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Sticky, smelly and everywhere
I started the process of sealing the fuel tanks on the end ribs yesterday. I am dealing with a learning curve here since I have never done this – but all in all it went fairly well. I started by...
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Fuel Tanks, Firewall, Cowling and Canopy Skirt
I started assembling the left fuel tank today with the Flamemaster and things went very well. All of the end or butt ribs had been sealed except for one right one, so I started with that. This way it...
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Panther Roll Out Party – Join us Sat March 9th at 11 am!!
The saying is “Put your money where your mouth is.” So here we are, one month from Sun’NFun and on Saturday March 9th, at 11 am, we are rolling the Panther out for all to see and we want you and yours...
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Panther Beta Builder in EAA Newsletter – and Panther Rollout Party
Our Panther Sport Beta Builder – Bob Woolley – got a write up in the EAA news letter from Chapter 1379 showcasing his Panther Sport build. Bob Woolley is the EAA chapter Flight Advisor and local test...
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Panther Roll Out Party!
Today was a very exciting day for all of team Panther! We had a great turn out for the roll out party, thank you to everyone who was able to make it today. Dan did a background briefing of how the...
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Panther Weight and Balance
Another big win for Team Panther! We did the preliminary weight and balance this morning so we can mount the battery. We used EAA 1379′s scales – which have weighed many aircraft including Dan and...
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Fiberglass Tips and Keeping It Fun
There were many different tasks going on in the hangar today. We are prepping for inspection so the “all important to-do list” is key to making sure every task gets completed. Sometimes the to-do lists...
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Aviators Hotline Press Release
See here for a press release published by Aviators Hotline magazine. Note – For those if you who are avid followers most of this information is old news, but still interesting. Aviators Hotline Panther...
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Panther Prototype Inspection
We have worked for weeks to get the Panther prototype ready for inspection – and I am ecstatic to say that all of the hard work, determination and lack of sleep for Team Panther has paid off! We have...
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Panther Final Touches
We are working on the final touches in preparation for first flight. Things are going well, and the pressure of the inspection is off so the air around the hangar seems lighter, and more fun. This is...
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Panther First Taxi
The Panther LS N515XP experienced her first taxi this evening! Panther LS N515XP Everyone was very excited, and we couldn’t be happier with how she looks. Dan was happy with the controls, and...
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Sun’NFun Day 1
We are having a great crowd for the first day at Sun’NFun. Our booth location is in a great area. Generally speaking the first two days here are a little slow. The end of the week normally sees more...
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Panther First Flight Test – Success!!
We took the Panther back down to our local public airport this morning for the first test flight – and it was amazing! The weather was super calm and clear, we couldn’t have asked for better...
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Sun’NFun 2013 Day 3-6
We had such a great week at SNF! Things went very smoothly and there was a good turn out every day. The reception of our project was very positive! We were very pleased with how a lot of pilots and...
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Panther Second Taxi – with Lift
Today Team Panther trailer-ed Panther N515XP down for what hoped would be the first flight. We knew the morning would be good weather, but that a system was going to roll in by the afternoon. Dan and...
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Flight Testing Continues…
Flight testing has continued since Sun’NFun. So far there have been 4 test flights and approximately 2.5 hours on the airframe. Testing is going well, only small tweaks to the avionics required so far....
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Panther Flight Testing Cont…
With 8 flights and over 5 hours flight time in N515XP I guess I’m the worlds high time pilot for Panther LS sport aircraft, and it is time to give my impressions. These are only impressions and flight...
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Test Flight by Beta Builder and Ret. AF Pilot – Bob Woolley
Here is a synopsis of Bob’s flight per his words – Video link at the bottom - “These are my first impressions of the Panther after an approximate 40 minute flight on April 23, 2013. The location was...
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Test Flight 2 – by Beta Builder and Ret. AF Pilot Bob Woolley
The following is a brief summary of my second flight in the Panther. It occurred on 4/27/2013 at Haller airpark. Departure time was 1325 and lasted for 45 minutes. Winds were estimated to be a right...
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