....from Jamie (moved to its own thread per Jamie's request)
On Friday, July 27th, 2007 N622JP took to the air for the first time. Mike Stewart was at the controls. The flight was eventful, but Mike handled it as I knew he would, which is precisely why I asked him to perform the first flight. I would encourage others to do the same if you do not have a lot of RV time. I may elaborate later but for now it's time to celebrate!
This morning Mike came out and we solved the squawks and Mike jumped back in and went again. This time the airplane performed flawlessly. He landed, we went over everything again and I took off. I got in three flights today! The airplane flies beautifully -- no heavy wing, no rudder trim required, etc.
Here I am descending for landing. Picture taken from the rear seat of Mike's -8 by my wife.
And here's my version of the RV grin.
A video of Mike's flight this morning is here. I guess I should have stood at the approach end of the runway.
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Jamie D. Painter
Suwanee, GA
RV-7A Flying! (Phase I)
Tip-Up | Slow-Build | Superior XP-360 (injected) | Hartzell C/S | Dynon EFIS+EMS
On Friday, July 27th, 2007 N622JP took to the air for the first time. Mike Stewart was at the controls. The flight was eventful, but Mike handled it as I knew he would, which is precisely why I asked him to perform the first flight. I would encourage others to do the same if you do not have a lot of RV time. I may elaborate later but for now it's time to celebrate!
This morning Mike came out and we solved the squawks and Mike jumped back in and went again. This time the airplane performed flawlessly. He landed, we went over everything again and I took off. I got in three flights today! The airplane flies beautifully -- no heavy wing, no rudder trim required, etc.
Here I am descending for landing. Picture taken from the rear seat of Mike's -8 by my wife.
And here's my version of the RV grin.
A video of Mike's flight this morning is here. I guess I should have stood at the approach end of the runway.
__________________
Jamie D. Painter
Suwanee, GA
RV-7A Flying! (Phase I)
Tip-Up | Slow-Build | Superior XP-360 (injected) | Hartzell C/S | Dynon EFIS+EMS