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jacklockamy(at)verizon.ne
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 Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:37 pm Post subject: RV-7A N174JL has a new owner... |
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Just thought I would inform you that my RV-7A, N174JL has a new owner.
After posting a recent For Sale ad on the SoCAL and RV-List, it took only hours before I was contacted by Chuck Olsen, USAF Major from Edwards AFB, resident of Tehachapi, CA, (and MANY others) who were interested in the plane. Chuck drove 2.5 hrs to Camarillo prior to the Super Bowl, 4 FEB, inspected the plane, went for a ride, and made me an offer I accepted. Chuck is a Global-Hawk drone pilot, C130 Gunship Navigator at Edwards AFB, first-time aircraft owner, and a great guy!
Chuck and I completed an annual inspection this past Saturday, and put N174JL back together. It was Saturday afternoon when the winds had died down, and we planned to take a few laps around the field here at Camarillo and perform a few touch & go's. Wouldn't you know it... the FLAP MOTOR decided it didn't want to work (flaps were extended) and we were grounded! The flap motor had worked flawlessly up until now and had been cycled at least 4+ times during the annual inspection!!! A quick call to Gregg Healy (RV-7A builder at CMA) and he allowed me to go to his hangar early Sunday morning, remove his flap motor in his 'not-yet-flying' RV-7A, then I pulled the flap motor from N174JL, and had the new motor ready to be installed as Chuck was arriving around 0830! Wheeeeewwww.... what a chore! (Thanks Gregg... your new, replacement flap motor is on order from Van's).
Chuck and I did a few touch and go's at Oxnard Airport (KOXR) Sunday morning and then returned to CMA to meet his co-pilot Jim who has an RV-6A with a Subaru installed. At approx. 1115, Chuck and Jim departed KCMA in N174JL and she was off to her new home in a hangar at Tehachapi, CA (KTSP). Falcon Insurance required a 3-hour check-out in N174JL for Chuck so Jim was performing that duty after I climbed out of the right seat...
N174JL was just one-month short of being 2 years old. First flight was on 3/17/2005 (see http://www.jacklockamy.com/N174JL_First_Flight_Video.wmv). She had 260.3 wonderful hours on the tach and hasn't missed a beat! Great airplane but I am doing LOTS of cross-country flight these days on business and have decided to go into a partnership in a 2003 Cirrus SR20. My new partner also has an RV-3A for local, fun flights but it may soon be for sale to make room for a possible Harmon Rocket project (I still have all my tools and LOVE to build airplanes...).
Please welcome Chuck Olsen, his wife Carla, and N174JL when you see them flying in the SoCAL area.... You guys (and gals) have been wonderful and I'll see you all on a ramp around the area soon I'm sure...
Jack Lockamy
Camarillo, CA
N174JL RV-7A SOLD
N200GR Cirrus SR20
N633TB RV-3A
www.jacklockamy.com
jacklockamy(at)verizon.net
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lifeofreiley2003(at)yahoo
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: RV-7A N174JL has a new owner... |
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Jack,
I knew the plane would not last. Nice job on the
construction!! I'm feeling you'll build another, 
Darrell
do not archive
--- Jack Lockamy <jacklockamy(at)verizon.net> wrote:
| Quote: | Just thought I would inform you that my RV-7A,
N174JL has a new owner.
After posting a recent For Sale ad on the SoCAL and
RV-List, it took only
hours before I was contacted by Chuck Olsen, USAF
Major from Edwards AFB,
resident of Tehachapi, CA, (and MANY others) who
were interested in the
plane. Chuck drove 2.5 hrs to Camarillo prior to
the Super Bowl, 4 FEB,
inspected the plane, went for a ride, and made me an
offer I accepted.
Chuck is a Global-Hawk drone pilot, C130 Gunship
Navigator at Edwards AFB,
first-time aircraft owner, and a great guy!
Chuck and I completed an annual inspection this past
Saturday, and put
N174JL back together. It was Saturday afternoon
when the winds had died
down, and we planned to take a few laps around the
field here at Camarillo
and perform a few touch & go's. Wouldn't you know
it... the FLAP MOTOR
decided it didn't want to work (flaps were extended)
and we were grounded!
The flap motor had worked flawlessly up until now
and had been cycled at
least 4+ times during the annual inspection!!! A
quick call to Gregg Healy
(RV-7A builder at CMA) and he allowed me to go to
his hangar early Sunday
morning, remove his flap motor in his
'not-yet-flying' RV-7A, then I pulled
the flap motor from N174JL, and had the new motor
ready to be installed as
Chuck was arriving around 0830! Wheeeeewwww....
what a chore! (Thanks
Gregg... your new, replacement flap motor is on
order from Van's).
Chuck and I did a few touch and go's at Oxnard
Airport (KOXR) Sunday morning
and then returned to CMA to meet his co-pilot Jim
who has an RV-6A with a
Subaru installed. At approx. 1115, Chuck and Jim
departed KCMA in N174JL
and she was off to her new home in a hangar at
Tehachapi, CA (KTSP). Falcon
Insurance required a 3-hour check-out in N174JL for
Chuck so Jim was
performing that duty after I climbed out of the
right seat...
N174JL was just one-month short of being 2 years
old. First flight was on
3/17/2005 (see
http://www.jacklockamy.com/N174JL_First_Flight_Video.wmv).
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| Quote: | She had 260.3 wonderful hours on the tach and hasn't
missed a beat! Great
airplane but I am doing LOTS of cross-country flight
these days on business
and have decided to go into a partnership in a 2003
Cirrus SR20. My new
partner also has an RV-3A for local, fun flights but
it may soon be for sale
to make room for a possible Harmon Rocket project (I
still have all my tools
and LOVE to build airplanes...).
Please welcome Chuck Olsen, his wife Carla, and
N174JL when you see them
flying in the SoCAL area.... You guys (and gals)
have been wonderful and
I'll see you all on a ramp around the area soon I'm
sure...
Jack Lockamy
Camarillo, CA
N174JL RV-7A SOLD
N200GR Cirrus SR20
N633TB RV-3A
www.jacklockamy.com
jacklockamy(at)verizon.net
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chuck(at)chuckdirect.com
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:53 am Post subject: RV-7A N174JL has a new owner... |
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