First Flight - Tony Kirk - RV-12iS - N124TK

[Tony Kirk]

Friday was a beautiful day for an Airworthiness Inspection and a First (and second) Flight in my new RV-12iS!

She flies as expected with no squawks.

She's naked now, but by the end of next month she'll be sporting a beautiful John Stahr paint job that we'll shoot in my hangar. Pictures coming in October.

Keep pounding (and pulling) those rivets and get 'er done!


The post-flight RV Grin!

 

[funflying]

Congratulations
These posts remind me of my first flights and the many emotions that occur! Thanks for posting and enjoy Phase 1!

 

[Baron71]

Congratulations. Just in my garage unwrapping my kit half build due to a move from Europe to the US. You are the last guy at the end of my tunnel :-D.

 

[ERushing]

Congrats, Tony! Enjoy!

 

[MLock]

Congratulations, Tony! I'm right behind you. Should have my new RV12iS flying within a month.

 

[Mike S]

And another fledgling leaves the nest

Congratulations!!

 

[MIKE JG]

Congrats Tony!

 

[tareed]

Friday was a beautiful day for an Airworthiness Inspection and a First (and second) Flight in my new RV-12iS!

She flies as expected with no squawks.

She's naked now, but by the end of next month she'll be sporting a beautiful John Stahr paint job that we'll shoot in my hangar. Pictures coming in October.

Keep pounding (and pulling) those rivets and get 'er done!


The post-flight RV Grin!
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Congratulations Tony!

 

[Tony Kirk]

Congratulations, Tony! I'm right behind you. Should have my new RV12iS flying within a month.

That's great news. I would of had mine done in the spring and flew it to Oshkosh, but I worked from December till June finishing a different RV-12iS for someone else, and he flew his to Oshkosh.

Hopefully I get to build another 12 for someone else before I start on the RV-15. I like building RV-12s!

 

[Piper66W]

Congratulations Tony. Seems like the EAA meeting in your hangar was only a couple of months ago with the fuselage not yet finished. Can’t wait to see the design for that John Stahr paint job. I’m sure it will be interesting

 

[mikefox]

Congratulations! What a fun day!

 

[CTCole]

Congratulations, Tony! There's more than one RV-12 builder who's delayed you finishing your own bird, as you've taken your "retirement" time to trouble-shoot our problems. Happy landings!

 

[iwannarv]

Good work, Tony! Looking forward to seeing the next one.

 

[ymc9]

Congratulations!