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Old 02-08-2016, 06:18 AM
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Congrats Greg!

Looks like the perfect machine for getting out of west Texas.
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Old 02-08-2016, 06:28 AM
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Greg---I too would like to offer my warmest congratulations on this great event! I remember you and I talking early on in your build. Gives me pleasure to see another of my friends fly their creation for the first time.

Be safe, and enjoy!
Tom
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Old 02-08-2016, 06:44 AM
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Congratulations. Will be interested to see how the WW prop does for you once things settle in.

Greg
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Old 02-08-2016, 06:52 AM
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Congratulations my friend! I'm glad to hear you got it airborne! 165 kts might be a little high with no wheel pants, what was your GPS giving you for a ground speed? With wheel pants and similar configuration (James cowl, IO-360) I can push a little over 170 steady state at full power in my 9A.

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Old 02-08-2016, 07:00 AM
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Bravo Greg,

Been following your build for a long time - learned a lot from your posts.
Awesome job!!!

Tom
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Old 02-08-2016, 07:13 AM
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Congratulations Greg, glad to hear you have made such a great accomplishment. Few people have done so. As fun as the build has been it will now double with the use of that thing.
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Old 02-08-2016, 07:23 AM
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Default Congratulations Greg!

I will be running the same combination - IO360 and WW 200RV prop -
Look forward to your stats once broken in.
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Old 02-08-2016, 07:28 AM
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Congratulations Greg! Now we have 2 Flying RV's in Glasscock County!..... About 4 years ago, my brother told me a Guy was building a Vans RV in St Lawrence and we went and looked at it. The minute I laid my eyes on that project and talked to Greg I knew I was in trouble! Greg's guidance and encouragement was priceless to me and I'm sure I wouldn't be flying my own RV7 if it hadn't been for that visit 4 years ago and all his help along the way!

Congratulations again on the Beautiful Bird Greg!
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Old 02-08-2016, 07:34 AM
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Congratulations. Will be interested to see how the WW prop does for you once things settle in.

Greg
Let me get my Phase I knocked out, and we'll meet up to try out our different props against each other!

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Congratulations my friend! I'm glad to hear you got it airborne! 165 kts might be a little high with no wheel pants, what was your GPS giving you for a ground speed? With wheel pants and similar configuration (James cowl, IO-360) I can push a little over 170 steady state at full power in my 9A.

Darin
Agreed - I suspect that may be a bit high, either through pitot/static error or the bumpy air and I was descending for that, not sure yet. I was pretty busy on the first flight and the air was bumpy, I'll graph out the Dynon data and compare IAS/TAS/GS alongside VSI and see if I can spot some something more realistic. Work is going to have me pinned down for a few days before I get to fly again.
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Old 02-08-2016, 07:48 AM
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Way to go, Greg!!!!! HUGE congratulations to you, and welcome to the Flyin' Nines!!!
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