>least a couple dozen landings on water on the first day.
 >>>>>>
 >>>>>>  Ken Welter

 >>>>>You are an amazing builder Ken. You really knock them out.
 >>>>>It looks beautiful. Congratulations.
 >>>>>Hurry up and fly off the 40 hours. As soon as Perry gets the manometer
 >>>>>installed Robin and I will  be up there and go for another ride.
 >>>>>We need a mini Portland rotary get together. What is a good time for
 >>>>>everybody? Who wants to attend?
 >>>>>
 >>>>>Paul Lamar

 >>>>Now yer talkin'.  I'll come.
 >>>>
 >>>>Chris C.
 >>>>microcosman.com/aircraft

 >>>BTW guys in case you don't know the Spruce Goose is in a huge museum
 >>>near Portland. Actually Perry's home town McMinville(s?) and
across the street

 >>>from Perry's hangar. In case you have never seen the Spruce Goose.

 >>>Paul Lamar

 >>They just finished setting up the SR-71 in there as well.
 >>
 >>Mike McGee, RV-4 N996RV, O320-E2G, Hillsboro, OR
 >>13B in gestation mode

 How about Sunday, Arlington Weekend? Everyone could stop in here on
 their way home.
 That would be July 13, about a month from now. Ken, would you have your
 hours flown off by then?

 http://www.nweaa.org/

 --
 Perry Mick
 Custom Composite Props
 mick@bridgingworlds.com
 http://www.ductedfan.com

   Are any of you going to be at the RV fly in at Scappoose this
Saturday, I plan on being there for a short time and then heading for
the sprint boat races.
  Also I will be at Aurora next week to get a transponder and over to
McMinville  so I may see one of you there.

   Ken

Where are the Sprint boat races Ken?

Paul Lamar
 
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