First Flights
First, my hearty congrats to the John Nys for the successful first flight of his Rv-10. Second, I am going to assume that it actually wasn't the REAL first flight, and that this flight was staged for the crowd and cameras, which is OK. Certainly by now we have all read and learned that showboating on first flights is not really cool. I'd like to assume that we have all been paying attention to the Flight Advisor programs from the EAA, and how much of a positive impact that program has had on reducing the number of incidents and accidents during the intitial phases of flight testing. Those who are going to be some of the first at flying their RV-10's have a responsibility to the rest of the builders, and the aviation community as a whole, to be a good example. If that responsibility can't be accepted, then do as they wish but don't parade it in front of everyone else. We can All suffer the consequences in the form of increased insurance, or plague the RV-10 with and undeserved reputation, and that's not what we need right now.
Yes, I am a Flight advisor, and I've made 10 first flights, and I can be opinionated when it comes to safety issues. There's no room or need for showmanship except by the professionals during airshows or training, not first flights.
'Nuff said, I hope.
Vic