Troy,
This is the best news. I know how hard you've worked, dreamed and
planed. Just get use to flying her. Get comfortable under most
conditions and we'll see ya soon. She looks great with air under her.
Jeff R. N128LJ Gold Rush
On Apr 3, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Troy Maynor wrote:
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> Hello Friends and Fellow Aviators,
>
> broke the surly bonds of Earth and lept into the air on it's maiden
> voyage. Well, actually the voyage was just orbiting the airport but
> she did so very well. I was amazed at the short take off, maybe 500
> ft someone said. I don't know, I was too busy. I climbed to 5000 ft
> and the temps and pressures were well with the limits for the whole
> flight which lasted 35 minutes. I did some manuevers and stalls. No
> drama except for a left wing drop deep into the stall in dirty
> configuration. Mostly just mushed. I need a rudder trim tab, need
> to tighten the tail wheel cables, and recheck the weight and
> balance. (I needed a bit too much nose down trim for straight and
> level.) But all in all I am very happy. It went well today. I was
> worried about the weather. The wind had picked up from earlier in
> the week, but I couldn't take off work. Turns out that winds were at
> just 6-10 knots almost straight down the runway.
> For the records: It is kit number UK 120, weighed in at 850 lbs,
> Rotax 912S. Build hours were in excess of 4000, (a lot of mods, plus
> I'm slow). So now to debug it and enjoy it at long last.
> I want to thank each and everyone that has contributed ideas, helped
> solve problems and encouraged me to keep on keeping on during the
> long journey of building. It feels great to be up there pushing that
> stick around and have her respond so gracefully. That's it! Her name
> will be Grace...after my mom. See yall,
>
> Troy Maynor
> Europa Monowheel Classic
> Flying
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