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2. 08:24 PM - Re: KIS Cruiser WindDancer flies (Robert Reed)
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| Subject: | KIS Cruiser WindDancer flies |
After a long build time interrupted by life in many ways, I was able to
finally take my Cruiser around the pattern a few times last Wednesday. I
had made several long and high land backs on our VPZ 7000' runway
earlier so I knew it would fly but wanted the initial pattern flight to
depart east over fields. Waiting for acceptable weather and trying to
align schedules was like getting the planets to align. Light rain fell
on the hangar roof when I pulled the plane out but the weather held off
long enough to do the deed.
The plane flew very nicely and since I followed the manual's flight test
advice for the first flight landing with no flaps, and was carrying a
little extra speed on this landing for pucker factor, it just wanted to
keep flying until we both decided it was time for a nice touchdown. I
look forward to another get acquainted flight soon before starting the
phase one testing in depth.
I would like to thank all the KIS list members and builders for their
advice and help thru the years and also Kent Pyle and Galin for letting
me get some stick time in their planes.I felt very comfortable on the
first flight.
I have an injected Lycoming experimental IO-360 running dual p-mags, and
factory suggested Sensenich prop.
For good luck on the first flight, I wore my dad's 1929 flying helmet
from his OX5 Swallow days and complemented it with my Light Speed Zulu
headset. Seemed to work. Post flight inspection didn't turn up any
problems. My tail feather N71EJ stand for the year we were married and
Ed and Judi. There is a video of the takeoff on our EAA Chapter 104 Face
book page.
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| Subject: | Re: KIS Cruiser WindDancer flies |
Congratulations Ed, That is wonderful news and Wind Dancer is a beautiful a
irplane.=C2- I am too familiar with how life can get in the way of our pr
ojects and it's a testament to your perseverance to see it through to compl
etion.=C2- I look forward to hearing more reports on your experience with
the flight=C2-testing.=C2-
Bob Reed
From: Ed Hanson <hansoncp@netnitco.net>
To: Kis Builders <kis-list@matronics.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2017 9:48 PM
Subject: KIS-List: KIS Cruiser WindDancer flies
After a long build time interrupted by life in many ways, I was able to fi
nally take my Cruiser around the pattern a few times last Wednesday. I had
made several long and high land backs on our VPZ 7000' runway earlier so I
knew it would fly but wanted the initial pattern flight to depart east over
fields. Waiting for=C2-acceptable weather and trying to align schedules
was like getting the planets to align. Light rain fell on the hangar roof w
hen I pulled the plane out but the weather held off=C2-long enough to do
the deed.=C2-The plane flew very nicely and since I followed the manual's
=C2-flight test advice for the first flight landing with no flaps, and wa
s carrying a little extra speed=C2-on this landing for pucker factor, it
just wanted to keep flying until we both decided it was time for a nice tou
chdown. I look forward to another get acquainted flight soon before startin
g the phase one testing in depth.=C2-I would like to thank all the KIS li
st members and builders for their advice and help thru the years and also K
ent Pyle and Galin for letting me get some stick time in their planes.I fel
t very comfortable on the first flight.=C2-I have an injected Lycoming ex
perimental IO-360=C2-running dual p-mags, and factory suggested Sensenich
prop.=C2-=C2-For good luck on the first flight, I wore my dad's 1929 f
lying helmet from his OX5 Swallow days and complemented it with my Light Sp
eed Zulu headset. Seemed to work.=C2-=C2-Post flight inspection didn't
turn up any problems. My tail feather N71EJ stand for the year we were marr
ied and Ed and Judi.=C2-There is a video of the takeoff on our EAA Chapte
r 104 Face book page.
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