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First Flight - RV-9A - #92103

Dbro172

Dbro172

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Well, while you were all out jaywalking at Oshkosh I decided to see if this baby would fly! And boy did it - Oh so sweet does that 9A fly:D Special Thanks to Pete and David Hunt for manning the ground station and Camera.

Videos uploaded to my youtube channel:
Start & Taxi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BH_NDClr1A&list=UU2EH_R708yUCyXhcnGyJLxA
Runup & Takeoff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs0rmB_9YNc&list=UU2EH_R708yUCyXhcnGyJLxA
Landing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3VunCNlFFU&list=UU2EH_R708yUCyXhcnGyJLxA

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Thumbs UP!

Congratulations! And the photos look great! And I really like the photo of the landing. The mains have just touched and are smoking.
 
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That's huge, Derek! Congrats. :D:D How long did you stay up for? Any heavy wing tendencies? I agree about the smoking-tires-on-touchdown shot, a classic.
 
rightrudder said:
That's huge, Derek! Congrats. :D:D How long did you stay up for? Any heavy wing tendencies? I agree about the smoking-tires-on-touchdown shot, a classic.
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I flew for a good ".5" around the airport. She flew hands off and ball centered, surprising considering the wingtips aren't perfect with the ailerons. Glad I didn't fuss over it before flying first. CHT's are high, as to be expected I suppose on a new engine.
 
Congratulations!

Perfect outfit for first flight I like the shoes. The smoke on touchdown shows you are hot! Enjoy :D
 
As one of only two observers for Derek's first flight, I would like to report that his first flight was professional in every respect. Great planning, and he executed the plan well.

He was calm, collected, and ready. He had read several articles on first flights, including the excellent one written by Paul Dye. He wisely didn't invite a large crowd.

It was a great day! And I lost the bet on where he would touch down on the runway! I thought for sure he would float further down the runway, especially in an RV-9A !!!

It was a picture-perfect touchdown, nose wheel held off, and the proof is in the photo with the smoke coming from the main wheels. (Courtesy of my son, the photographer.) :)

Derek can fly my plane anytime!
 
Awesome man, congrats. I steal ideas from your construction log all the time, by the way. Good looking -9.
 
Videos Uploaded

I just uploaded a few videos of the first flight to my original Post #1... Sort of boring, but that was the intent so im good with that;)
 
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