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12-11-2007, 05:02 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Waycross GA
Posts: 185
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N 417CT (RV-9A) flies for 1st time
Today was a day I had been working towards for 18.5 months! N417CT (a RV9A) took to the air for the 1st. time! All did not begin well though. The fog was so thick that I couldn't see my mail box. When it finally lifted, I pulled my bird out and the battery was dead! I had shown off my panel to a friend yesterday and run it down. I put it on the charger and went up to the FBO and talked my buddies. By the time the battery was charged, there was a broken cover at 2900 ft. and I getting nervous. After much discussion, I decided to go anyway and stay down under the cover. The take off was just like I had dreamed and the bird took to the air like she was supposed to. She climbed nicely but the #3 & 4 CHT's rose to 425 and I had to nose her over and throttle back some. She flew hands off without a problem at all speeds. I did some slow flight and again, rock solid. What a fine air plane Van designed and I built. I could not have done it, however, without the help from Claude Stokes, my building buddy.
Now it was time to land and I will humbly say that I slicked it in! My "buddies" rushed out to greet me and while distracting me, one poured a cup of oil under the engine. I almost fainted when I saw it. I snatched off the cowl and looked and saw nothing. Then the laughter started but it couldn't spoil a marvelous day.
Here is a picture of my "RV grin"! Videos are to follow.
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Cleve Thompson
Waycross, GA
Flying a RV9A with O-320 from KAYS
since Dec 2007 & having a blast 
Last edited by cleve_thompson : 12-11-2007 at 07:53 PM.
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12-11-2007, 05:05 PM
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Senior Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,408
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like the oil trick. Have to remember that.
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Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
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12-11-2007, 05:08 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Hubbard Oregon
Posts: 9,027
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cleve_thompson
She climbed nicely but the #3 & 4 CHT's rose to 325 and I had to nose her over and throttle back some.
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Congratulations!!!
Did you possibly mean the CHT's rose to 425?
325 is nothing to be alarmed about...in fact 325 to 350 is a good operating temp for your engine.
If it is a new or newly overhauled engine use caution babying it now, you will pay for it later.
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Opinions, information and comments are my own unless stated otherwise. They do not necessarily represent the direction/opinions of my employer.
Scott McDaniels
Van's Aircraft Engineering Prototype Shop Manager
Hubbard, Oregon
RV-6A (aka "Junkyard Special ")
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12-11-2007, 05:15 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Warner Robins, GA
Posts: 1,187
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Cleve,
Heartfelt Congratulations to you and Claude
I knew you were gonna do it any day now, especially with this weather.
I need to come down to Waycross again so you can show me how to land these things!! 
Just Incredible!! You guys rock!!
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Bruce Sacks
RV-9 N659DB - Flying since 7/1/06
Hatz CB-1 - Fabric covering with Polyfiber.
Warner Robins, GA
A&P
APRS KJ4EFS
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12-11-2007, 05:19 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Waycross, Ga.
Posts: 243
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and heres the proof
The first flight, RV9a N417CT. A picture perfect day, a pictrure perfect flight. Dr. Cleve is in the air again. That little RV9a took off and flew like a hawk after a rabbitt. Here it is on video if your computer is set up to auto view windows media viewer you should connect to this link.
The perfect takeoff!
The perfect landing!
That makes for a perfect day!
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Claude Stokes (sportpilot)
Finished Building an RV-10 and a Titan Tornado 2
RV10 approaching 150 hours Vans kit 40418
See Pictures of the RV10 here. http://btconline.net/~sportpilot/RV10/boatright
Waycross, Ga. Airport KAYS
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12-11-2007, 05:31 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Orange County CA
Posts: 646
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Way to go!
Cleve-
Congrats on a wonderful first flight. I love seeing posts with new birds flying. I hope to post the same, somewhere around the Spring of 2009.
(I hope my buddies don't pull the oil trick on me, I think my heart would skip a beat or two)
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Peter McCoy
RV9A N35PM S/N:91335
First Flight: April 2013
Hobbs: 400 hours after Oshkosh 2017
www.myrv9.com
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12-11-2007, 06:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Near Scipio, in Southern Indiana
Posts: 1,779
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Congratulations!
Feels great, doesn't it? Read my sig line,
Bob Kelly
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Bob Kelly, Scipio, Indiana
Tech Counselor
Founder, Eagle's Nest Projects
President, AviationNation, Inc
RV-9A N908BL, Flying
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12-11-2007, 07:04 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Stockton, CA
Posts: 1,207
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Ahhhh.... inspiration!
Thanks for the videos Cleve and Claude! I can't wait to fly mine!
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12-11-2007, 07:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SC
Posts: 12,887
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Cleve,
That is great news, congrats to you both!
I agree, that oil trick is a good one!
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Bill R.
RV-9 (Yes, it's a dragon tail)
O-360 w/ dual P-mags
Build the plane you want, not the plane others want you to build!
SC86 - Easley, SC
www.repucci.com/bill/baf.html
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12-11-2007, 07:52 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Merritt Island, FL
Posts: 602
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Congrats! What a feeling it must be. Keep us informed of the performance numbers and tales of your flights.
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Jeff Rosson
Repeat Offender
RV14 - Working on Empennage/Tail Cone
RV9A - Completed! First flight on July 18, 2012!
Based at Merritt Island, FL (KCOI)
VAF Number: 1170
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