Today I did the first flight of my RV4 VH-FOU, and I still have the RV grin hours later.
It wasn't a perfect day for the first flight because the cloud base was about 3000', so I had to be careful with the approach to stalls. The plane flew beautifully except for CHTs being a bit high, reduce power and lower the nose and it was OK.
After flying a Corby Starlet for 11 years it was easy to change mounts. The RV is probably easier than the Corby especially in the flare where I could still see ahead, and on the ground there is no need to weave to avoid the house in the middle of the strip.
I just hope all my landings are as good as the first one, the first time I have used flaps for years.
It wasn't a perfect day for the first flight because the cloud base was about 3000', so I had to be careful with the approach to stalls. The plane flew beautifully except for CHTs being a bit high, reduce power and lower the nose and it was OK.
After flying a Corby Starlet for 11 years it was easy to change mounts. The RV is probably easier than the Corby especially in the flare where I could still see ahead, and on the ground there is no need to weave to avoid the house in the middle of the strip.
I just hope all my landings are as good as the first one, the first time I have used flaps for years.