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Post by Peter Lewis on Mar 13, 2011 20:13:46 GMT 12
Congratulations Bruce. Well done.
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Mar 13, 2011 21:02:21 GMT 12
Great news, must be a very good feeling to see it fly.
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Post by madaero on Mar 13, 2011 23:29:31 GMT 12
well done bruce,now i can mow the grass,congrates on a succesful flight mate.
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Post by steve on Mar 14, 2011 0:14:13 GMT 12
Well done Bruce I bet you were a liitle nervous watching it fly. My wife and myself meet you at a forum get together a little while back and took photos of your bird after you did some taxi runs. I did not realise you designed it yourself...very impressive!!! cheers
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Post by Bruce on Mar 14, 2011 8:59:30 GMT 12
well done bruce,now i can mow the grass,congrates on a succesful flight mate. Sorry mate, she'll still be on the grass for another week and a bit, but all going well it will be out of hamilton and safely tucked away at Te Kowhai shortly..... |
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Post by grgrimmer on Mar 14, 2011 9:08:11 GMT 12
Good one Bruce,
Watching the video gave me the same goose-bumps as per when my one first flew, so I know exactly how elated you felt at that moment.
Congratulations!!!!
Gavin
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Post by flyinkiwi on Mar 14, 2011 10:35:23 GMT 12
Congrats Bruce! I could hear the relief in your voice as CKE lifted majestically off the ground and headed skywards.
She's a good one!
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Post by voidhawk9 on Mar 14, 2011 13:31:18 GMT 12
Well done, Bruce! I've often looked at your bird as I taxied by and wondered when it's day would come.  |
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Post by Kereru on Mar 14, 2011 14:47:28 GMT 12
Congratulations Bruce. All them long hours of work and even longer hours of waiting are over. Enjoy and a good reason to drop into Te Kowhai in the not too distant future.
Colin
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Post by stu on Mar 17, 2011 9:11:22 GMT 12
Belated congratulations and well done Bruce along with a reiteration of my comments on fb. ;D Cheers, Stu |
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Post by kiwicubber on Mar 17, 2011 17:53:57 GMT 12
Well done Bruce, good to hear. Looking forward to seeing CKE and you at Te Kowhai and Black Sands.
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Post by Ykato on Mar 21, 2011 13:50:08 GMT 12
Good stuff Congratulations Bruce  |
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Post by Ykato on Mar 23, 2011 16:23:33 GMT 12
Was CKE Flyin ? today - noticed the Pitts parked in CKE normal park Spot this afternoon.
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Post by Bruce on Mar 23, 2011 16:54:23 GMT 12
Yep - it did 1.8hrs today including Max weight handling before the wind got a bit too gusty. If the weather goes OK over the next few days we'll be working through more of the test programme, and hopefully get it up to Te Kowhai sometime on Friday.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 23, 2011 18:03:37 GMT 12
It's good to hear that you've had a chance to fly the aeroplane yourself now. How do you like it? Are you happy with the handling, etc?
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Post by Bruce on Mar 23, 2011 18:07:49 GMT 12
I havent flown it myself yet - Dave Monds is still doing the testing, I hang around nervously looking like an expectant Father!
Cant wait to get my hands on it though!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 23, 2011 18:12:29 GMT 12
Sorry, my mistake, I misread it for I - for some reason. Yes I'll bet you cannot wait.
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Post by Ykato on Mar 24, 2011 8:35:36 GMT 12
Yep - it did 1.8hrs today including Max weight handling before the wind got a bit too gusty. If the weather goes OK over the next few days we'll be working through more of the test programme, and hopefully get it up to Te Kowhai sometime on Friday. All I can say is you ain't going miss CKE coming towards you - it has decent sound to it - just watching him Blating around over the Rural collins rd area. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 24, 2011 9:44:05 GMT 12
That's a surprise to hear. When Bruce let me sit in on one of the high power engine runs a while back I was surprised at how quiet it seemed inside the cockpit even with high power applied, compared with other types. And at a medium and low settings you could still chat without aid of a headset easily.
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Post by Bruce on Mar 24, 2011 10:08:07 GMT 12
Its distinctive sound, and a bit different to the earlier runs. The boy racer mufflers had removeable silencer coners for WOF purposes. These are pretty ugly pressed stainless, and they keep cracking, so ive just left them out. more trouble than they were worth!
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