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| Subject: | 17th Lightning Flys |
Lightnings line up on the ramp at SYI for the EAA breakfast. The big one in
the back is not a Lightning!
Pete Krotje
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Stauffer
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 10:20 PM
Subject: RE: Lightning-List: 17th Lightning Flys
<mark.stauffer1@gmail.com>
Actually, just about all of the 18 or so in attendance witnessed the first
flight.
Jim was a very proud "papa".
Tomorrow 5 Lightnings and 1 Esqual LS are taxing down to the monthly
Shelbyville fly in breakfast. Hopefully we'll outnumber the RV's tomorrow!!
We would have had 6 Lightnings but Earl was unable to fly up due to weather
in Atlanta. He was able to drive up though.
Pictures to follow.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jim Langley
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 7:31 PM
Subject: RE: Lightning-List: 17th Lightning Flys
Congratulations to Jim and the Shelbyville crew!
I hope some of the fly-in crowd was able to see it!
Jim!
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Pete
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 6:34 PM
Subject: Lightning-List: 17th Lightning Flys
Today Nick took off in Jim Goad's Lightning for it's first flight. The half
hour flight was routine and Nick reported it flies hands off and other than
a minor bungee adjustment to get more up trim the aircraft is great!
Congrats to Jim who built the Lightning in Arion Aircraft's builder assist
program.
More details to follow after more flight testing.
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Charles
Dewey
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 2:49 PM
Subject: Lightning-List: Re: Lightning-List Lightning Insurance
Does anyone out there have any idea who could insure a
Lightning internationally? Falcon is great for inside
the US. Someone said Lloyd's of London might...any
others? Charles
--- Jim Langley <pequeajim@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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@cox.net <cjk129@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> <cjk129@cox.net>
> >
> > I will be there first thing Friday. Looking
> forward to seeing old
> > aquaintances and meeting new!
> >
> > Colin K.
> > OK
> > ---- EAFerguson@aol.com wrote:
> > > Wx looks good for this weekend, I'll be there in
> time for lunch Friday.
> > > Looking forward to the gathering!
> > >
> > > Earl Ferguson
> > > N17EF
> > >
> > >
> > > **************************************
> > > See what's new at
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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Hello All You Zappers (Lightnings),
Kit #49 arrived at Ryan Field (KRYN), which is west of Tucson, about
3:35pm on Friday 21, September! We unloaded the various parts and
placed the wings and flaps on stands and the fuselage on a blanket on
the hangar floor. Seth was the driver of the delivery truck which was
pulling the longest 3 axle trailer I've ever seen. I believe Pace is
the builder of these trailers. They make them to haul NASCAR vehicles
primarily. The wings were padded and hung on the walls. All of the
other fiberglass parts were packed inside the fuselage and the canopy
was taped to the fuselage.
Some observations:
1. The driver is the only one delivering the kit and it takes a minimum
of three people to get the fuselage out of the trailer. I had to go ask
someone to help with this. We probably would have managed with two but,
we would have had to remove all of the items stored in the fuselage to
do it and it still would have been a very awkward task at best.
2. There is no inventory document that comes with the kit!
Consequently, you don't really know what you should be getting and what
has possibly been left out.
3. There was no canopy frame shipped with the kit. Greg Hobbs, my
dealer, said it usually ships with the canopy and rests under it when it
is shipped. He did not know why it did not come with this kit as it has
come with all of the others he has gotten.
4. I checked over the canopy and found that there was some
rubbed/scraped area on the inside of the canopy starting toward the
front right side and extending back several inches. I made note of this
on my shipping bill of lading. I can't tell if the canopy is scratched
or not because of the protective coating that covers the entire unit
which has been removed in this location.
5. All of the other metal parts and such have not been received as
yet. So... I am going to start on drilling some holes and doing some
preliminary prep work. I also will be building a work table and a
fuselage dolly for holding and moving it around the hangar. Hopefully
the other parts will start to arrive soon.
As soon as I can, I will send some pictures of the kit and the various
parts that have arrived so far. I'm not sure of the protocol for
uploading pictures to the list but, will research it when I find the
time. I do have a shipment of bolts, nuts, washers and other hardware
that was sent previously from Aircraft Spruce.
Fly Safe............Bill
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