Here’s the great news from Tom! ”I’m happy to report that after a 6.5yr build, N432TM took to the air for the first time. First flight was successful and I’m looking forward to flying the 40hr test period and learning how to fly my new plane! Van’s, Thanks for a great Aircraft!“
[…] many laps around the airport. Don Christiansen (Tech Counselor) pulled up behind me in RV-8 Yellow Bird to look things over. Andy Duff (RV-4 Builder) provided ground support and video recording. Flight was uneventful except for a heavy left wing. Can’t say enough about the extremely helpful RV community throughout the build and test process!
Congratulations to Mike, who reports on the first flight of his new R-10: N66VK flew for the first time on October 5th, 2019 for just over 2 hours at 75% plus power. What an exciting flight, with few minor adjustments the plane now has close to 60 hours. The RV-10 is such an efficient, […]
Charly writes in to report on his new RV-12iS in Switzerland! This photo was taken after I finished all the test flights and after I did my very first crossing of the Swiss-Alps from north to south (From LSZK to LSZL and back!).
[…] After nine years of effort, VH-NZZ took to the skies just one day after gaining the Special Certificate of Airworthiness needed in Australia. Flown for the flight by test pilot and fellow RV builder/owner Glenn Bridgland, both the first and second flights on the same day were completely uneventful. Fitted with an IO-360-M1B, Hartzell constant speed […]
Congrats to Bob on his new RV-12! He writes: Dream of a lifetime comes true! What a thrill at takeoff, through the fast climb out and a few maneuvers. Anxiety naturally peaked as touchdown approached but upon reflection, there was nothing to worry about. What a great plane. Shout out and thanks to my wife and […]
Congratulations to John on his new RV-7A! He writes: It’s been a long road. Well, I did do a s-l-o-w build. Was ready to fly on 12/29/20, but two stormy IFR days made me put it off until the new year. Flies great. My wife took the pictures.
[…] made its way slowly towards completion and is now a flying airplane! I’ve had it for two years and about 1,000 hours of building. It has a new Superior O-320 and used Sensenich wood propeller (which came off of another RV-4). The panel consists of round gauges, but they are all new (mostly UMA […]
Congratulations to Enrico on his new RV-8! He writes: This morning, after 50 months of building time, shortly after my 50th birthday and a pandemic rolling over the whole wide world, my RV-8 became an airplane! A huge big thanks to the experienced RV-8 pilot Luca Perazzolli, my mentor and master, who kept me […]
Congrats to Jesse and Ken on their new RV-12. Here’s their story: Nearly 10 years ago, I bought the RV-12 empennage kit after looking at several different airplane options. This started the best father-son project you could imagine. I started the build, and as I got further along it became a weekly tradition for […]
[…] runway, the tail lifted smoothly, and at 75% power and 800′ down the runway, my RV-14 broke ground and flew for the first time! As with any new engine, the break-in process calls for flight at 65 – 75% power for extended times to seat the rings in the cylinders. During that time, the […]
[…] the skies on cold damp February morning. She flew faultlessly with just a couple of minor tweaks to the G3X setting required on landing. Following a successful flight test program AO received her full Permit to Fly at the end of March and to date has 25 hours flight time with the longest flight being […]
Congrats to Tom on the new RV-10! He writes: N653TM took to the air June 6, 2021! The perfect ending to just shy of 3600 hours of build time. With the expert help of my good friend Rick McBride, the build was a great learning experience and very satisfying! (Although both Rick and I […]
Congratulations to Pete, who recently wrote in to let us know that he has flown his new RV-7 for the first time: On Friday, September 24, my RV-7 N174PM took off from Aerocountry with Chuck Wilson at the controls. Jeff Hansen flew chase in his RV-4. Chuck reported that it flew very well. There […]
Congratulations to the Souther Arizona Teen Flight group on their new RV-12iS! They write: Amazingly enough, even with Covid, we managed to work on and finish our Second RV12iS. We started the project with 10 students about 8 months before the lockdowns started and had to take about 5 months off. Once back at […]
Congratulations to George on the new RV-7! He writes: Paul Dye was the test pilot and flew two flights with time in between for cowl removal and inspection. No major squawks. I’ll fly as soon as I finish some transition training.
[…] flight down the runway. This felt good and a go around was initiated with a setup for landing. First flight, no flaps as recommended by the flight test manual, the approach was slightly more shallow but smooth and consistent with recent training. Leveling off and into ground effect, speed diminishing then smooth (greased) touchdown. […]
[…] exploring this vast and beautiful country we all share. I can honestly say, I enjoyed every moment and looked forward to starting each day, learning and honing new skills and seeing these many, many parts transformed by my hands into a sleek, beautiful machine that I would someday fly. The process of building N818PP […]
[…] with the Whirlwind 151H constant speed prop as per Randy Lervold’s RV-3 build. The aircraft was ready to fly towards the end of November 2021 and was test flown in the very capable hands of Trevor Warner. Trevor reported a slight heavy left wing and a little heavy in pitch after the initial one […]
Congratulations to Brad on the first flight of his new RV-4! He writes: “The day was cool and clear, a perfect day for first flight. After receiving my Airworthiness Certificate on 2/2 I had to wait nearly a week for an ice storm to pass before I could fly. The RV-4 flew and performed […]
