Painting in warm side of the main hanger.	Dry and ready to install	Vinyl is cut and ready to apply.
Nose is removeable. Makes repairs and dash work easy.	Vinyl is on and it looks sharp.	Nice color combo.
Finished and ready to fly...

MY 1ST CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT   Denny & Sherri Kremer

             After my solo flight on Oct. 23rd of 2003, I flew very close to Erie Airpark whenever I would go up. Every flight after my solo meant a few more miles further out and also usually meant a new C-2 Tube when I landed. But persistence paid off. By Christmas, I had already flown 25 hrs, and also replaced four C-2 tubes, two forks, and re-taped the fabric near the nose-wheel several times. There was enough duct tape on the fabric near the nose wheel it looked like Red Green's plane! Finally, Jim Robinson found a C-2 tube that wasn't faulty and that bending problem went away. Flying in Nov. and Dec. also meant flying with the doors on. A new challenge. On Christmas day as I was warming up the engine, I told Sherri to jump in, much to my surprise she did. Off we went, west to the Mississippi then south to 80, and back to Erie along I 88. With a 10-12 mph wind, my yaw string danced side to side the whole time. This really teaches you to us the rudder pedals! By the time we returned I felt very confident flying with the doors on. What a perfect Christmas!

            During this two-month period I had been talking to Jim about replacing my beautifully checked nose with a RAD nose. Jim started the project in January. He changed the appearance of the plane dramatically. Jim also made the nosecone removable for easy access to cables, gauges, pedals, and of course the C-2 tube. Jim and Sue also extended the windshield forward for appearance and aerodynamics. What a fantastic job!!

            On Feb. 22 I felt I was ready to make a cross-country flight to Maquoketa, Iowa were my wife Sherri and I live and have a hanger. Sherri and I departed on 18, immediately encountering a problem with the right door, one strap broke, and the door opened about 8 inches on the front right side, throwing the plane dramatically to the left. Sherri quickly grabbed to door and held it until we could circle and land. I borrowed a bungee cord from Jim, along with a half roll of toilet paper! Off we went toward Maquoketa. Sherri and I were in for a big surprise. By the time we leveled off at 1200 ft., we both noticed something very different. The plane flew smooth as silk with the new Keller nose. Jim, who has flown this plane with the old nose, always commented on how good it flew but guess what Jim, you made it even better. The wind didn't push the plane as much, the yaw string barely moved the whole way, when it did, it was much easier to correct.

            Over the Mississippi into Iowa we went, cruising at 76 mph. flying the plane was even more enjoyable now with the new Keller nose and all of the work Jim had done. Twenty minutes later we were flying over our farm for the first time and a couple of minutes later we landed at Maquoketa airport. My first cross-country couldn't have been better!! If you want to improve the handling and appearance of you plane, strongly consider having Jim install a RAD Nose, or at least have Chubby and the Checkers removed!!!!!!

            I'm very interested how the Pegasus plane flies after the addition of the new RAD nose.

Denny & Sherri Kremer