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02-16-2015, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Mukilteo, WA
Posts: 133
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First flight
Today was a great day. My first flight after 3 years of build my RV-7A. Uneventful flight flew as advertised. Did one clean stall and aircraft stalled at 50kts indicated at 4500ft which is well below van's advertised clean stall sped. I suspect my IAS is 7kts too slow. I have Dynon sky view and was wondering if there is a airspeed calibration procedure.
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Bob Collins
ATP, CFI, CFII/MEI
RV-7A (sold)
Now Flying P337
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02-16-2015, 08:03 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Sammamish, WA
Posts: 654
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Congrats!
Way to go Bob! The weather looks good much of the week.
Michael
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Michael Burbidge
Sammamish, WA
RV-14A Empennage
RV-9A Flying?340 hours!
Last Donation: December 2019
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02-16-2015, 08:05 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Meridian ID, Aspen CO, Okemos MI
Posts: 2,645
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Good news Bob. Glad to see you are in the air! Have fun with the 40 and then the real fun starts!
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rockwoodrv9a
Williamston MI
O-320 D2A
Awaiting DAR Inspection
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02-16-2015, 08:14 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Estes Park, CO
Posts: 3,947
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Congratulations
Awesome. Congratulations. Pics please.
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Larry Larson
Estes Park, CO
http://wirejockrv7a.blogspot.com
wirejock at yahoo dot com
Donated 12/03/2019, plus a little extra.
RV-7A #73391, N511RV reserved (2,000+ hours)
HS SB, empennage, tanks, wings, fuse, working finishing kit
Disclaimer
I cannot be, nor will I be, held responsible if you try to do the same things I do and it does not work and/or causes you loss, injury, or even death in the process.
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02-16-2015, 08:19 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central IL
Posts: 5,516
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Congrats on first flight, Bob. My son in Bellingham says you have the mildest winter in many years - great for flying!.
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Bill
RV-7
Lord Kelvin:
“I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about,
and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you
cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge
is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind.”
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02-16-2015, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Peachtree City, Georgia
Posts: 42
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That's awesome Bob! These first flight stories are what it is all about!
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02-16-2015, 08:56 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Port Angeles WA
Posts: 250
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congratulations
Special occasion - Great excuse for a visit later this spring.
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02-16-2015, 09:27 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Mukilteo, WA
Posts: 133
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Visit sounds like a great idea
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Bob Collins
ATP, CFI, CFII/MEI
RV-7A (sold)
Now Flying P337
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02-16-2015, 11:49 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Mukilteo, WA
Posts: 128
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Congratulations.
Congratulations. Bob.
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Tom Powers
RV8 (Done)
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02-17-2015, 04:30 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Coal Point, Australia
Posts: 128
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congrats Bob!!!!! ive been following your posts over the past 3 years with interest. i better get my building boots on, 4 years and counting now on slow build....
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Rob.
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