---------------------------------------------------------- Rocket-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 03/15/05: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:12 AM - Re: GB Rocket & Info Request (Lee Armstrong) 2. 06:24 AM - forgive me... not really about rockets (Frazier, Vincent A) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:12:07 AM PST US From: Lee Armstrong Subject: Re: Rocket-List: GB Rocket & Info Request --> Rocket-List message posted by: Lee Armstrong Hi Les, > have just over 520 hours in the Van's RV-4 w Lycoming IO-360/180HP. I can > assure anyone that the Rocket is every bit as "sweet flying" machine as the RV-4. > > (Of which I am sure there are many in GB) Properly flown, it is in no way > shape or form, a tricky or sensitive airplane. It is not a high performance > airplane in the sense of needing exceptional flying skills. It just needs to Speaking of the RV-4, my farther was also the first to bring one of those into GB, some 14-15 years ago, its registered G-BROP and was purchased over in Bakersfield and i think was actually one of the prototypes ! That one he bought complete, crated it and shipped it over and stuck it back together. In fact the CAA/PFA gave it a temporary aproval and forgot about it and he flew it for a year or so before they realized it hadn't been properly approved so the official test flight was a year late ! He was also instrumental in getting a mod done to the engine mount/leg fixings as he landed on a rough farm strip one day with a friend, had dinner and took off again, including a victory roll out of the strip. It was only when he landed home and got out and saw the plane was slouching to one side, took off the cowls, found out what was wrong and realized how lucky he had been ! cya, Lee ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:24:39 AM PST US Subject: Rocket-List: forgive me... not really about rockets From: "Frazier, Vincent A" --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Frazier, Vincent A" Sorry, this has nearly nothing to do with rockets, other than that one of my "friends" sent me a copy of my website "translated" into ebonics.... I about wet my pants. I suggest you go try it fo' yo'badself... be warned it could be mildly offensive if you're overly sensitive. http://www.gizoogle.com/ http://sites.gizoogle.com/?urlhttp://www.usi.edu/science/chemistry/vfra zier/page1.html Man, this is bad... I've got to plug Randy's site in here and have a good laugh. Vince humor only... no ethnic slurs intended, man, I am not that way! do not archive