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Old 03-07-2014, 10:47 AM
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Looking great Jeffrey!
Old 03-08-2014, 04:33 PM
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Thx Bro, hopefully fly in May....
Old 03-09-2014, 07:48 AM
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Jeff -

Another masterpiece in the making.. and very rare. Love the subject matter!.

Will see it at some show this year I'm sure!
Old 03-10-2014, 04:05 PM
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Thx for the kind words Jim....look forward to seeing you this summer...at IWC if not elsewhere.

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Old 05-05-2014, 11:25 AM
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OK folks, just ran a tank of fuel thru the twin G-45's. The maiden is slated for this Saturday, MAy 8 in Owatonna, MN. Will have vidoe and hopefully a success story. Altho everything Dave has ever designed has flown flawlessly.

JEff
Old 05-05-2014, 01:08 PM
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Youda man, Jeffrey....nothin but positive waves.....

See ya Saturday!


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Old 05-05-2014, 07:48 PM
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Wish you the best of luck Jeff, but you should need any, you got the skill.

Darren
Old 05-11-2014, 12:55 PM
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Success! Logged 3 successful flights on the Ki-45. Plane flew flawlessly. Fast and very nimble. Slowed for nice landings. It was a bit cross wind-ish, but the Dragon Slayer handled it. Sweet design, once again, by David Andersen. A friend of mine taped the flight, video coming shortly. I think Dave plans to release the plans soon upon the success of my Ki-45.

Jeff
Old 05-11-2014, 01:27 PM
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Great job Jeff, you are an inspiration to those of us still working on our Ki45's

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Well done Jeffrey....and congrats also to our own Dave Andersen for another successful design!

You guys make quite a combo...


Jeff
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Can't wait to see the video!!!!

Congrats,

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Old 05-11-2014, 06:24 PM
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Thx guys, Dave is a great designer.

Jeff
Old 05-11-2014, 07:53 PM
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WTG Boilermaker!

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Old 05-12-2014, 05:54 AM
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MAH-hollow, Casey. hope you are enjoying living in Hawaii. I have always been curious what the flying is like over there with the trade winds?

JQ
Old 05-12-2014, 09:57 AM
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I have to say it looked pretty awesome on the initial taxi.... I mean maiden flight. Nicely done and it was pretty cool seeing that ear to ear grin on both yours and Dave's face. That is a bad plane. Sad I missed the other two flights.

Z
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Jeff,

Loving it! My kids missed "home". As far as the Tradewinds go, you have to get used to flying in quite windy conditions. And have your mind ready to bag up anything you fly lol. We do have our calm days as well, but most have some wind. Tell ya what, we have an event August 15th &16th called the Biggest little Airshow on Ford Island. Frank Tiano is supposed to be here as well for this event . I will gladly let you maiden my Zero!



EDIT: when you get here on your next visit, you can have your pick of my planes to fly, then you will know what it's like!

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Old 05-12-2014, 11:26 AM
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Man, if we didn;t have a fly-in that same weekend, I would love to come and check that out...especially on Ford Island. Lots of history there.

Jeff
Old 05-12-2014, 08:45 PM
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Hello everyone Here is the Video.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_mRT3VBryY&feature=youtu.be
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Thanks to Brian for getting the video, he does great work. Thx to Dave Andersen for another great design.

Jeff
Old 05-13-2014, 05:05 AM
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Looks like it flies great Jeff. I'll be looking forward to seeing it at the NAMFI this summer. How much nose weight did you end up needing, and what was the total weight?
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Hi Todd, actually, the plane pretty much balanced spot on where Dave shows the CG. I did add 8 oz. to the nose since it is a prototype, just to shift it a bit forward. After flying it, I think I have the CG spot on and I think Dave plans to move the CG forward 1/2 inch on the plans. The total weight was just shy of 48 pounds without fuel, so probably takes off at about 50 pounds fueled. It was a very docile airplane in the air.

Jeff
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Great job buddy. Looked great. Now just get her over to Chuck for some of his dirty magic.
Old 05-13-2014, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by smurfjet
Great job buddy. Looked great. Now just get her over to Chuck for some of his dirty magic.
Old 05-13-2014, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Jmik
Well done Jeffrey....and congrats also to our own Dave Andersen for another successful design!

You guys make quite a combo...


Jeff
Thanks Jeff...let me tell all the folks out there that Jeff Micko (Jmik) makes all the fiberglass and plastic parts for this bird as well. They are fantastic and with the all glass necelles with the gear doors scribed in, it really makes fast easy work of the nacelles (X2). Pin hole free, great quality. You get:

Glass Nose
Glass Cowls
Glass Nacelles with gear doors scribed in
Fore and aft canopies
ABS tail cone and flapp/nacelle fairing bulges
Exhaust outlets (if you go that version, which I didn't)

Great stuff by Dave and Jeff M.

Jeff
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Beautiful Jeff! It's always great to see a bird take flight for he first time! This one seems like a docile flyer. "We have a winner", great thing to hear after a maiden!

Casey

on a serious note, if you ever do decide to visit, give me a heads up. I'm currently waiting on my Gold pass for Ford (unrestricted access to base)so I can help with restorations. Nothing like getting up close and personal with these beasts! I can't wait! The head of restorations gave me a great up close and personal visit with "swamp ghost" last visit while he interviewed me! I got the position! I just need my pass!

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