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Old 08-28-2015, 09:23 PM
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Default 40 hours flown off!

It took nearly a year to get 40 hours flown off my RV6A, thanks to a weird disease called Sarcoidosis striking me in April of this year. My building partner, Mindy class got the first flight at 40.6 hours. She was a big part of the 5 year construction process. Thanks to WC Aircraft of Boone for technical support through the build, Rob Hickman for solving my AFS install issues, and Aeroflow Performance for troubleshooting some fuel injection squawks. She trues out at 173 kts and sounds great with the WW74RV prop.
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Old 08-28-2015, 10:31 PM
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Congrats John! Sharp looking airplane.
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Old 08-29-2015, 07:32 AM
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Very nice. Congratulations!
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Old 08-29-2015, 09:36 AM
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good speed from this bird and looks good too.
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Old 08-29-2015, 12:47 PM
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excellent! congratulations
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Old 08-29-2015, 01:15 PM
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Glad to hear you made it through the 40 hours. Have fun with it John.
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Old 08-29-2015, 03:00 PM
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Congratulations John! A fine plane, crew, and location!
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Old 08-29-2015, 03:02 PM
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Way to go John. Beautiful bird.
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Old 08-30-2015, 07:37 PM
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Default Good Show!

Congrats John,

I hope to see the bird and meet you on one of our trips to Ankeny!
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Old 08-31-2015, 05:20 AM
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Let the fun begin! Congrats!
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