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--> Rocket-List message posted by: "Frazier, Vincent A" <VFrazier@usi.edu>
Forwarded on behalf of Les Featherston:
Wedding Announcement!
One cold night in November of 1996, a beautiful young lass from Plaines, Oregon,
moved to Midland, Michigan. She took some room in the garage at the home of
Mr. Kelly Neeley. Her name was Van's RV-4 (kit number 4104). A short time,
later she was joined by a rough-and-tumble rodeo cowboy from Bakersfield, California
whose name was Harmon Rocket II (kit number 64). He admired her lithe
figure and graceful movements. She was smitten by his strong good looks, and
his powerful countenance.
They lived with Mr. Neeley, until 1988, when they moved to Bolivar, Missouri, where
they became engaged and were counseled by Champion (race car driver) Larry
Phillips. Mr. Phillips was a very good tutor, and they made a great deal of
progress in their relationship.
On December 6th, 1999, they made a shorter move to reside with their wedding coordinator,
Les Featherston, in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. Les had been a USAF fighter
pilot (F-100, many, many years ago), and was soon to be retired from United
Airlines (6/2001). The couple had many challenging days and nights of prenuptial
counseling, but all agreed that they were a match made for Heaven.
At 6:23PM on Monday evening August 11th, the happy couple were joined to become
"one" by the Reverend J. Neal Sowers, D.A.R., at a lovely T-hangar wedding on
Johnson County Executive Airport, Olathe, Kansas.
The brides gown (PLANNED to be delivered later) will be a spectacular Pearlescent
White, with a burgundy sash. Her maid-of-honor was Garmin 430 GPS/Comm,
and she was attended by Dynon D-10, TruTrak 250AS Autopilot, Apollo SL-40
Comm, and Garmin 327 Transponder. The matron-of-honor was Vision Micro Systems
1000, and her flower girl was PS Engineering 1000 Stereo CD Intercomm. The
corsage was an ATD collision avoidance device.
The groom wore a silver tuxedo which showed off his very masculine form. His Best
Man was Lycoming IO-540 C4B5 dynoed at 262HP. The grooms attendants were
the Light Speed Engineering brothers Plasma II, and Plasma III (electronic ignition),
Hartzell 80" CS Prop, and the miniscule "SkyTec" of lightweight starter
fame. The ring bearers were B&C, the alternator boys.
The invitees on the very prestigious guest list (although not all could come) were
none other than Richard Van Grundsven, and John Harmon, parents of the bride
and groom; Mark Frederick, their Godfather; Mike Wonder, John Zidek, and chase
pilot Walt Frazier. Many others need honorable mention, and I apologize if
I have left anyone out; Mrs. Lynda Featherston who kept their relationship
from floundering on several occasions; Vince Frazier, who constantly gave the
couple encouragement; Honorary Chase Pilot Tom Martin; Harry Paine who headed
the rehearsal program.
The excited couple left on their honeymoon the next morning at 8:56AM, lifting
off on a journey they hope will be filled with many, many Knots, and many Happy
Landings.
They will reside in a large hangar at Rebel's Bluff Airport, (N37 06.1 and W93
52.2) near Mt. Vernon, Missouri, and would very much enjoy your visiting. They
request that you plan to come after they finish a hectic 25 hour adjustment
period. The happy couple asked me to share with you that they are expecting:
At 7,500' with 21.8"of M/P, and 2300 RPM they believe they will have 206 Knots.
Thus they have chosen to call themselves N206KT.
**********************************************************************************************
Yes! The beast is alive. I flew the Rocket today. Wow, what a ride. I took off
at Johnson Cty AP in Kansas City at 8:56AM and flew for about 15 minutes.
The RPM was too high at full prop so we tuned it back to 2600. The exhaust pipe
was chaffing the cowling and we installed a bit of .025 with pop rivets (God
bless the man that invented those), and she was perfect. No roll tendency,
no problems, just sling shot dragster into the atmosphere. (Real 3,500'/min)
I flew it again for 30 minutes overhead, and then launched for Rebel's Bluff.
150 statute miles in 41 minutes----Oh Man! It has 21.8" of manifold pressure
at 8500' and 2300 Rpm burns 12.2 gph at 205 knots. I think I have gone to Heaven!
I cannot believe what a different airplane it is from my RV-4. Quite heavy
in pitch (which is good for IFR) and very nice in roll. Very sensitive, but
very friendly. I cannot believe I own such a fantastic machine.
No, she is not painted yet! Fuselage is sort of a camouflage colored primer. The
wings and vertical tail are still aluminum. The worst color is the pukey greenish
cowling and wing tips. The ram effect of the forward facing fuel injector
gives an estimated 2" additional manifold pressure at 7,500.' It was a real
"Rocket" ride. Oil temps are very good for an 87F day. About 213F.
It flys straight as an arrow. Now it is time to commit to the paint scheme. Gotta
go fly the other 23 hours off. LES
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--> Rocket-List message posted by: "Lee Taylor " <leetay1@idcomm.com>
CONGRATULATIONS, LES! And what a totally inadequate statement that is.
Lee Taylor
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Vincent A
Subject: Rocket-List: Wedding Announcement! (First Flight of N206KT)
--> Rocket-List message posted by: "Frazier, Vincent A"
<VFrazier@usi.edu>
Forwarded on behalf of Les Featherston:
Wedding Announcement!
One cold night in November of 1996, a beautiful young lass from Plaines,
Oregon, moved to Midland, Michigan. She took some room in the garage at
the home of Mr. Kelly Neeley. Her name was Van's RV-4 (kit number
4104). A short time, later she was joined by a rough-and-tumble rodeo
cowboy from Bakersfield, California whose name was Harmon Rocket II (kit
number 64). He admired her lithe figure and graceful movements. She
was smitten by his strong good looks, and his powerful countenance.
They lived with Mr. Neeley, until 1988, when they moved to Bolivar,
Missouri, where they became engaged and were counseled by Champion (race
car driver) Larry Phillips. Mr. Phillips was a very good tutor, and
they made a great deal of progress in their relationship.
On December 6th, 1999, they made a shorter move to reside with their
wedding coordinator, Les Featherston, in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. Les had
been a USAF fighter pilot (F-100, many, many years ago), and was soon to
be retired from United Airlines (6/2001). The couple had many
challenging days and nights of prenuptial counseling, but all agreed
that they were a match made for Heaven.
At 6:23PM on Monday evening August 11th, the happy couple were joined to
become "one" by the Reverend J. Neal Sowers, D.A.R., at a lovely
T-hangar wedding on Johnson County Executive Airport, Olathe, Kansas.
The brides gown (PLANNED to be delivered later) will be a
spectacular Pearlescent White, with a burgundy sash. Her maid-of-honor
was Garmin 430 GPS/Comm, and she was attended by Dynon D-10, TruTrak
250AS Autopilot, Apollo SL-40 Comm, and Garmin 327 Transponder. The
matron-of-honor was Vision Micro Systems 1000, and her flower girl was
PS Engineering 1000 Stereo CD Intercomm. The corsage was an ATD
collision avoidance device.
The groom wore a silver tuxedo which showed off his very masculine form.
His Best Man was Lycoming IO-540 C4B5 dynoed at 262HP. The grooms
attendants were the Light Speed Engineering brothers Plasma II, and
Plasma III (electronic ignition), Hartzell 80" CS Prop, and the
miniscule "SkyTec" of lightweight starter fame. The ring bearers were
B&C, the alternator boys.
The invitees on the very prestigious guest list (although not all could
come) were none other than Richard Van Grundsven, and John Harmon,
parents of the bride and groom; Mark Frederick, their Godfather; Mike
Wonder, John Zidek, and chase pilot Walt Frazier. Many others need
honorable mention, and I apologize if I have left anyone out; Mrs.
Lynda Featherston who kept their relationship from floundering on
several occasions; Vince Frazier, who constantly gave the couple
encouragement; Honorary Chase Pilot Tom Martin; Harry Paine who headed
the rehearsal program.
The excited couple left on their honeymoon the next morning at 8:56AM,
lifting off on a journey they hope will be filled with many, many Knots,
and many Happy Landings.
They will reside in a large hangar at Rebel's Bluff Airport, (N37 06.1
and W93 52.2) near Mt. Vernon, Missouri, and would very much enjoy your
visiting. They request that you plan to come after they finish a hectic
25 hour adjustment period. The happy couple asked me to share with you
that they are expecting: At 7,500' with 21.8"of M/P, and 2300 RPM they
believe they will have 206 Knots. Thus they have chosen to call
themselves N206KT.
************************************************************************
**********************
Yes! The beast is alive. I flew the Rocket today. Wow, what a ride. I
took off at Johnson Cty AP in Kansas City at 8:56AM and flew for about
15 minutes. The RPM was too high at full prop so we tuned it back to
2600. The exhaust pipe was chaffing the cowling and we installed a bit
of .025 with pop rivets (God bless the man that invented those), and she
was perfect. No roll tendency, no problems, just sling shot dragster
into the atmosphere. (Real 3,500'/min) I flew it again for 30 minutes
overhead, and then launched for Rebel's Bluff. 150 statute miles in 41
minutes----Oh Man! It has 21.8" of manifold pressure at 8500' and 2300
Rpm burns 12.2 gph at 205 knots. I think I have gone to Heaven! I
cannot believe what a different airplane it is from my RV-4. Quite
heavy in pitch (which is good for IFR) and very nice in roll. Very
sensitive, but very friendly. I cannot believe I own such a fantastic
machine.
No, she is not painted yet! Fuselage is sort of a camouflage colored
primer. The wings and vertical tail are still aluminum. The worst color
is the pukey greenish cowling and wing tips. The ram effect of the
forward facing fuel injector gives an estimated 2" additional manifold
pressure at 7,500.' It was a real "Rocket" ride. Oil temps are
very good for an 87F day. About 213F. It flys straight as an arrow.
Now it is time to commit to the paint scheme. Gotta go fly the other 23
hours off. LES
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