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 Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:49 am Post subject: Homecoming |
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Wx looks good for this weekend, I'll be there in time for lunch Friday. Looking forward to the gathering!
Earl Ferguson
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Colin K.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:04 am Post subject: Homecoming |
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I will be there first thing Friday. Looking forward to seeing old aquaintances and meeting new!
Colin K.
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| Quote: | Wx looks good for this weekend, I'll be there in time for lunch Friday.
Looking forward to the gathering!
Earl Ferguson
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pequeajim
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Location: New Holland, PA
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:04 am Post subject: Homecoming |
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Sorry I'll miss you Colin. I just could not arrange to make both the homecoming and engine seminar. I had to pick one or the other.
sigh...
You guys can send me lot of pictures so I don't feel so disconnected.
On 9/20/07, cjk129(at)cox.net (cjk129(at)cox.net) <cjk129(at)cox.net (cjk129(at)cox.net)> wrote: [quote]--> Lightning-List message posted by: <cjk129(at)cox.net (cjk129(at)cox.net)>
I will be there first thing Friday. Looking forward to seeing old aquaintances and meeting new!
Colin K.
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Colin K.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject: Homecoming |
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Airline tickets – Tulsa to Nashville return: $257
Hotels – 1 night in Nashville and 2 in Shelbyville: $270
Rental car: $70
Dinner at the Bell Buckle Café: Priceless! J Thanks Pete!
What a great weekend! Both from a social and prospective buyer’s viewpoint,
it could not have been better.
The opportunity to see 5 flying Lightnings and 2 more at different stages of
construction, plus various parts and pieces, as well as 2 Esquals to
illustrate the differences, was also priceless!
Add to this the patient, expert and detailed answers to endless questions,
provided by Nick, Mark, Mike and Pete, from the manufacturer’s viewpoint,
then the generous sharing of observations, tips and encouragement from
builders and flyers at different stages of their journey. And of course the
demo rides with PIC Buzz. I think I got the first and possibly longest
flight early on Friday morning. It was everything I hoped!
Over the course of two days, I think I managed to interrogate everyone
present who was either a builder (current or past), an employee, or married
to an employee!
I got to talk through every major operation in the construction process and
developed confidence that I could do this at home with moderate use of the
telephone and heavy use of the Yahoo group. (How did anyone build airplane
kits before the Internet?)
I think everyone realized that I don’t want to do any more fiberglass work
than necessary, but I think I am okay with most of what little there is. I
will seek out someone with experience at EAA chapter 10. If the h.
stabilizer and elevator molds were updated by the time I take delivery of my
kit, so that fiberglass work on those could be avoided, that would really be
icing on the cake!
The pre-formed side windows look like they will save significant effort and
give an even better result.
I like the newly available steps and canopy hoop. The 30 gallon fuel option
is great and I hope the extended wingtips work out.
Finally, to all those who have completed their builds, congratulations! It
may be called amateur built, but the finish, fit and quality of the work
certainly does not suggest this. I have never seen a finer flight of
experimentals and builders! Thanks to you all for a great weekend!
Colin K.
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N1BZRich(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: Homecoming |
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Several folks have already written about the Lightning fly-in and others will probably do the same. My thoughts are just as have been already stated - it was an outstanding weekend. Good weather, great comradery, outstanding hospitality by the SYI group, fun hangar talk and information sharing, plus it was good to be able to put a face to the names on the list. I enjoyed Earl's talk about his world record flight, but I do hope he got home without being arrested by the "fashion" police. Pete and Nick's recount of how the Lightning came to be was certainly interesting and shows what can be accomplished by dedicated, talented people, and I am sure everyone enjoyed what they have planned for the future. As to the presentation on test flying experimental aircraft by that bald headed guy, let me know if you have any suggestions as it is scheduled to be given to other aviation groups in the near future.
The weekend highlight for me was flying with many of you in the Lightning Demonstrator. I flew a total of 15 demo rides and Nick flew some as well, so hopefully everyone that wanted a flight got one. I even put seven more hours on the prototype while I was here in SYI. Unfortunately, I have to fly back to Virginia tomorrow, but I look forward to putting more time on it in the future. The next mod scheduled to be tested on the prototype will be the new wing tip extensions. Nick will start testing them sometime soon, with the goal of having their design finalized by the Sebring show.
Of course the event was made even that more special when Nick made the first flight on Jim Goad's beautiful airplane. (You may not have heard, but he even has a parking brake in it.) I just happened to be in the air on a demo ride and was able to join up to provide airspeed calls in the pattern since he lost that "somewhat needed information source" during the flight. Overall "piece of cake" for the "golden hands" Nick. The next to fly will likely be Dick Clevengar's "Rocky Mountain Special" as it is being inspected this week. Congratulations to Tom, Al, and Dan are in order since this Wisconsin Lightning flew early this morning.
Final thought - I predict that the Lightning team is going to get busier and busier. With a beautiful airplane that looks like it is going Mach II just sitting on the ramp and all the other outstanding things that have been written about it, Mark, Mike and Nick are certainly going to be kept busy. Mark, Shelbyville's most "eligible elder" bachelor (Ben is the youngest), will probably have to start bringing his many different dates to work with him or otherwise do without. Keep up the good work, Mark. Maybe next time we really can have a Tennessee Walking Horse breeding demonstration.
Blue Skies,
Buz
PS: Mike, how was the ''Moostang" show?
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| Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:00 am Post subject: Homecoming |
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| Quote: | We also enjoyed the gathering; it was great to see the Lightning team again and the owner/builders we had met before. It was a treat to meet some of the folks whose names we had seen online and those future builders who are about to embark on a terrific experience. Pete, Nick, and Mark outdid themselves on the weather and the hospitality. We were sorry John Davis, Rick Bowen, and Joe Cooper didn't make it; we were hoping to see their beautiful birds again. We were also witnesses to the historic event for Jim Goad; he upholds the principle that Lightning builders are a special bunch. The next Lightning to fly - Dick Cleavenger's - is another beauty soon to leave the nest!
We made it home Sunday evening about 30 minutes after official sunset; we departed SYI about 10AM but about an hour later I smelled something burning. We landed at Morristown, TN 30 minutes later with the voltage having dropped significantly. Luckily Pete was still at the airport so by telephone he told us what the likely culprit was - the yellow wire coming out of the voltage regulator had shorted and burned. With the cowling removed, we discovered he was absolutely right. Of course on a Sunday there was no mechanic at the field but two RV builders showed up and came to our rescue. They had the connectors and tools to trim and reconnect the wires. Then, of course, we had to wait for the battery to be recharged enough to start the engine. Borrowing the airport courtesy car gave us the opportunity to get lunch while the battery was recharging. After about 3 1/2 hours at the Morristown Airport we were able to resume our trip home. A big thanks to the folks at Morristown; they were the usual friendly GA airport with homebuilders present. We would have been out of luck at a big city airport.
Again thanks to the Arion team; the first homecoming was a great weekend. Nick flew our plane for the first time and was able to diagnose some needed adjustments; then he, Mark, and Mike helped do some of them on the spot. It was especially nice not to hear "Betty" saying "Low Fuel" constantly on the trip home. We are already looking forward to the second annual homecoming; we'll be there!
Linda and Joe Mathias
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