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07-16-2011, 05:17 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Victoria, Australia
Posts: 109
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First Flight Video - RV-7A
Fellow Builders and VAF members
After 4500 hrs and 7 years, 11months, 15 days, VH-VGB, RV-7A, standard kit, Serial #71413 has finally climbed away from mother earth with wind beneath her wings in Australia (Down Under)
Oh......what a feeling..............the RV grin sure is sure chiselled into place on my face.
Hope this link works.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouHruItrjhM
Cheers,
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07-16-2011, 05:53 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 1,452
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Great
That is excellent. Enjoy your bird. Not much better than Gettin her DONE.
Blue skies. 
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Rick Woodall C-GSTT "ghost"
9a -TMX io-320, catto three blade, dual dynon hdx with a/p. 900+ hrs in 8 yrs flying.
Flew to Osh 11,12,15,17,19. SNF 2013. West to Cali /Washington/Vancouver/crossed the Rockies north to Red Deer east to Moosonee and over to maritimes. South to Jekyll Isl, cedar key, and Key West etc. 6 trips and 17 islands of the Bahamas. Flown turtles and dogs for Pilots n Paws too. Love our Rv's 
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07-16-2011, 06:22 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 463
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great!
Great video. Congrats!
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Xavier
RV-7 build in progress
www.theaviatorx.com
" Genius is persistence in disguise"
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07-16-2011, 09:01 AM
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Senior Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,408
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Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good job. Enjoy every minute of it 
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Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
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07-20-2011, 06:44 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Richmond, Victoria, Australia.
Posts: 184
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Congrats
Rumored to be one of the finest examples of the 7A down under...!!!
Congrats again GB!
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Jon Clements
RV-7 VH-JWC (Flying)
Little River Airfield, Victoria, Australia
ASP IO-360-M1 Hartzell CS Blended Airfoil
Dual GRT HX, GNS 430W, TruTrak DII VSGV, SL40, GTX327, PSE 9000EX, AVMAP EKP-IV.
Approach Fast Stack Integration.
Classic Aero Interior.
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07-20-2011, 03:17 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Brisbane Australia
Posts: 568
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Nice plane Greg, i hope to report the same in the next few weeks.
well done !
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Jamie lee
Brisbane, Australia
RV7A - Now Flying.
0-360,carb,catto 3 blade.
VH-XJL
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07-21-2011, 04:46 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Victoria, Australia
Posts: 109
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Appreciation
Thanks Rick, Xavier, Mike, Jon & Jamie.
It's funny how those years of building fade into the distance when you look out over the wing on those smooth days when it just feels like it is on rails.
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07-23-2011, 05:21 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Adelaide Australia
Posts: 218
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Great to see you up and flying, in to the 6th year of building for me and I must admit I am struggling for interest at the moment. When I see videos like yours it does get the interest back again. Well done on your project, nice looking aircraft. As a matter of interest, do you still have the FADEC fitted?
When I started building it was with the intention of finishing and flying in 2-3 years.
Last edited by PIN 37 : 07-23-2011 at 05:31 AM.
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07-23-2011, 06:46 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Chesterfield, Missouri
Posts: 4,514
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Congrats on building and flying the airplane, and creating a cool video of the event. Very nicely done on all accounts.
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RV-12 Build Helper
RV-7A...Sold #70374
The RV-8...Sold #83261
I'm in, dues paid 2019 This place is worth it!
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07-23-2011, 05:20 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: NSW Australia
Posts: 298
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Congrats
Great airplane, congrats. Still waiting for ANL Burillia to dock so I can get my 9 kit
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Pete
RV-9 "Cloud tinnie"
Registered VH-EAB
Flying Phase 2
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