You beat me to it! :) Cheers,
Mike ----- Original Message ----- > From: "G R Pickett via KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org> > To: krnet@list.krnet.org > Cc: "G R Pickett" <grpick...@hotmail.com> > Sent: Friday, April 1, 2022 10:15:12 AM > Subject: Re: KRnet> New project in the hangar > Well if that paint scheme gets done, my 13 YO grad-daughter will want a ride! > Also, is the iFly for sale? > Griff > KR2 -N141GP > > -----Original Message----- > From: KRnet <krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org> On Behalf Of Mark Langford > Sent: Friday, April 1, 2022 4:55 AM > To: KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > Subject: KRnet> New project in the hangar > > Joe's email about the magnetic compass spoke in the past tense about his > N357CJ. > I was talking to Larry Howell the other day about working on Joe Horton's > plane, and he asked if I had bought Joe's plane. As Joe mentioned, he's > nearing > completion of the "Dr. Dean" plane, and hadn't > been flying N357CJ much anyway, so he sold it to me. He didn't NEED to > sell it to me, he sold it to me because I kept whining about how squirrelly > N891JF is on our 40' wide runway here, compared to N56ML (especially in a > stiff > crosswind), so he sold it to me either out of compassion, or so he wouldn't > have to listen to me whine anymore! And he's going to need the hangar space > soon anyway. Dr. Dean's plane has been in the hands of several folks since Dr. > Dean lost interest and went on to other things, but Joe is going to finish > this > thing, and soon! > > Although I only have three landings with it so far, I can tell you that I > have a > whole new appreciation for nose wheels! After leaving his airport in PA, on > my > final landing at M38 I was racing a thundershower to the airport in some windy > weather, was a bit fast, landing a bit long, and not even lined up properly > with the runway, and I managed an uneventful landing with absolutely no drama > on roll-out, and stopped with runway left over! What a dream. And I can > actually see where I'm going when taxiing! > > I've been making some fairly minor changes to it for the last few months, > swapping the iFly 740 for a tablet running iFly, checking things over and > learning more about it, tweaking the EIS, doing some routine maintenance, and > moving some controls around a bit. I'll be flying it again shortly, certainly > in time for Oshkosh, and have laid out an awesome paint job for it.... > flamingo > pink with the same purple lightning bolts. Unlike N891JF (which is "sky > blue"), this plane will really show up in the sky! > > For more info on the Dr. Dean plane, take a look at Eduardo Barros' > Argentine plane at > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.krnet.org%2Fkrs%2Febarros%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cced6e5bd2a394d33374608da13c5c00a%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637844037316302584%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=7PA%2FZStMylgUgAHpOawQ%2BfXrdRpIT2%2FJWD8n%2Bjjq1tg%3D&reserved=0, > which was inspired by Dr. Dean's "sexy" lines. Dean used eighth inch spruce > strips that he heated in a home-made steamer, bent into curved sections, and > glued them together to "freeze" the curve, , and joining them with foam and > fiberglass. Eduardo's plane has been flying for years, and he has a large web > presence. Search for Eduardo Barros KR2-egb "Zondo" for photos and > construction info. When Joe finishes up, we'll have more photos of that > process, and we'll put them on KRnet, along with the finished plane photos. > -- > Mark Langford > m...@n56ml.com > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.n56ml.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cced6e5bd2a394d33374608da13c5c00a%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637844037316302584%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=oRVYlINop%2B2GzMZJWwyFwghfQHmK%2FXQLhAogM%2FZRsPY%3D&reserved=0 > Huntsville, AL > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flist.krnet.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fkrnet&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cced6e5bd2a394d33374608da13c5c00a%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637844037316302584%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Afh39gvQOVAI6%2BPIZuGgL%2Bfu95bRSAG9hMhOtsZP0us%3D&reserved=0 > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet -- KRnet mailing list KRnet@list.krnet.org https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet
