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04-29-2013, 08:27 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mountain Ranch, CA. [CPU]
Posts: 17
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Congratulations Ken!
Good looking bird Ken, looking forward to seeing it at CPU on one of your fuel stops...
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Larry Mersek N336RV
Mountain Ranch, CA.
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04-29-2013, 09:30 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Bealeton Virginia
Posts: 557
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Congrats
Great job Ken....keeps us builders psyched!!!!
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04-29-2013, 11:55 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada
Posts: 291
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Nice
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kental
As a long time lurker on VAF, I finally have someting to contribute.
After 4 1/2 years of building, logging on to VAF every day to search for solutions to questions I had during the build, I am finally done.
N489KT flew on Saturday for the first time and it was all I expected it to be.
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Congratulations Ken.....a squeaker landing to boot......let the fun begin....!!
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Canadian..Rv-4 Flying
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04-29-2013, 12:04 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Chesterfield, Missouri
Posts: 4,514
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Congrats, Ken, on the build and successful first flight.
Sure enjoyed the ride along via the video, nice landing.
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04-29-2013, 12:27 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Trento, northern Italy
Posts: 622
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Well done ! Congratulations, enjoy your unique airplane test phase 1 
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04-29-2013, 02:23 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Venice, Fl
Posts: 1,020
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Great looking -8. Big time congrats. Looks like your experience should make Phase 1 a non-event.
I just love loading VAF every morning and seeing a First Flight. Happening a lot lately. I remember it like it was yesterday.
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Gary Palinkas - Gman.... VAF #161
Venice, Fl
RV-6 "Sassy" Flying 400 hrs since Oct 2011
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04-29-2013, 08:15 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Dallas, TX
Posts: 321
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Very nice, CONGRATS!!
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04-30-2013, 09:48 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,686
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Congrats! Beautiful bird!
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04-30-2013, 11:54 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Salida, California
Posts: 10
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4 hours on the tach
Everyone,
Thanks so much for all the congratualtions and the support. It was a great day and I could not have asked for a more trouble free first flight.
I have flown "Pride and Joy" 5 times since Saturday and it just keeps getting better.
My Aerosport Power IO-375 and Whrilwind 200RV propeller are running very smooth. Oil temps are 178 degrees with cylinder head temps at 320 to 340 degrees during my afternoon flight with ambient temps in the high 80's. Have to wait until it get hot here to see if I have adaquate cooling, but so far it looks good.
My only issue so far was a buzzing canopy skirt if I exceeded 155kts, fixed that after the first flight with some weatherstriping material under the skirt.
I also have a slightly heavy right wing that will need some attention.
Otherwise no other discrepencies to report at this time, so its on to getting some of the test cards flown off and really see what the baby will do
Ken Talovich
N489KT RV8
Flying !!
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04-30-2013, 02:40 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Verona, Italy
Posts: 59
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Congratulations Ken, amazing -8!
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Ettore ”Hector“ Bellini
B737NG Senior First Officer
RV-8 planned, to become real sooner or later.
Verona, northern Italy.
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