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06-18-2017, 09:46 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Posts: 41
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First flight for C-FIJT
So in February of 2014 I started building RV-7A s/n 74310. With a lot of help from Bill Funk, Rob Hickman, Mark Elste and all of you on this forum, C-FIJT took to the air fir the first time on June 16, 2017 at Steinbach airport (CJB3) with Bill Funk at the controls.
Here's a link to the first flight/ first landing video.
https://youtu.be/5OGd-I1BwFk
Special thanks to my wife Bev....without her support, I wouldn't have started. Now we plan to use our little plane together to fly between Winnipeg, MB, Mesa, AZ and Sarasota, FL...and other places just because.
Cheers,
ackselle
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ackselle
CJB3 (Steinbach, MB Canada)
Van's RV-7A (C-FIJT)
You can do anything!...but you can't do everything.
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06-18-2017, 11:11 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Posts: 2,357
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Congrats! Good luck with the flight test program. Fly safe, and have fun.
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06-18-2017, 05:16 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Worland, Wyoming
Posts: 1,365
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Congratulations! Nice video as well!
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Jereme Carne
PPL
RV-7A Emp. done
Wings done
Fuselage done
Finish kit almost done
Exempt but gladly paying!
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06-18-2017, 10:10 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Half Moon Bay, CA
Posts: 1,035
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Congrats! You beat me; my girl's SN is 74152. Nice bird!
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Bill Bencze
N430WB RV-7 #74152 @ KHAF, tip-up; IO-360-M1B; Hartzell CS. !! Phase 1 !!
2357 hrs over 8.5 years to get to flying. Log at: http://rv7.wbencze.com
VAF 2020 donation happily made
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06-18-2017, 10:44 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: BC
Posts: 1,674
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Congrats! You're gonna love that plane. Do a complete test program and make a detailed POH. The process will get the two of you well acquainted. Enjoy.
Bevan.
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RV7A Flying since 2015
O-360-A1F6 (parallel valve) 180HP
Dual P-mags
Precision F.I. with AP purge valve
Vinyl Wrapped Exterior
Grand Rapids EFIS
Located in western Canada
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06-19-2017, 12:19 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Edson, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 483
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Nicely done
Congratulaitons and nice timeline only three year build!
Hope to join you this year with mine.
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Dave
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Dave Cobb
[color="Red"]=VAF=2019 Donation - and a bit extra for great work![/COLOR="blue"]
Empennage RV 7 - Tipper
Wings complete
Dynon installed and running
Fuse closer to completion, Canopy complete
AME reviewed and repaired O-320-Lyc installed
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06-20-2017, 10:50 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: La Sarre, Qu?bec, Canada
Posts: 90
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Congrats !!
Good Job ! Nice to see another Canadian RV !!!
The fleet grow up, it's fun !
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Martin "Closterman" Rousseau
www.mraerodesign.com
Piper Cherokee C-FEYI (sold)
RV-7A C-GMYL Status : FLYING with perpetual RV Grin!!!
RV-9A Status : Tail & Wing 90% Fuselage: 10%
Hatz Classic : building wings (on hold)
http://www.mykitlog.com/Closterman/
Donated to VAF (12-2017)
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06-20-2017, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
Posts: 214
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Congrats!
Congratulations!
I'm jealous of your 3 year time frame. Five years in, and I'm still on the emp.
I'll get there and join you in the southern Manitoba skies!
Cheers!
Last edited by sbal0906 : 06-20-2017 at 02:49 PM.
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06-06-2019, 03:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Posts: 41
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Done....again!
I've enjoyed 18 months of flying with my aluminum and fiberglass colored "magic carpet"....and this winter it was time to put some personality on C-FIJT. Special "thank-you"s go out to Dave O'Malley and John Funk. Dave came up with the paint scheme, and John applied the product.
Oh yeah..."Go Jets!"

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ackselle
CJB3 (Steinbach, MB Canada)
Van's RV-7A (C-FIJT)
You can do anything!...but you can't do everything.
Last edited by ackselle : 06-06-2019 at 03:39 PM.
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06-06-2019, 03:46 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Posts: 41
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Done...again! First fly by
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ackselle
CJB3 (Steinbach, MB Canada)
Van's RV-7A (C-FIJT)
You can do anything!...but you can't do everything.
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