After 4 years and 2150 hours, RV-9A N214DX took to the sky this morning! It flew hands free, stalls straight forward, and performs just like Van said it would. It is Day/Night VFR with a Dual Skyview system, Lycoming XIO-320-D1A from Aero Sport Power, Hartzell Constant Speed prop, Dual P-Mag electronic ignition with auto plugs, and weighs in at 1080 with paint. Many thanks to Wally Anderson at Synergy Air for the great RV building class to get the project started and for continuing advice when I would get stuck, which was frequently. Thanks, also, to all the great builders who make up VansAirforce who helped immensely along the way. Frank Sneed did the airworthiness inspection and Brian Moentenich did my transition training in his RV-6A. And, thanks to all the talented and helpful people at Van's for a great design and assistance. What a dream come true!
