VH-VNZ First Flight

Bootscooter

Active Member

• Jul 10, 2012

• #1

Hi All,

You know how it is, the cut hands, lack of social life, short temper, long days, dwindling bank account, and then one flight makes it all worth it,

that was today for RV-7 VH-VNZ out of Bankstown, Sydney Australia.

When the controller said how'd she go I could only mutter... I cant talk for grinning!!!!

Thanks for everyones and in particular this website for all your much needed support. See you at OSH.

Rgs Chad Boot
VH-VNZ
Rv-7 Slider
Aerosport IO-375
Hartzell BA
Dual P-MAGS
Dual Dynon Skyview
A Gobsmacking Classic Aero Interior
Aeroled lights
Everything JDair has
How Good is Vertical Power!!!
to top it off Bonehead composite's cup holders!!

 

Last edited: Jul 10, 2012

pierre smith

Well Known Member

• Jul 10, 2012

• #2

Awesome...and yes, I remember all of the above.

Congratulations on joining a rather elite fraternity of airplane builders worldwide!

Best,

 

Mike S

Senior Curmudgeon

• Jul 10, 2012

• #3

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations on the fledging

Good looking plane, I really like Crux on the tail.

 

Lemmingman

Well Known Member

• Jul 10, 2012

• #4

Great job Chad. What are you going to build next?

 

Jamie Aust

Well Known Member

• Jul 10, 2012

• #5

Great job also Chad.
Hope your test flights are going well, looking forward to some speed reports.
VNZ... V= Vans, NZ = New Zealand ?

 

Cam7nut

Member

• Jul 11, 2012

• #6

Congradulations Chad. Wow! It seems like only yesterday I met you in the hangar when Richard moved his -7 there. Well done. Your -7 looks great.
Cheers,
Cameron

 

panhandler1956

Well Known Member

• Jul 11, 2012

• #7

Congratulations! That's a sharp looking bird!

 

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doug_rv7

Active Member

• Jul 11, 2012

• #8

Congrats

Nice job Chad. I really like your paint job.

Doug
RV-7
Canopy

 

TS Flightlines

Well Known Member

Advertiser

• Jul 11, 2012

• #9

Congrats Chad! great job!

 

Skykingbob

Well Known Member

• Jul 11, 2012

• #10

Beautiful!

Hey Chad......congratulations!! NICE looking airplane....love to see the panel!

Yol Bolson!

 

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Bob Axsom

Well Known Member

• Jul 11, 2012

• #11

Is your canopy stock?

Is your canopy stock - it caught my eye right away? It looks lower and sleeker than I'm used to seeing.

Bob Axsom

 

N9331v

Well Known Member

• Jul 11, 2012

• #12

Nice looking RV you have.

 

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Jason Krause

Active Member

• Jul 11, 2012

• #13

Looks Great!

Chad,

Nice work and thanks for being one of our best customers! Look forward to meeting you at OSH.

 

Louise Hose

Well Known Member

• Jul 11, 2012

• #14

Very pretty plane. I like the paint job.

 

Bootscooter

Active Member

• Jul 17, 2012

• #15

Instrument Panel

Thanks everyone for your feedback. As requested the instrument panel, I didn't want it looking like a "Sydney Morning Herald" I was after an uncluttered look, yet it still does everything and more, (thanks to Dynon) my next step would be the addition of a GTN650 to gain IFR, and next time I will go with the 10" screens there is just way to much info for 7" screens. Yep thats Boneheads Cupholders How Cool!!!
PS I am going to trim the Sticks down.

 

Last edited: Jul 17, 2012

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Barney

I'm New Here

• Jul 17, 2012

• #16

Hey Chad, glad you got to fly it first.
Looks fantastic, let us know when the testing is done, we are in YPMQ with ours, VH-UBB. See you in HKG.

Cheers, Paul.