Congratulations to Jeroen, who writes to tell us about the first flight of his RV-12iS: First flight in February. All went well and no surprises. I enjoyed building the RV-12iS together with the kids. High up in our fourth-floor apartment in the middle of Amsterdam. I am very grateful for all the help I […]
Congrats to Mickey in Switzerl and, who writes to inform us: I’m delighted to announce that my RV-8 is now flying! So many people to thank – Emmett, Sosthene, Heinz, Karl, Georg, Dan, Marcel, Anne, Claudio, Michel, Eric, Jon, Thierry, Chris, Emad, Vincent, Olivier, Catherine, all the amazing people at Doug Reeves’ VAF, and […]
[…] spinning an Hartzell CS. Dynon Skyview with a lot of steam gauges. 1095 lbs, CG is perfect. First 20 minutes flight was performed by Sascha Graf, CFI and RV-7 owner. After that i hopped in. She flies absolutely beautiful and well balanced. Runs like crazy, no heavy wing and all systems worked well. Engine parameters […]
[…] weather was great, only a little crosswind from north, but, was at this time or never. No more excuses. Only a little taxi on the runway, back, and full power !!!! All or never !!!!!! And …surprise…… or not……. flew like a beautiful bird, smoothly and stable !!!!!. Like a champion on the ring […]
Joseph sends in this awesome video to report the first flight of his RV-9A! Congrats!
Kudos to Arthur on the first flight of his RV-8. He reports: Flawless first flight. Did 5 hours of training in make and model outside Chicago and a 4 hour first flight briefing with an EAA flight counselor prior to flight. Once on the ground, I was informed to call the KSYR tower. Where […]
Congrats to Yves, who writes us from Switzerl and to report the first flight of his RV-8: On Tuesday 8th of September, I could finally take off. I was quite nervous but everything worked out perfectly! I am super happy and can’t thank enough my fiancé to let me work so many hours on […]
Tom writes in to fill us in about the first flight of his RV-8! RV-8 N563RV had it’s first flight on 1/9/19, after 2yrs and 9 months of building and painting. I had about 1000hrs of RV time in 4, 6, 8, and 7A models and 563RV behaved perfectly on her first flight No […]
[…] report: On Monday September 21, the skys cleared of smoke over central Oregon. I flew N23MB on its first flight out of KEUG. The airplane flew straight and true, and has amazing climb performance. I will finish my phase 1 in Oregon and then take her back east to Maryland. She was built with […]
Congrats to Daniel on the first flight of his RV-14A! He writes: After 3 years of building, the first RV14A in Switzerland is sniffing for air!
Join us in congratulating Bruce on the completion and first flight of his RV-7A! First flight with after all the years of building occurred October 4, 2020 from Howell, Michigan (KOZW). 2.1 hours on the first flight. No big problems, what a fun aircraft to fly. And what a thrilling day! Could never have […]
Congratulations to Poul Erik Bech, on the completion and first flight of his RV-12iS! He sent in this report: On the 11 of October 2020 my RV-12iS had its first flight. No problems so far. I started to build two years ago and it has been a pleasure to build the RV-12iS. It is […]
[…] though I had completed transition training with Mike Seager I was still surprised by how quickly the aircraft lifted off. Flew like a dream for several laps around the airport and I had a spectacular landing. After 44 years of flying many different airplanes, this flight will always be the most memorable! Videos: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hcpggx7p13gjj3p/First%20Flight%20N75MS.mp4?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/zntl3sm79nmu8j4/First%20Landind%20N76MS.mp4?dl=0
Nice work and congrats to Craig, who writes in to tell us: The airplane was inspected on 3 March by a Designated Airworthiness Representative and it was issued a Special Certificate of Airworthiness on the same day. I prepared the plane for it’s first flight over the next few days. Friday the 10th of […]
Congratulations to Robert on the first flight of his RV-7A! He writes: My RV-7A has joined Van’s Air force! My build time was much longer than I expected, but the result is well worth the wait. The feeling of the wheels leaving the ground for the first time is indescribable. I had a video […]
Congrats to Caleb on the first flight of his second RV! He wrote about it and sent in a video, as well: N955CT took to the skies on a smooth Saturday morning, with a friend’s RV-10 in chase close behind. Three more flights were conducted over the course of the day to work out […]
Congratulations to Greg Long, who writes to tell us all about the build and first flight of his RV-12, and includes a video as well! Building my own plane has been a dream for most of my life. Since 1986 when I completed my private pilot license, I flew various club planes including Cessna […]
Congratulations to Greg, who writes: A calm beautiful Colorado morning for my first flight. The plane flew beautifully! What a marvelous experience and reward. Thank you all at Van’s for your support and competence.
Congrats to Paul, who writes to tell us: “First flight was 1 Jun 2023 @ 8am. Smooth as silk! Flies straight and true. Many fellow pilots, builders, and family were on hand for its inaugural flight. Thank you to my tech counselor and friend Kevin Ross for his support. Also thanks to my wife […]
[…] MM Section 18 REV 1: Removed requirement to replace throttle return springs every 100 hrs. KAI Page RV-12 50-05 REV 7: Added VA-00276 to Figure 2. Inserted new Step 2 for the installation of VA-00276. KAI Page RV-12iS 49U-07 REV 2: Removed steps 2-9 and Figures 1 and 2. Renamed Figure 3 to Figure […]
