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11-12-2022, 09:44 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Highland Village, TX
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What did you do with your RV this weekend? (11/12-13/2022)
...getting it started. v/r,dr
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11-12-2022, 02:00 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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First Engine Run
It always surprises me when these things fire right up after a couple blades.
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Mike W
Venice, FL
N164WM RV-6A Slider/O-360/FP Sold 4/2022
N184WM (RV-8) Flying. Titan IOX-370/ CS/G3X
N184P reserved (RV-8QB) Empennage kit and QB wings in the shop
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11-12-2022, 05:43 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2021
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
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First flight
Ser. No 1565, now N301FS took to the sky for the first time on 11/11/22
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11-12-2022, 06:38 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Arrowtown, New Zealand
Posts: 111
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Payback time...
Congratulations to the first two posters above - great effort on both accounts. Exciting times ahead!
It was payback time for me this weekend. Now that I'm out of Phase I and able to take passengers I took the wife of the gentleman who did all my signwriting, decals and spray masks for a local scenic for an hour. Unfortunately the weather came in before I had a chance to take him up as well so we'll try again next week.
Its good to be able to share the flying with those who had some input into the final result.
This photo was taken by a local Cessna 206 driver who resides in the hangar next door.
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Licensed Aircraft Mechanical Engineer
PPL-A
RV-6, ZK-XTC - Superior IO-360, Sensenich FP, GRT EFIS, Surefly SIM
Bolkow 209-160RV, ZK-MON - IO-320, MT Prop, Retract Nosewheel, Folding Wings
Trustee and Technical Councillor for the MBSAT RV-12 builds in Whitianga
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11-13-2022, 01:21 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Camas, WA
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Went up with a buddy to shake some of my rust off . Perfect day in the PNW, we ended up landing at 10 airports (plan was 15 but ran out of time).
 
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Camas, WA
RV-7A - N167DR
2018/19/20/21 VAF dues paid
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11-13-2022, 01:30 PM
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: Hadley
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Up today in my rv7 with my cfi @10hrs towards my tail dragger endorsement. Was 12-15 kt cross-wind kind of day, did 5 attempts on direct cross-wind runway before he said let’s land without that challenge at least a few times. Having so much fun.
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RV7A purchased and sold
RV10 purchased 1016, sold 2021
RV7 Flying
Dues paid 11-2023
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11-13-2022, 08:04 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Congratulations Mike - your 6 looks fabulous - nice spot to play in as well.
Tony
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Wairapara
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11-13-2022, 08:05 PM
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Location: Ramona, CA
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Sedona, AZ
I finally made it out to Sedona. My wife and I celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary. Clear skies and cool weather. Lots of fall color in Oak Creek Canyon.
Photos here.
We hit some bumps on the way back. I look down at my phone and I have a voicemail from the USAF asking if I'm OK since my ELT went off. Sure enough the red blinky light on the panel was going. I reset it, then I was able to call the 1-800 number and they said that they figured it was a false alarm since I was still trucking along across Arizona. Got home with no issues. I was monitoring 121.5 the whole way back and never heard my ELT break the squawk on the radio. Weird! |
11-13-2022, 11:57 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Arrowtown, New Zealand
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiwi7
Congratulations Mike - your 6 looks fabulous - nice spot to play in as well.
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Thanks Tony, appreciate the compliments. 
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Licensed Aircraft Mechanical Engineer
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RV-6, ZK-XTC - Superior IO-360, Sensenich FP, GRT EFIS, Surefly SIM
Bolkow 209-160RV, ZK-MON - IO-320, MT Prop, Retract Nosewheel, Folding Wings
Trustee and Technical Councillor for the MBSAT RV-12 builds in Whitianga
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11-14-2022, 07:21 AM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Savannah, GA
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No flap landing (on purpose). I'd forgotten what they look and feel like, but it was a greaser anyway.
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RV-9A at KSAV (Savannah, GA; dual G3X Touch with autopilot, GTN650, GTX330ES, GDL52 ADSB-In)
Previously RV-4, RV-8, RV-8A, AirCam, Cessna 175
ATP CFII PhD, so I have no excuses when I screw up
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