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Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:23 pm Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

Up, up, and away....

I'd like to say that I flew my baby today, but that day will soon come. 

What I can say is that my baby took her first flight today, and it was 

a thing of beauty to behold. A couple hundred feet takeoff roll and it 

was rising at a steeper angle than I would have thought possible. That 

Jabiru power sounded awfully good after all these 19 months of steady 

work. The test pilot suggested dropping the hort. stab. to the lower 

hole, and lowering the idle speed as it floated a bit on landing. He 

reported stall speeds of 45...clean, 40...10 flaps, and 35 for full 

20 flaps...all in mph increments. So the first flight is in the books, 

all 1.5 hours of it, and I couldn't be happier...well, only if I could 

have taken the flight myself, that is. But in a few weeks, months, 

whatever, I'll be doing just that. But for now I can add to the list of 

people who say that these are one sweet flying machine.

He reported it stalled straight ahead and flew hands off despite slight 

winds aloft. This guy is an airline pilot who has flown "nearly 

everything" and this was his first flight in a Kitfox...something he 

had always wanted to do, and that mission was accomplished today. 

Another great day for flight.



Lynn

Kitfox IV...Jabiru 2200

N369LM

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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

janderson412(at)hotmail.c
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:37 pm Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

Congratulations Lynn, the real high comes when you fly it yourself!!

From: Lynn Matteson <lynnmatt(at)jps.net>

Reply-To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com

To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: Another 'fox flies!

Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:22:13 -0500

Up, up, and away....

I'd like to say that I flew my baby today, but that day will soon come.

What I can say is that my baby took her first flight today, and it was

a thing of beauty to behold. A couple hundred feet takeoff roll and it

was rising at a steeper angle than I would have thought possible. That

Jabiru power sounded awfully good after all these 19 months of steady

work. The test pilot suggested dropping the hort. stab. to the lower

hole, and lowering the idle speed as it floated a bit on landing. He

reported stall speeds of 45...clean, 40...10 flaps, and 35 for full

20 flaps...all in mph increments. So the first flight is in the books,

all 1.5 hours of it, and I couldn't be happier...well, only if I could

have taken the flight myself, that is. But in a few weeks, months,

whatever, I'll be doing just that. But for now I can add to the list of

people who say that these are one sweet flying machine.

He reported it stalled straight ahead and flew hands off despite slight

winds aloft. This guy is an airline pilot who has flown "nearly

everything" and this was his first flight in a Kitfox...something he

had always wanted to do, and that mission was accomplished today.

Another great day for flight.

Lynn

Kitfox IV...Jabiru 2200

N369LM

Check out the latest video  (at)  http://xtra.co.nz/streaming

roncarolnikko(at)hotmail.
Guest

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:00 pm Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

Glad to hear it Lynn!  You get two proud moments.  One now and another the 

day you fly her.  It's like hearing a relative had a new kid. Congrads.  Ron 

Nb Ore  N541KF  (Almost)

 	  Quote: 	
		  From: Lynn Matteson <lynnmatt(at)jps.net>

Reply-To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com

To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: Another 'fox flies!

Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:22:13 -0500






Up, up, and away....

I'd like to say that I flew my baby today, but that day will soon come.

What I can say is that my baby took her first flight today, and it was

a thing of beauty to behold. A couple hundred feet takeoff roll and it

was rising at a steeper angle than I would have thought possible. That

Jabiru power sounded awfully good after all these 19 months of steady

work. The test pilot suggested dropping the hort. stab. to the lower

hole, and lowering the idle speed as it floated a bit on landing. He

reported stall speeds of 45...clean, 40...10 flaps, and 35 for full

20 flaps...all in mph increments. So the first flight is in the books,

all 1.5 hours of it, and I couldn't be happier...well, only if I could

have taken the flight myself, that is. But in a few weeks, months,

whatever, I'll be doing just that. But for now I can add to the list of

people who say that these are one sweet flying machine.

He reported it stalled straight ahead and flew hands off despite slight

winds aloft. This guy is an airline pilot who has flown "nearly

everything" and this was his first flight in a Kitfox...something he

had always wanted to do, and that mission was accomplished today.

Another great day for flight.



Lynn

Kitfox IV...Jabiru 2200

N369LM

morid(at)northland.lib.mi
Guest

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:49 am Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

Heeeyyyyy Lynn!  Congrats to you my friend!  Get those hours flown off and

fly on up for lunch.  I'm buying.

Deke



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Michel

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 966
Location: Norway

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:10 am Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

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		   From: Lynn Matteson [lynnmatt(at)jps.net]

 Up, up, and away....


	


Congrat ... wait a minute, I have a deja-vu! You are posting the same on both the Jabiru and Kitfox lists, Lynn! 

Welcome to the "JabFox," my friend, you won't regret it!



Cheers,

Michel



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rjdaugh(at)rapidnet.com
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:49 am Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

Man, I just love to hear of another Fox flyin!



Congrats Lynn!  And let us know when you have the stick.



Randy



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lcfitt(at)sbcglobal.net
Guest

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:16 am Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

Lynn,



I also watched the first flight.  Enjoy the perspective and get lots of 

pictures.



Lowell



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fredshiple(at)sbcglobal.n
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:33 am Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

Congratulations, Lynn! Let's plan to fly together this summer- maybe on a trip to catch Deke for lunch.

  Fred

   

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bnn(at)nethere.com
Guest

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:36 am Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

At 08:22 PM 3/28/2006, you wrote:

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		  Up, up, and away....


	




Congratulations Lynn! Only 19 months, eh? Well, my baby is in it's 12th 

year of assembly and is getting awfully close.

Guy Buchanan

K-IV 1200 / 582 / 99.9% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.



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Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:07 am Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

Hey, Deke...I still owe you a lunch for the header tank, but I'll 

accept your lunch and owe you one when you get down here again.

Are you going to Sun 'n' Fun?



Lynn

On Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 07:44  AM, Fox5flyer wrote:



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 <morid(at)northland.lib.mi.us>



 Heeeyyyyy Lynn!  Congrats to you my friend!  Get those hours flown off 

 and

 fly on up for lunch.  I'm buying.

 Deke

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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:07 am Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

I've got pictures now, but I'm not up to speed on how to post them...is 

Sportflite up and running? Or should I send 'em your way, Lowell, and 

you can post them?



Lynn

On Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 10:14  AM, Lowell Fitt wrote:



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 Lynn,



 I also watched the first flight.  Enjoy the perspective and get lots of

 pictures.



 Lowell

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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:09 am Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

You got it Fred....the first thing after the "40" is off, we'll strafe 

Mikado. : )

On Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 10:32  AM, Fred Shiple wrote:



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 <fredshiple(at)sbcglobal.net>



 Congratulations, Lynn! Let's plan to fly together this summer- maybe 

 on a trip to catch Deke for lunch.

   Fred



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Lynn

Kitfox IV...Jabiru 2200

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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:14 am Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

Well, 19 months since I bought it in bare bones. But then I'm retired, 

wifeless (read: "no honeydo lists"), and quit chasin' women a few years 

back....I don't turn 'em down, mind you, but I'm chasin' airplanes 

now....I haven't heard of an airplane yet that filed for divorce from 

its' owner. : )



Lynn

On Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 12:31  PM, Guy Buchanan wrote:



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 At 08:22 PM 3/28/2006, you wrote:

> Up, up, and away....

 Congratulations Lynn! Only 19 months, eh? Well, my baby is in it's 12th

 year of assembly and is getting awfully close.

 Guy Buchanan

 K-IV 1200 / 582 / 99.9% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.



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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

donpearsall
Guest

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:31 pm Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

Lynn and everyone else... If you have any photos you want to post to

SportFlight.com, just send them to me at donpearsall(at)comcast.net. Send the

photos and any description and I will post it verbatim. I will work on

restoring the self-upload portion working so that it is more secure.

Don

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rdmac(at)swbell.net
Guest

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

Lynn,

	You get two special moments. I have never witnessed my plane fly

from the ground. I did have a video made of my second flight. It was cool.

Congrats', and let us know when you are at the stick. 

	Roger Mac



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rexjan(at)bigpond.com
Guest

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:23 pm Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

Good on you Lynn,

                            now you can be very proud of your work and soon enjoy flying the plane yourself. I know you will have many hours of good fun.

                         Rex Shaw

                           Australia.

lcfitt(at)sbcglobal.net
Guest

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:51 pm Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

When N96KL flew for the  first time, I borrowed a hangar at Lincoln, CA for 

a couple of days.  The owner was building a Series 5 and was currently a U-2 

pilot at Beal AFB.  When those high tech tail draggers land, they always 

were followed on short final with a fast car that counted down the final few 

feet of altitude on landing.



Well this guy and I were standing there watching the airplane getting ready 

for take off when he suddenly said, "Hey, I ve driven the chase car lots of 

times get in!"  We then chased the airplane down the runway on take off with 

him driving and me standing out of the sun roof with the video camera 

rolling.  We did the same on the landing.  It was a kick.



Lowell

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Guest

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:16 pm Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

Huzzah Lynn! Looking forward to seeing you and all the other Michigan Kitfoxes at the Michigan Kitfox fly-in (date and place TBA). Hey Deke you never offered to buy me lunch! Can I come too?

   

  



Fox5flyer <morid(at)northland.lib.mi.us> wrote:

  



Heeeyyyyy Lynn! Congrats to you my friend! Get those hours flown off and

fly on up for lunch. I'm buying.

Deke



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Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:09 pm Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

Lincoln, CA, eh, Lowell....seems like I know of a guy who until 

recently kept his Kitfox at Lincoln...let me think...what the heck was 

his name? : )



Lynn

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On Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 07:50  PM, Lowell Fitt wrote:



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 When N96KL flew for the  first time, I borrowed a hangar at Lincoln, 

 CA for

 a couple of days.  The owner was building a Series 5 and was currently 

 a U-2

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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:12 pm Post subject: Another 'fox flies!

Make sure that the MI fly-in is at least a month or so away, so I can 

attend....or have it within my "golden circle"  : ) Actually, I'd 

rather it was up there where you are Marco, so I can duck those 

military jets, too.



Lynn

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On Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 08:14  PM, Marco Menezes wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   



 Huzzah Lynn! Looking forward to seeing you and all the other Michigan 

 Kitfoxes at the Michigan Kitfox fly-in (date and place TBA). Hey Deke 

 you never offered to buy me lunch! Can I come too?



 Fox5flyer <morid(at)northland.lib.mi.us> wrote:

   



 Heeeyyyyy Lynn! Congrats to you my friend! Get those hours flown off 

 and

 fly on up for lunch. I'm buying.

 Deke

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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

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