WAY TO GO LEE!!!
Steve Bray Jackson, Tennessee >From: "Lee Van Dyke" <l...@vandyke5.com> >Reply-To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> >To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> >Subject: KR> Great morning flight >Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 18:16:39 -0700 > >Group > >The weather here in Arizona is finally starting to cool off. This morning >was about 82 degrees at 7AM. There was little traffic at the airport. I >started out going to get gas, and was ready to take off at 7:45. I have >made a few flights since the gathering and was ready to show off my KR. >Some of you may know the plane I have was my fathers, he owned it for 18 >years and never flew it. I/we rebuilt it and I had made a few eventful >flights prior to Oshkosh. Upon returning from Oshkosh the needed repairs >were made and several flights were made. Not enough to make the trip to Mt. >Vernon. My father has yet to see the plane fly. It flew the day he bought >it 20 years ago. Last night while swimming in the pool I asked him what he >would be doing this morning. He stated that he would be at the RC field. >The field is a remote dirt strip East of the old Williams Airforce Base. I >said Great bring your Radio (hand held) and I'll call you when I'm close. >Well after T/O I made the 20-minute flight to his location and called him >on the radio. He had to quick land and get his radio, (all observed from >the air). I made several revolutions around the field and her asked if I >was going to get any lower. 1500 AGL. I made 2 passes at 150 and 100 feet >one @ 150 mph and one @ 160 mph as I haven't retracted the gear yet. All I >heard was WWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW. ALL HE HEARD WAS >YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. > > > >Lee Van Dyke >Mesa AZ >l...@vandyke5.com >_______________________________________ >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html