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Legeorgen

First flight

Post by Legeorgen » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:21 pm

Curt,

Thanks for the advice on balancing the prop. I will look into that. I've heard other guys say the same thing.

Bruce G 357R

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Rick Harper

First Flight

Post by Rick Harper » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:29 pm

G'day Dave !

Are you still planning to "drop in" to OZ in November ?!?

Rick & Wendy Harper
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From: Dave Ricker (ricker@dbis.ns.ca)
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com (murphy-rebel@dcsol.com)
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: First Flight



SNIP! >> OK,.... for the uninitiated (and this would cover most Canadians and Americans alike) .... >> Australia is virtually exactly the same / land mass size as the US (minus Alaska & Canada) ....

G'day Rick,
I know we are a long way away but just to set the record straight (how you say.....for the uninitiated), even though the States tend to think of us as just one more state we really aren't! ;^)
Actually I am looking forward to visiting your "little" part of the world in November. My SO has a conference in Adelaide and we plan to do a bit of touring to undecided locations afterward.
Cheers,
Dave R
Elite 583
Nova Scotia
Canada

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Warren Montgomery

First Flight

Post by Warren Montgomery » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:29 pm

Hey Rick,
I've flown over your GAFA and survived!! AUS would better qualify as a donut ;-).
Anyone not knowing what GAFA is can redirect to Rick. Basically, Great Australian FA (nothing). That being the whole middle of Aus from ~100 miles inland of the coast. Hey, unroll the donut and you'd have Canada.
And what's this;
...........same / land mass size as the US (minus Alaska & Canada) ............
I'm sure you weren't implying Canada is part of the US, at least not yet! Or do you know something I/we don't? Most probably you included that for the benefit of the Americans..Ouch! I'll be keeping my head low..........
Still haven't been back to SYD since our last failed hook up. I'm going to Canberra for an ATSB Human Factors course for accident investigators for the week 28 Oct to 1 Nov. Plan on staying on the Univ Campus. Will RON MEL 26 Oct and 1 Nov due to poor domestic connections.
Anyone in CAN or MEL then?
Dave,
Where are you in NS? We're thinking of buying a cabin 157 km south of YHZ. Can't remember name of lake. Magnificent area.
Warren
Moose 029
Dubai, UAE
Rick Harper wrote:
G'day Dave ! Are you still planning to "drop in" to OZ in November ?!? Rick & Wendy Harper
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Ricker (ricker@dbis.ns.ca)
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com (murphy-rebel@dcsol.com)
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: First Flight


SNIP! >> OK,.... for the uninitiated (and this would cover most Canadians and Americans alike) .... >> Australia is virtually exactly the same / land mass size as the US (minus Alaska & Canada) ....
G'day Rick,
I know we are a long way away but just to set the record straight (how you say.....for the uninitiated), even though the States tend to think of us as just one more state we really aren't! ;^)
Actually I am looking forward to visiting your "little" part of the world in November. My SO has a conference in Adelaide and we plan to do a bit of touring to undecided locations afterward.
Cheers,
Dave R
Elite 583
Nova Scotia
Canada

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Rick Harper

First Flight

Post by Rick Harper » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:29 pm

G'day Warren !

Hey Rick,
I've flown over your GAFA and survived!! AUS would better qualify as a donut ;-).
Anyone not knowing what GAFA is can redirect to Rick. Basically, Great Australian FA (nothing). That being the whole middle of Aus from ~100 miles inland of the coast. Hey, unroll the donut and you'd have Canada.

And what's this;
...........same / land mass size as the US (minus Alaska & Canada) ............
I'm sure you weren't implying Canada is part of the US, at least not yet! Or do you know something I/we don't? Most probably you included that for the benefit of the Americans..Ouch! I'll be keeping my head low..........
CORRECT :-)
Still haven't been back to SYD since our last failed hook up. I'm going to Canberra for an ATSB Human Factors course for accident investigators for the week 28 Oct to 1 Nov. Plan on staying on the Univ Campus. Will RON MEL 26 Oct and 1 Nov due to poor domestic connections.
Give me a call - 0416 041 007 while your'e here !

Anyone in CAN or MEL then?
Dave,
Where are you in NS? We're thinking of buying a cabin 157 km south of YHZ. Can't remember name of lake. Magnificent area.
Warren
Moose 029
Dubai, UAE
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David Ricker

First Flight

Post by David Ricker » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:29 pm

Hi Rick
What part of Australia are you located in? After looking at the logistics we decided to do some touring based from Sydney before Francine moves on to her conference & I come back here, are you near Sydney?
Dave R.



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G'day Dave !Are you still planning to "drop in" to OZ in November ?!? Rick & Wendy Harper
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To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com (murphy-rebel@dcsol.com)
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: First Flight


SNIP! >> OK,.... for the uninitiated (and this would cover most Canadians and Americans alike) ....>> Australia is virtually exactly the same / land mass size as the US (minus Alaska & Canada) ....
G'day Rick,
I know we are a long way away but just to set the record straight (how you say.....for the uninitiated), even though the States tend to think of us as just one more state we really aren't! ;^)
Actually I am looking forward to visiting your "little" part of the world in November. My SO has a conference in Adelaide and we plan to do a bit of touring to undecided locations afterward.
Cheers,
Dave R
Elite 583
Nova Scotia
Canada

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Gregory Gordon

First Flight

Post by Gregory Gordon » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:29 pm

Dear Dave,
I have been following your conversation with Rick (and getting a few laughs
along the way).
Anyway, when you arrive in Sydney & meet up with Rick, I would like to join
you as I am the builder of Elite 724E, the only one in Australia at this
stage; I might be able to "chew your ear" for some advice!!! Rick is also my
technical counsellor for this project.

Kind regards,
Greg. Gordon.





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Rick Harper

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Post by Rick Harper » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:29 pm

Dave .... we are VERY near Sydney ... like IN IT ! :-)

16 Tor Rd Dee Why (Northern Beaches suburb)... about 15 miles north of the city centre(note English spelling... not a misprint)

0416 041 007
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To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com (murphy-rebel@dcsol.com)
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: First Flight


Hi Rick
What part of Australia are you located in? After looking at the logistics we decided to do some touring based from Sydney before Francine moves on to her conference & I come back here, are you near Sydney?
Dave R.



Rick Harper wrote:
G'day Dave !Are you still planning to "drop in" to OZ in November ?!? Rick & Wendy Harper
----- Original Message -----
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To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com (murphy-rebel@dcsol.com)
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: First Flight


SNIP! >> OK,.... for the uninitiated (and this would cover most Canadians and Americans alike) ....>> Australia is virtually exactly the same / land mass size as the US (minus Alaska & Canada) ....
G'day Rick,
I know we are a long way away but just to set the record straight (how you say.....for the uninitiated), even though the States tend to think of us as just one more state we really aren't! ;^)
Actually I am looking forward to visiting your "little" part of the world in November. My SO has a conference in Adelaide and we plan to do a bit of touring to undecided locations afterward.
Cheers,
Dave R
Elite 583
Nova Scotia
Canada

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Brian Lawson

First flight

Post by Brian Lawson » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:56 pm

Hey Johannes,

Congratulations!!

Any chance you'll have the required 25 hours in and be able to get to
fly-in to Oshkosh? <VBG> Be nice for a Rebel to take honours there
too. What is your registration there?

Take care.

Brian Lawson,
Windsor, Ontario.
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Hi all!
Today at 9.13 UTC Murphy Rebel R603 made its first flight. It is the
second
german Rebel . Test Pilot was Ernst Goerlitz . Location: Saarlouis
Dueren,Germany EDRJ .Builder :Johannes Laubenthal. Rebel: O-320 160 Hp
Lasar
Ignition ,4 Blade Warp Drive 68 Inches , speed cowling ," Alister Y
"-modified
spring gear , 3 inches back firewall , battery in tail cone ,modified
brakes
empty weight: 1024 lbs c of g : 13,3 inches flight time :24 minutes
(first 56
minutes second)
all instruments green flight caracteristics:
wonderful-wonderful-wonderful.
Building time : from december 1997 keep on building -- is it worth it
Johannes



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Walter Klatt

First flight

Post by Walter Klatt » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:56 pm

Congratulations, Johannes. It's always a great feeling
to finally see your own bird fly. You'll have lots of
fun getting to know her well. And let us know, too, how
she performs once you've done your testing. It's always
interesting to hear about another prop combo. Best of
luck.

Walter
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Johannes Laubenthal
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 8:18 AM
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Subject: First flight


Hi all!
Today at 9.13 UTC Murphy Rebel R603 made its
first flight. It is the second
german Rebel . Test Pilot was Ernst Goerlitz
. Location: Saarlouis
Dueren,Germany EDRJ .Builder :Johannes
Laubenthal. Rebel: O-320 160 Hp Lasar
Ignition ,4 Blade Warp Drive 68 Inches ,
speed cowling ," Alister Y "-modified
spring gear , 3 inches back firewall ,
battery in tail cone ,modified brakes
empty weight: 1024 lbs c of g : 13,3 inches
flight time :24 minutes (first 56
minutes second)
all instruments green flight
caracteristics: wonderful-wonderful-wonderful.
Building time : from december 1997 keep on
building -- is it worth it
Johannes



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Murray and Carol Cherkas

First flight

Post by Murray and Carol Cherkas » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:56 pm

This is great! Sounds like all went well.Good to hear another rebel left
terra firma. This gives us yet-to-fly wannabees a lift to keep going cause
it's worth it as you now know.

CONGRATULATIONS
Murray

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Johannes Laubenthal
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 8:17 AM
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: First flight


Hi all!
Today at 9.13 UTC Murphy Rebel R603 made its first flight. It is the second
german Rebel . Test Pilot was Ernst Goerlitz . Location: Saarlouis
Dueren,Germany EDRJ .Builder :Johannes Laubenthal. Rebel: O-320 160 Hp Lasar
Ignition ,4 Blade Warp Drive 68 Inches , speed cowling ," Alister Y
"-modified
spring gear , 3 inches back firewall , battery in tail cone ,modified brakes
empty weight: 1024 lbs c of g : 13,3 inches flight time :24 minutes (first
56
minutes second)
all instruments green flight caracteristics: wonderful-wonderful-wonderful.
Building time : from december 1997 keep on building -- is it worth it
Johannes



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Johannes.Laubenthal

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Post by Johannes.Laubenthal » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:56 pm

Hi all!
Today at 9.13 UTC Murphy Rebel R603 made its first flight. It is the second
german Rebel . Test Pilot was Ernst Goerlitz . Location: Saarlouis
Dueren,Germany EDRJ .Builder :Johannes Laubenthal. Rebel: O-320 160 Hp Lasar
Ignition ,4 Blade Warp Drive 68 Inches , speed cowling ," Alister Y "-modified
spring gear , 3 inches back firewall , battery in tail cone ,modified brakes
empty weight: 1024 lbs c of g : 13,3 inches flight time :24 minutes (first 56
minutes second)
all instruments green flight caracteristics: wonderful-wonderful-wonderful.
Building time : from december 1997 keep on building -- is it worth it
Johannes



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Johannes.Laubenthal

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Post by Johannes.Laubenthal » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:56 pm

Hi all!
Today at 9.13 UTC Murphy Rebel R603 made its first flight. It is the second
german Rebel . Test Pilot was Ernst Goerlitz . Location: Saarlouis
Dueren,Germany EDRJ .Builder :Johannes Laubenthal. Rebel: O-320 160 Hp Lasar
Ignition ,4 Blade Warp Drive 68 Inches , speed cowling ," Alister Y "-modified
spring gear , 3 inches back firewall , battery in tail cone ,modified brakes
empty weight: 1024 lbs c of g : 13,3 inches flight time :24 minutes (first 56
minutes second)
all instruments green flight caracteristics: wonderful-wonderful-wonderful.
Building time : from december 1997 keep on building -- is it worth it
Johannes



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Graeme Weck

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Post by Graeme Weck » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:56 pm

Congratulations from downunder in New Zealand!
We know how great the feeling is. Our Rebel first flew just over a year
ago, having now done 104 hours, it is giving us tremendous fun.
Save flying
Regards
Graeme, Britta & 647R


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To: <murphy-rebel@dcsol.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 3:17 AM
Subject: First flight

Hi all!
Today at 9.13 UTC Murphy Rebel R603 made its first flight. It is the
second
german Rebel . Test Pilot was Ernst Goerlitz . Location: Saarlouis
Dueren,Germany EDRJ .Builder :Johannes Laubenthal. Rebel: O-320 160 Hp
Lasar
Ignition ,4 Blade Warp Drive 68 Inches , speed cowling ," Alister Y
"-modified
spring gear , 3 inches back firewall , battery in tail cone ,modified
brakes
empty weight: 1024 lbs c of g : 13,3 inches flight time :24 minutes
(first 56
minutes second)
all instruments green flight caracteristics:
wonderful-wonderful-wonderful.
Building time : from december 1997 keep on building -- is it worth it
Johannes



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Rick Harper

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Post by Rick Harper » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:56 pm

Way to go Johannes !!!

It's GREAT to be "In the Club" .... the Rebel really IS a great plane !

Rick & Wendy Harper 541R
Australia
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To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 1:17 AM
Subject: First flight


Hi all!
Today at 9.13 UTC Murphy Rebel R603 made its first flight. It is the
second
german Rebel . Test Pilot was Ernst Goerlitz . Location: Saarlouis
Dueren,Germany EDRJ .Builder :Johannes Laubenthal. Rebel: O-320 160 Hp
Lasar
Ignition ,4 Blade Warp Drive 68 Inches , speed cowling ," Alister Y
"-modified
spring gear , 3 inches back firewall , battery in tail cone ,modified
brakes
empty weight: 1024 lbs c of g : 13,3 inches flight time :24 minutes
(first 56
minutes second)
all instruments green flight caracteristics:
wonderful-wonderful-wonderful.
Building time : from december 1997 keep on building -- is it worth it
Johannes




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Murray & Carol Cherkas

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Post by Murray & Carol Cherkas » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:13 am

That's great BOB. Good Luck

Murray on wheels
Rebel 505


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Fisher
Sent: May 5, 2004 6:49 PM
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: first flight


hi gang a red letter day tonight i flew the bird off the airport
for the first time with floats

did a taxi test hop to see if i have control then turned , went back
to the end of 350 and took off real carefully! did one circuit
with the gear down needed a little up elevator to compensate for the
long nose gear sticking down into the wind
landed fine no such thing as floating around up there like when it was
a taildragger

next i did 15 minutes with the gear pumped up much better! seems to
fly about 106 t o 110 a t 2400 sounds about right?

gear went back down ok landing great what a day!!! now i have to
install the water rudder cabling bob fisher rebel 342


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