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--> Rocket-List message posted by: "N395V" <N395V@direcway.com>
A long time in the planning was a trip to visit a friend in Tulsa, get some avionics
work done, and a trip to New Century Aerosport in Olathe Kansas to see and
fly the Radial Rocket.
Weather forecasts looked good for smooth VFR . Departure time arrived and the weather
was
%#*
%$.
Low (1100) overcast terrible winds aloft 290 at 53 Kts and horrible surface winds
at my 1st destination 230 at 23 gusting to 33 with the runway of choice being
17.
Ice was forecast in the clouds and I dont have alt air for the engine so I had
to go VFR. Luckily tops were around 5000 along the entire route and XM showed
a nice sized hole 15 miles from my departure point.
(http://img479.imageshack.us/my.php?image=xmweatheralongtheflightpath1wf.jpg)
The hole on XM looked to be 20 miles across. When I got there it looked visually
about 10 feet in diameter. In acuality the hole I found was probably about a
mile in diameter. Pulled up from a cruise of 160 KTS IAS to 110 KTS at 1000
and spiraled up to cruising alt of 6500. Cant beat a rocket for climb performance.
Leveled off just over the Mississippi River set the autopilot and enjoyed the ride.
(http://img479.imageshack.us/my.php?image=levellingoffoverthemississippi.jpg)
Beautiful smooth ride over the top.
(http://img475.imageshack.us/my.php?image=weatheroutthecanopy3nx.jpg)
My flight engineer (and CEO) paying close attention to fuel management.
(http://img191.imageshack.us/my.php?image=flightengineerandceo3bt.jpg)
In spite of the winds performance over the ground was great. My landing in the
crosswind sucked and am glad there were no cameras around.
(http://img191.imageshack.us/my.php?image=performance1ri.jpg)
I am starting to get the itch to build so took my boss to evaluate the Radial Rocket.
(http://img191.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ceoevaluating1ox.jpg)
It is a beautiful plane with a good bit more room for my more than ample body in
the front office. Now if I can just get the boss to approve the purchase.
(http://img194.imageshack.us/my.php?image=thefrontoffice2bd.jpg)
Hmmmmm..I think the CEO may just approve the project.
(http://img191.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ceoapproves2uw.jpg)
Jeff and Mark were great Hosts at New Century Aerosport. The plane flys and performs
like a dream. Aerobatics were effortless. They have a wealth of experience
in AC design build and an immaculate well set up production facility. Anybody
going up that way (KIXD) should stop in and visit.
http://www.radialrocket.com/
I never worked with composites before but may well give this one a try.
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Milt
N395V
F1 Rocket Driver
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