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To all of you on VAF:
We're proud to announce that our RV-7A succesfully flew its maiden and second flight today at Birrfeld (LSZF) airfield in Switzerland.
The awesome event was captured by several cameras, so expect an update soon, featuring pictures and video.
The feeling is beyond description and so worth every minute it took to get there!
Both flights went perfect, with the landings being nice and maingear first but flying can still be improved by a little earlier rotation and more flare at touchdown.
First flight was flown by Bernie, followed by cowl removal / inspection and a second flight with building partner Alex as "flight test engineer" ;-)
The only squawks were a seeping oil cooler fitting (which didn't show up during various ground runs and only lost a few drops of oil overall) and an aileron trim that went to max right once, which we suspect could be related to control stick wiring.
check the website www.flyvans.com for an update in the following days. will also update the thread with pictures and videos as soon as they're online.
rgds from a grinning
bernie
EDIT: Here's a teaser pic with the famous RV-grin, immediately after first flight, Bernie and building partner Alex cheering!
Picture courtesy RV-10 builder Michael Wellenzohn
We're proud to announce that our RV-7A succesfully flew its maiden and second flight today at Birrfeld (LSZF) airfield in Switzerland.
The awesome event was captured by several cameras, so expect an update soon, featuring pictures and video.
The feeling is beyond description and so worth every minute it took to get there!
Both flights went perfect, with the landings being nice and maingear first but flying can still be improved by a little earlier rotation and more flare at touchdown.
First flight was flown by Bernie, followed by cowl removal / inspection and a second flight with building partner Alex as "flight test engineer" ;-)
The only squawks were a seeping oil cooler fitting (which didn't show up during various ground runs and only lost a few drops of oil overall) and an aileron trim that went to max right once, which we suspect could be related to control stick wiring.
check the website www.flyvans.com for an update in the following days. will also update the thread with pictures and videos as soon as they're online.
rgds from a grinning
bernie
EDIT: Here's a teaser pic with the famous RV-grin, immediately after first flight, Bernie and building partner Alex cheering!
Picture courtesy RV-10 builder Michael Wellenzohn
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