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11-21-2011, 07:43 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Puget Sound Area, WA
Posts: 220
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N619KB takes flight!
After 13+ years of on/off building, N619KB took off for it's first flight on Sunday, November 20th @ 9am. The flight lasted for about 28 minutes and everything functioned as expected with no issues to report. It was was a joy to fly, smooth, and appears not to pull to either side. Landing was a breeze.
I want to specially thank my friend Marv Scott (Tech counselor, Tech Advisor, all around guru) for his help and encouragement to finish the project and all the members of EAA chapter 326 with their support and harassment to motivate me on.
Special thanks to my wife and kids who supported me all these years.
I'll post more specifics on the flight later today. The entire flight was well documented. I had a Drift HD camera in the cockpit recording video/audio (you get to hear me talk to myself  ), inflight video from the chase plane, and video from the ground on the takeoff and landing. I'll post a mix of those later after I've had a chance to process them and figure out how to put them up on youtube.
Videos added: 11/28/11
I'm having difficulty uploading my cockpit video taken from my Drift HD due to it's size into Picasa, so i'll try setting up a youtube account and try that..stayed tuned. Below are the first takeoff/landing videos that my wife took with her camera.
Takeoff Video:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1063816...31666084009394
Landing Video:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1063816...35080192709986
RV grin:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1063816...17243704535042

Last edited by Mike S : 11-28-2011 at 12:15 PM.
Reason: Added actual photo of the grin.
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11-21-2011, 07:51 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
Posts: 214
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Congrats!
Motivation for me to get going on this!
Cheers,
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11-21-2011, 08:13 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Venice, Fl
Posts: 1,020
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GREAT
Great job Kevin. I know the feeling. I just flew my RV-6 14+ year project a few weeks ago.
Wishing you a safe and uneventful phase 1.
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Gary Palinkas - Gman.... VAF #161
Venice, Fl
RV-6 "Sassy" Flying 400 hrs since Oct 2011
Lycoming 0-360 A1A, FP Sensenich Prop
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11-21-2011, 08:26 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Utah
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Well done!
All the best to you Kevin and happy Phase One!
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11-21-2011, 08:56 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,420
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Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent 
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Mike Starkey
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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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11-21-2011, 09:14 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,686
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Congrats!
The next journey begins! Congratulations on your new baby!
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11-21-2011, 09:29 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 1,499
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Congratulations Kevin. Getting ready to do the same. Have fun!
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11-21-2011, 09:35 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Yardley, PA
Posts: 1,334
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Bravo!!
Let's see some pictures 
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11-21-2011, 09:37 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Abilene, TX
Posts: 725
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Good going, Kevin!
Let the grins begin>>> 
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11-21-2011, 12:13 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Bonney Lake, WA
Posts: 295
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Congrats Kevin, Sunday was an awesome day for a flight.
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