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Paul A. Franz, P.E.

Joined: 02 Dec 2008
Posts: 280
Location: Bellevue WA

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:47 pm Post subject: New Sport Pilot is 70!

I sure did like the article and your photos, Lynn. I read it as a .PDF file I found here;



<http://www.sportpilot.org/magazine/feature/2007%20-%2011%20November%20-%20Building,%20Flying%20and%20Enjoying%20Life%20at%2070.pdf>



Or as a TinyURL



<http://tinyurl.com/b6ooym>



How did you get that nice photo of you flying the plane taken from above on page 5?



I enjoyed your flight training story. I remember my first solo with 3 full stops too.

The airplane trimmed so different and felt so different with just me in it that I was

a bit apprehensive about doing something wrong like bouncing.



You sure have a nice clean looking well built KF.



-- 

Paul A. Franz

Registration/Aircraft - N14UW/Merlin GT

Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP

Bellevue WA

425.241.1618 Cell

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Paul A. Franz, P.E.
Registration/Aircraft - N14UW/Merlin GT
Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP
Bellevue WA
425.241.1618 Cell
425.440.9505 Office

Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:40 am Post subject: New Sport Pilot is 70!

I rigged up a parachute and camera and timer, tossed it out the  

window then dove to come up beneath it at just the right time....MAN,  

I wish! : )  Bonnie Kratz, of EAA's Photography Staff made all the  

plane-to-plane shots, as well as the shot that opens the article, on  

the left-hand page. The others I shot using a tripod and self-timer.  

In the magazine itself, there are photo credits, but maybe they don't  

show up well in the on-line article...I'll have to look it up. I  

didn't know there was an on-line article posted.

That plan-to-plane stuff is fun, but a bit "puckering" having to be  

so close to the lead plane. They would call out directions like,  

"Move in 10 feet closer, and 5 feet down."   (Are you sure you don't  

want me 8- 1/2 feet closer, and 4 feet down?....as if I could!)



Oops, page 5? In the magazine there are 6 pages numbered 21-25, so  

I'm really not sure which picture you mean, but all flying shots were  

done by Bonnie.



About the time the article came out, I received in the mail, a DVD of  

all the shots that she took that day...maybe 75 in all...on the  

ground and in the air. They had me take off first, then they came up  

behind and below me, and I was told to hold my course and speed. Then  

they became the lead plane and I was to follow at their direction. At  

one point, they had me do a large circle to the left, while they shot  

pictures....to get the sun, what little there was, at just the right  

angle. We had to chase the sun across the openings in the clouds for  

the best pictures. At the end of the shoot, I was told to bank  

sharply off to the left and peel away, and the shoot was over.



Thanks, Paul, and thanks for pointing me in the direction of the  

URL's....I've had people ask me if it was online, and I didn't know.



Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 600.2 hrs

Sensenich 62x46

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

New skis done and flying





On Jan 21, 2009, at 10:46 PM, Paul Franz - Merlin GT wrote:



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 I sure did like the article and your photos, Lynn. I read it as  

 a .PDF file I found here;



 <http://www.sportpilot.org/magazine/feature/2007%20-%2011%20November 

 %20-%20Building,%20Flying%20and%20Enjoying%20Life%20at%2070.pdf>



 Or as a TinyURL



 <http://tinyurl.com/b6ooym>



 How did you get that nice photo of you flying the plane taken from  

 above on page 5?



 I enjoyed your flight training story. I remember my first solo with  

 3 full stops too.

 The airplane trimmed so different and felt so different with just  

 me in it that I was

 a bit apprehensive about doing something wrong like bouncing.



 You sure have a nice clean looking well built KF.



 -- 

 Paul A. Franz

 Registration/Aircraft - N14UW/Merlin GT

 Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP

 Bellevue WA

 425.241.1618 Cell

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