apkp777
Well Known Member
Yahooooo!! First flight is over!. That was one of the most stressful ordeals I have ever been through.
First flight had some issues. Shortly after takeoff I realized my airspeed was dead. No worries. As a CFI I train all my students to fly without ANY instrument reference. Still sucks to have any failures. Then 30 minutes in, my wing transition fairing seal let loose and starting pounding on the fuselage. Yikes, that'll get your attention. So it was Pan Pan and precautionary landing with no airspeed indicator. Probably the best landing I have ever done. ASI's are WAY overrated.
Quick trouble shoot of the ASI/Pitot system revealed that the AOA and Pitot lines were crossed when the local Avionics shop did my Pitot/Static Cert. Also a couple of quick pop rivets to the the fairing seal and I was back in the air. Second flight was AWESOME. What an incredible machine. The RV-9 is just as advertise, well balanced, great performance and a pure pleasure to fly! I'll go to 6 Flags if I want to go upside down.
Many thanks to all the VAF folk who put up with my mindless postings and aimless ponderings. This site really helped me to learn and the think through some things I could have not done otherwise.
Especially thanks to my wife Kellie, who "ran the show" for the past couple of years while I was working tirelessly. Also, Jeff Point my EAA chapter Pres. who provided some great guidance. Bill Repucci for answering many many questions and Chip Frietag, Smitty, Mike Shipper and a few others for letting me read their build logs online.
I am going to post (whether you like it or not) in detail all my thoughts (and now results) of building an RV. Give me a couple of days. Hey, I got a plane to fly!
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First flight had some issues. Shortly after takeoff I realized my airspeed was dead. No worries. As a CFI I train all my students to fly without ANY instrument reference. Still sucks to have any failures. Then 30 minutes in, my wing transition fairing seal let loose and starting pounding on the fuselage. Yikes, that'll get your attention. So it was Pan Pan and precautionary landing with no airspeed indicator. Probably the best landing I have ever done. ASI's are WAY overrated.
Quick trouble shoot of the ASI/Pitot system revealed that the AOA and Pitot lines were crossed when the local Avionics shop did my Pitot/Static Cert. Also a couple of quick pop rivets to the the fairing seal and I was back in the air. Second flight was AWESOME. What an incredible machine. The RV-9 is just as advertise, well balanced, great performance and a pure pleasure to fly! I'll go to 6 Flags if I want to go upside down.
Many thanks to all the VAF folk who put up with my mindless postings and aimless ponderings. This site really helped me to learn and the think through some things I could have not done otherwise.
Especially thanks to my wife Kellie, who "ran the show" for the past couple of years while I was working tirelessly. Also, Jeff Point my EAA chapter Pres. who provided some great guidance. Bill Repucci for answering many many questions and Chip Frietag, Smitty, Mike Shipper and a few others for letting me read their build logs online.
I am going to post (whether you like it or not) in detail all my thoughts (and now results) of building an RV. Give me a couple of days. Hey, I got a plane to fly!
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