85
Red & White UL, ser 500252
I had
flown this aircraft for a number of years. It was very
smooth and dependable. Unfortunately one night an unexpected
ice storm deposited about two inches of ice on it and the
results can be seen here. I completely restored it, new
fuselage, rebuilt the wings, new cover, the works. At this
time I also performed a number of modifications, such as
rear disc brakes, solid spring nose gear, beefed up the
fuselage inside, up-down rudder mod, heater, and
played around with ideas to improve the enclosure.
Eventually I sold it to Mark Mc.Nown, who came all the way
from Santa Fe, NM. In October 2001 it was resold to Sanjay
Dhall, who seems to be enjoying it.


8/03, this just
in from Sanjay, after doing some repairs. The wing was
damaged from a water filled tarp and not Sanjay finally got
to fly it
Via
email:
At
long last, I flew the Falcon last weekend.
On Saturday I taxied it up and down the runway and then
finally flew it
10 feet off the runway several times.
On Sunday I took it to about 500-700 feet and flew the
pattern for a
while. It was great to fly after 13 years.
I haven't figured out everything about the Falcon yet, but
its a lot
faster than my previous Eagle, and a bit more responsive,
and a lot of
fun. Since it was slightly gusty I was not able to see iif
it needs any
trimming.
Thanks again for your guidance and support.
Sanjay