[…] this RV-7A also happens to be the 11,000th flying RV and the 1885th RV-7/7A to be completed and flown. They wrote to tell us: “First flight couldn’t have gone better! Aircraft flew hands off. Handled like an RV should! So glad I got to do the initial flight before it goes to it’s new owner.”
[…] has become a very close friend. You meet some great people through aviation (especially the Van’s community), and along with Ken, I have to thank my other new friends in the RV-14(A) world: Glenn M., Mark A., Shane B., and Dan R. All of us have or are building RV-14s and are at different […]
[…] it wan’t until finishing the fuselage that I found a building partner. The empennage kit went fairly smooth, but not without mistakes some big ones that needed new parts. The fuselage was moving fast, I started to really figure out what I was doing by then. I took about 6 months off since my […]
Congratulations to Reilly, who recently wrote in to tell us about the first flight of his new RV: My RV-12 was built over a 12 year period. During this time I moved to a different house 4 times. Powered by an Aeromomentum AM15 engine. I have learned an unbelievable amount during this build and it has been […]
[…] flight of his beautiful RV-6! He writes: Long awaited First Flight and First Landing successfully flown by Glen Brigland Australia followed by two more flights totalling 1.8 hrs on 21st December 2021. Issues encountered: Intermittent fuel senders Intermittent pilot microphone Low CHT’s (for a new engine) Other than that this fabulous aircraft flew perfectly! Joe
[…] Chris Droege in Boise, one of Van’s recommended transition trainers. Exactly what an old guy pilot like me (75) was looking for. First flight in January 2022 was great. I didn’t really know what to expect with a new aircraft, but the RV took off and flew with no unusual flight characteristics whatsoever. Very happy.
[…] I finally took the RV out of storage and resumed the project. Delaying the build ended up having one significant advantage. That same month, Van’s announced the new IO-390-EXP119 engine option. Flying fast is good, but flying faster is even better. How can you pass up the opportunity that increases speed by 13 MPH, […]
A huge congratulations to Grant Beattie of South Africa, who submitted his first flight report for his new RV-10, which turns out to be the 1,000th RV-10 to fly! He writes: Due to a very low cloud base, we couldn’t fly a long first flight, so decided to stay in circuit. This RV-10 although […]
Join us in congratulating Jim on the maiden flight of his new RV-14A! “First flight was at 2:22 on 2/22/22. It was short due to an oil temperature indication anomaly. After re-terminating the wires to the temperature sensor another, longer flight was successfully flown.”
Ulay writes in to tell the world about the first flight of the new RV-10 that he and his wife Kelly built! Finally, after 3 years and 9 months, we had our first flight. The exhilaration we felt made all the hard work and painstaking effort worth it. Thanks to my wonderful wife and […]
Congratulations to James on his new RV-14A. He writes: Flawless first flight ! What an awesome experience. It flys so good! The 390 EXP 119 was smooth and ran cool. Couldn’t be happier.
Congratulations to the Miller family on their new RV-10! Nathan writes: After working for 2 years and 5 months, N7244M took to the air on April 11, 2022. Luckily my wife Jennifer encouraged and helped me to tackle this project, and after taking a one day class at Synergy Air I was ready. My […]
Congratulations to Richard on his new RV-10! He writes: Happy to report the first flight of VH-XRK. Not quite 7 years in the making. A little more work than my first RV-7! Showplanes cowl. Garmin panel. Barrett Engine. It flies well. No issues to report. Looking forward to flying off the next 25h. Thanks so much to […]
Congratulations to Randy on his new RV-12iS! He writes: This was a family project. My youngest son helped with the wiring harnesses & avionics. My oldest son helped with the power-plant. My wife was the support, without which this dream could never have happened. The family involvement shows in the plane’s registration #N924SF … […]
[…] All engine readings stayed well within the green bands. The rest of the 2 hour flight time, we decided to leave the holding pattern and let the new Thunderbolt engine run in at 75% power above The Netherlands. After entering the circuit we made two touch and go’s followed by a full stop landing. […]
Congratulations to Jim on his new RV-10! He writes: After just over 3 years and 2,700 hours of building – our dream airplane finally flew. With help from my grown adult children and most especially my wife, our RV-10 was complete. Building in isolation in a remote part of Canada made the build somewhat […]
Congratulations to Larry, who writes in to tell us about the first flight. of his new RV-7A: First flight was accomplished on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (KARB) with the able assistance of fellow EAA333 chapter members Mark Powell and Jeff Cohen. After a glitch with the radio was […]
Congratulations to Steven on his new RV-14A! He writes: We chose a beautiful CAVU morning for the first flight. This is not my first flight in a plane I’ve built, but was the first flight in an RV. I cannot compliment Van’s enough for their design, manufacturing process, and assistance. Back to the first […]
[…] envelope, which was a good result. I worked for PPG Industries during my build, so the paint is all PPG aerospace paints. The exterior paint is a new paint system aimed at the GA segment, that has not been actively released here in Australia, so when I heard about it, I offered for the […]
[…] over 50 hours problem free and loving every minute of it. My wife and I have enjoyed a summer of camping, seeing friends and showing off our new toy. It performs exactly as Van’s reports and you just can’t describe the “feel” of flying an RV. 0-360 180HP, fixed pitch prop, with a G3X […]
