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05-20-2016, 05:07 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Mirabel, Quebec, Canada
Posts: 42
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A new story begins
Hi guys,
Well?it?s done. My RV-7 empennage has been ordered and was shipped today. A new adventure begins.
The only downside is the shipping cost with that exchange rate!!! I certainly hope that our loonie gets in better shape before I order my wings!
I?ve been in the aviation industry for the past 13 years so I already have a lot of tools to start with, that?s the upside.
And?I?m not yet a pilot?yeah I know it?s kind of crazy  ? I figured I?ll get my license sometime during the building process. Always wanted to fly and build!
I?m very proud to be part of the VAF ?family?.
(sorry for my english?french canadian here) 
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Martin Richer - Mirabel, Qu?bec
www.projetrv7.com
Progression...
Preview plans in hands 
Empennage... 90%
Wings... 1%
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05-20-2016, 06:50 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Utah
Posts: 8,144
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Nice to have you here Martin! Welcome! Don't worry about the license get the plane first. Don't distract yourself from main task. I passed my check ride after I had my airworthiness certificate in 2011. Can't stop since then. 
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05-20-2016, 07:07 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Cedar Park, TX
Posts: 3,152
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Welcome indeed! You're in good company. Find your way to Oshkosh in a couple of months and you'll find a few thousand of us nut-jobs willing to spend our whole day laying in the grass talking about airplanes.
I can't believe how many years it has been since this project changed our life. We're still amazed and excited every day. When I think back 10yrs ago (!!!), I was so consumed by the project that I quiet often couldn't remember the hour commute to the office after getting there!
And don't believe anything this "Vlad" dude says. He is just an internet celebrity that might wear a tutu on the weekends for all we know  . (and has spent quality time with a surprising percentage of us here)
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Scott Card
CQ Headset by Card Machine Works
CMW E-Lift
RV-9A N4822C flying 2200+hrs. / Cedar Park, TX
RV8 Building - fuselage / showplanes canopy (Done!)
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05-20-2016, 07:13 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 2,787
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I worked at the place just off to the left for awhile, CRJ700/900. Welcome aboard.
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Steve Melton
Cincinnati, OH
RV-9A, Tip-up, Superior O-320, roller lifters, 160HP, WW 200RV, dual impulse slick mags, oil pressure = 65 psi, EGT = 1300F, flight hours = 800+ for all
Simplicity is the art in design.
My Artwork is freely given and published and cannot be patented.
www.rvplasticparts.com
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05-20-2016, 08:22 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Gardnerville Nv.
Posts: 2,828
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Welcome to the funny farm! don't forget to buy lots of primer! ;-)
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7A Slider, EFII Angle 360, CS, SJ.
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05-20-2016, 10:00 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Estes Park, CO
Posts: 3,930
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Welcome
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Originally Posted by bret
Welcome to the funny farm! don't forget to buy lots of primer! ;-)
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Love it.
Welcome Martin. Bret is right. It's a bit of a funny farm. Good choice.
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Larry Larson
Estes Park, CO
http://wirejockrv7a.blogspot.com
wirejock at yahoo dot com
Donated 12/03/2019, plus a little extra.
RV-7A #73391, N511RV reserved (2,000+ hours)
HS SB, empennage, tanks, wings, fuse, working finishing kit
Disclaimer
I cannot be, nor will I be, held responsible if you try to do the same things I do and it does not work and/or causes you loss, injury, or even death in the process.
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05-21-2016, 10:37 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Mirabel, Quebec, Canada
Posts: 42
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vlad
Nice to have you here Martin! Welcome! Don't worry about the license get the plane first. Don't distract yourself from main task. I passed my check ride after I had my airworthiness certificate in 2011. Can't stop since then.
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Nice pic Vlad.
I actually work in that first hangar on the left at L-3 MAS on the canadian F-18
Thank you all! I can't wait to start!!
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Martin Richer - Mirabel, Qu?bec
www.projetrv7.com
Progression...
Preview plans in hands
Empennage... 90%
Wings... 1%
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05-21-2016, 02:32 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Posts: 353
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You beat me to it, still wokring on my workshop, hoping to build my EAA1000 work benches this week-end
Congrats!
I toured the CF-18 maintenance facilities back when Canadair/Bombardier was running that show ... that was fun!
Looks like GA is coming to Mirabel too, great news!
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J.F.
Sling 4 empennage kit on order!
Future EAA 245 Member (Hopefully)
Current Piper Warrior PA-28-151 Owner/Pilot
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
http://www.sling4.ninja
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05-22-2016, 10:03 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Posts: 98
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Another Martin building a RV, who would you believe !
Salut Martin !
Nice to read there is another Martin on Montreal North Shore building a RV. I am building a RV-8 in Terrebonne. Currently, Martin's Aircraft Factory (nickname for my experimental aviation shop...) is renting space in former Des Seigneurs Ford dealerships mechanic shop.
My project also has a connection with L-3 MAS. My friend Frederic Mirabel works there, and quite often, I rely of Fred's advices when I do not know how to deal with my "snags".
I am a little more ahead than you on the project, with my empennage completed, and half of my fuselage done. Don't hesitate to come check out my project when you have some time.
Eventually, I may even be able to help you out with the flight training. I am CFI class 4, usually flying out of Mascouche (CSK3) on Bombardier Flying Club Aircraft.
Looking forward to more see and read more about your project.
Martin Leroux
martin.leroux84@gmail.com
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Martin Leroux
CPL ME-IFR & CFI Class 3, 1,400+ Flight Hours
Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
RV-8 s/n #80414
Kitlog: http://www.mykitlog.com/MartRV80414/
Empennage: 100%
Fuselage: 95%
Wings: 99% (Flaps remain to attach)
MD-RA Pre-closure inspection completed Dec 27, 2019
Entering Final Assembly Phase !
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05-22-2016, 10:10 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Posts: 98
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Don't give up on Mascouche CSK3 yet !
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Originally Posted by kamikaze
Looks like GA is coming to Mirabel too, great news!
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Yes indeed, GA is coming to Mirabel....But $30 landing fees, then $50 parking fees is doomed not to generate a lot of small GA traffic....
GA is coming to Mirabel due to closure of Mascouche CSK3 November 15, 2016...Let's not give up on our hope to have a replacement airfield at Mascouche/Terrebonne yet...
Martin
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Martin Leroux
CPL ME-IFR & CFI Class 3, 1,400+ Flight Hours
Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
RV-8 s/n #80414
Kitlog: http://www.mykitlog.com/MartRV80414/
Empennage: 100%
Fuselage: 95%
Wings: 99% (Flaps remain to attach)
MD-RA Pre-closure inspection completed Dec 27, 2019
Entering Final Assembly Phase !
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