Congrats Lee. We want to hear that YEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA on your next flight. I guess you do not need that pre-inspection check list any longer.
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT Site at: http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Lee Van Dyke Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 7:45 AM To: KRnet Subject: KR> First flight Netters, Love to be able to tell your a great first flight story, but here is what happened. Last night I made a couple of good runs down the runway. Today I made my first flight. To cut to the chase, taxied to the active, was cleared to T/O and orbit the airport. Slowly added power to the plane and although it did not bark of extra horsepower, seemed to be accelerating pretty good. I rotated at about 90 and started my climb @ about 95. All was going smoothly until half way through my first turn, the motor started to sputter alittle, I called the tower and they cleared me back to the active direct. I completed my turn and the motor was getting worse. I did my check list (well as much as I could) and started to decent to the runway. I have read all kinds of stories about this same situation and I wanted to keet the airspeed in the green in case I needed it. Well I needed it. Needless to say you are getting this message from me, so all went OK. I made it back to the runway cut what was left of the throtle and made a pretty good landing. The guys in the tower were impressed. I'm going on the cruise and will take a look at the Motor when I return. Although I taxied back to the hanger and I was running pretty good, I need to do more full power testing. SO MARK L put my project from UNDER CONSTRUCTION TO Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT Site at: http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj
