Mark, Awesome!
Now fly up to Oshkosh and i will buy you lunch. Jeff On 1/6/07, Mark Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > I finished the installation of my engine on January 1st after removing it > from the plane and installing a new distributor, oil pump and rear case. The > engine ran flawlessly on Jan 1st when I did the static test runs. The weather > here was perfect all week for flying but unfortunately, I had to work and > could not get to the airport. Today I rose from the sleeping world at 6am and > was at the airport at 7am. The temp was at 33° and the wind was at 10mph > straight down runway 28 but the soup was at 800 feet. Way off on the horizon > I could see a break in the clouds so about 7:30am I started N886MJ up and > prepared for that first test flight. Right at 8am the break in the soup > reached the airport and I taxied out to runway 28. I called the tower and > asked for clearance to do some pattern work and was cleared for takeoff. I > could see in the distance that the soup would be back in soon so I wasted no > time and slowly firewalled the throttle. The engine smoothly reached full > throttle and as I said a little prayer to the man above, N886MJ wheels left > the bonds of Earth. Rapidly she climbed in the cold air to 1000" agl as I was > turning downwind. The engine was smooth a glass and gave me no surprises. I > prepared for final to 28 and made a fairly decent landing. I full stopped, > taxied to the ramp, shut her down and checked for oil leaks. Not a drop > anywhere so back out I went and did more pattern work. To make a long story > short, I was able to get 7/10ths of an hour of flight in before the soup > socked us in again. The engine performed flawlessly and I once again am a > happy camper. Life is sweet !!!!!!!!!!!! > YEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ! > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) > Wales, WI > Visit my web site: www.flykr2s.com > E-mail: [email protected] > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
