> >>>>>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

I'll be at Scappoose all morning.  Still no medical stuff from Oklahoma
City so I'll be drivin' to the flyin.
Looking forward to seeing your plane.  I'll be working the ground radio
around 0900-0930.

Mike McGee, RV-4 N996RV, O320-E2G, Hillsboro, OR
13B in gestation mode

Robin and I are planing on flying up UAL commercial. Will be at the Portland
airport at 9:30 to pick up our Avis car. How long does it take to drive to
Scappose? We will be at Perry's hanger on Sunday morning. Current plans.


Paul Lamar
 
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