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12-07-2010, 12:48 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: 36U
Posts: 243
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Perseverance and Pay As You Go Prevail
Following 10 years of construction (eight part-time and two full-time), a year in Afghanistan, and five moves, my RV-7, took to the air on Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Prescott, Arizona. It was "Pay as you go" all the way. what a wonderful feeling to know that a collection of parts and pieces assembled can create such a wonderful magic carpet ride. Thanks Vans Aircraft. And a special thanks to my son, who began the project with me and many times countered that "what have I gotten myself into" look on my face. Another thank you to my lovely financee, who was always there with help, understanding and oceans of support. To Wally, Bob, Jim, Jeff, Bart, Al, and even "ole" Fred and all the other great people I've met during the construction, thank you for your help, support and suggestions.
N174TD has a TMX-IO-390 engine, cooled by a Sam James plennum and cowling and an AeroComposite two-blade, constant speed propeller. Aerotronics built the instrument panel and it contains a single AFS 4500 Deck, Garmin's 430W, transponder, second communication radio, panel mounted 696, and a TruTrak autopilot. The glareshield cover is from Flightline Interior. Classic Aero Designs supplied the seats, carpet and side panels. Terry Small
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Terry Small
RV-7 "Sasha" (1000th completed), IO-390, SJ cowl, ww prop
Deferred by combat (OEF '04 - '05, AH-64A) Donates by choice and love the OT humor.
Built a 4 place Bearhawk
When you're at the end of your rope tie a knot in it, and hang on . . . .Joe Back
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12-07-2010, 01:07 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Elkhart, Indiana
Posts: 1,186
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Congrats, Terry! Aren't you glad that it took you as long as it did to build your plane? If you'd finished it in a couple of years, you wouldn't have a panel with all of those delightful goodies in it!
Again, congratulations!
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Don McNamara
Peoria, AZ
Builder: RV-8 "Smokey"
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12-07-2010, 01:08 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: 08A
Posts: 9,476
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Congratulations Terry!
....love hearing your kind of builder story.
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Dan Horton
RV-8 SS
Barrett IO-390
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12-07-2010, 01:11 PM
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unqualified unfluencer
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Highland Village, TX
Posts: 4,086
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Congratulations and thank you for posting, Terry! Wishing you a happy and safe phase 1.
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Doug Reeves (your host) - Full time: VansAirForce.net since '07 (started it in '96).
- Part time: Supporting Crew Member CAE Embraer Phenom 300 (E55P) @ KDFW.
- Occasionally: Contract pilot (resume).
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12-07-2010, 02:10 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Lockhart, TX
Posts: 206
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Congrats! It's great to be seeing all of these first flight reports.
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12-08-2010, 07:10 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Chandler, AZ
Posts: 2,899
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Congrats
Congrats Terry. I was wondering how your project was doing. I'm glad you got it in the air. Now you can enjoy the fruits of your labor.
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Darwin N. Barrie
Chandler AZ
www.JDair.com
RV-7 N717EE-Flying (Sold)
RV-7 N717AZ Flying, in paint
EMS Bell 407,
Eurocopter 350 A-Star Driver
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12-08-2010, 08:56 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Arizona
Posts: 613
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Congrats Terry! Glenn
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12-08-2010, 09:52 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Austinville, Alabama
Posts: 2,455
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Any Photos to share with us?
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Don Hull
RV-7 Wings
KDCU Pryor Field
Pilots'n Paws Pilot
N79599/ADS-B In and Out...and I like it! 
?Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights;
it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." Miriam Beard
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12-08-2010, 09:57 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 629
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Congratulations Terry!!
Stop by the bottleneck hangars (I14) for a visit at KPRC anytime.
Tailwinds and clear skys!!
Cheers,
db
Prescott, AZ
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Dave B.
RV9a/ECiIO360/James Cowl/WW RV200 Prop
Flying since 3/06 and still smiling!!!
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12-08-2010, 03:16 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Posts: 447
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Outstanding!
Great accomplishment Terry, Congrats!
Hope to see you around Mid AZ soon!
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