> > > >>>>>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
Across the river from Scappoose OR. in Woodland WA. ( I am just
going to be a spectator, not going to participate )
Ken
Sounds like a bunch of fun. You will probably sell a few rotary
powered Coots :)
Paul Lamar
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