[…] different Chapters I’ve been associated with during a 4½ year build (6 years start to finish with a year and half hold due to moving to a new state and building a new house), the first flight of my RV-9A took place was on 7-Sep-20 from the Cynthiana Airport in Kentucky. Van’s designed an […]
[…] and it’s finally airborne. This was a slow build kit and my first build. Initial flight was smooth with no issues. I am looking forward to the test flights. Thanks to all my friends, in-person and virtual (VAF), that made this dream possible. Most of all I thank my wife for putting up with […]
[…] Job Brett on your new RV-8! He wrote in to report: We received our airworthiness on 8/21 and got everything buttoned up in time for an evening test flight on 8/22. What started as a project with my fiancé ended up as a family affair with my wife and daughter helping finish. Slow build […]
[…] health issues put a stop to Rusty’s build. EAA Tech Counselors Alan Wieder from Eugene and Gary Ludeke from Creswell finished up the build and registration process for him. After the test period was completed, Rusty and his daughter Brenda were able to go for flights and both came back with the signature RV grins.
[…] testing nor did it have a permit, this meant I had to fly for a few months with my DESSR until Friedemann the owner could get my new RV-14A DESSR. In 2019 I built my next RV-14A DEVSS which took me about nine months until it was ready for painting. On August 4th I […]
Congratulations to Rosa on this new RV-6 in Italy! Rosa sent in this message: Very happy to fly this incredible RV-6 With Lycoming 200HP! Test fly with no problem and now I hope long cross country with my adorable RV-6. I got this kit from a friend who had to stop for various problems […]
Congratulations to Alex on the first flight of his new RV-14A! He writes: N14YZ had her first flight on April 13, 2021 – she flew almost perfectly and I could trim for hands-off flight. Thankfully, the day was uneventful, but likely because of all the preparation and planning that went into it. First, I’ll […]
Congrats to Andrew and Florence on their new, slow-build RV-7! They wrote in to share the news: Nine years seems like a very long time, but after finishing the empennage in just six weeks we found that sometimes the RV build had to take a back seat. Juggling a move, a house remodel, two […]
As they say, a picture’s worth a thousand words! Congrats to Mark, who writes to explain the results of his first flight in his new RV-14. Sometimes fewer words mean more: “Wow” Enjoy your new airplane, Mark!
[…] time, and this one is in Germany! Congrats to Thomas, who writes: The amazing part is, that there is not much of a story to tell. The test pilot, who had never flown a Rotax powered RV, asked about the engine handling, climbed in the cockpit, rolled to the runway, and just took off. […]
[…] but enjoyable construction of my RV-8A, N926MW finally took to the air on October 13, 2018 with fellow RV-8A builder and pilot Tim Fitzpatrick doing the initial test flight. The next day I flew it for the first time, and I’m happy to report it flew beautifully, no squawks, and months later I am […]
Congrats to John on the first flight of his new RV-7A! After 16 years kit #71342 became airborne 7/11/19 at Kenosha Regional Airport (KENW) in southeast Wisconsin. Due to clouds at 3,000 feet we had to keep the first flight orbits close in to the airport, which was interesting when at full power a […]
Congrats to Christian on the first flight of his new RV-8! I made the first flight of my slow-build RV-8 without any snags. It flies straight and fast. Equipped with YIO-360 180 HP, 3-blade MT, Grove landing gear and Beringer wheels and brakes. Have 10 hours on the plane now, engine temps are quite […]
[…] it in a truck and drove it to Alabama. We began working on it right away, working on it as time and funds permitted. We selected a new Lycoming YIO-540-D4A5 from Van’s for our power plant with a Hartzell 3 blade prop from South Coast propellers, and Garmin G3X Touch, GTN 750 for avionics […]
[…] pitch prop. I installed a single 10-inch Dynon HDX panel with only a ASI and Altimeter analog backup. After a thorough preflight by by myself and my test pilot, we started up and taxied to the threshold. We did a quick power check and then it was time to line up on the runway […]
[…] downwind. We continued climbing through the roof of the class Delta, orbiting in a glide cone about the airport. The number 2 cylinder won the thermometer con test, topping out at 426F when we leveled off at 5000 MSL, then all temps declined to the high 390’s. Basic handling in roll, pitch, and yaw […]
Congratulations to Klaus and Ricardo on their new RV-14A! This RV-14A was built by Klaus Knop and Ricardo Guzman in Viña Del Mar, Chile. Construction started in June 2016 from a complete kit and finished June 2018. Installed is a Lycoming OM-390 210HP engine with a 2 blade propeller. The aircraft is fitted with […]
Congrats to Mark on his new RV-14a, and for being chosen to display it at Oshkosh this year in the Lycoming booth! His report: After 3 years of construction, N435MD took flight for the first time. The plane is even more fun to fly than it was to build, and I really enjoyed the […]
Jack writes in to tell us his new RV-10 has flown for the first time, and that the “RV Grin” is real! “First flight went well, with no major squawks except CHTs were high on the front two cylinders. Before making the second flight I removed the air dams on the baffle ramps and […]
Congrats to William Wilson on the first flight of his new RV-7A! After 7.5 years my RV-7A project has officially become an airplane as N247BW. Airworthiness inspection was performed on 8/2 by Ted Gauthier. The inspection went very well and I found the experience quite enjoyable. Immediately after the inspection was completed, all of […]
