ArmyDad
Member
Hello Fellow Builders, RV Pilots, and Dreamers,
Well let me tell you it was a great day when that first box arrived and the parts were spread out on the living room floor. The building (or more correctly ) "assembly" process took 3 years, 9 nine months and 8 mostly fun-filled and educational days. That first flight back on September 11th, 2005 was definitely an adrenalin rush. Topped only by flights through Monument Valley and rolls over the Grand Canyon at sunset. Trust me, the RV grin never goes away. I sure have met a bunch of wonderful people and made a lot of great friends. But the greatest thrill of all happened on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009.
My seventeen year old son, Chase, alone and unassisted, broke the surly bonds of earth, and thereby successfully completed his first solo flight in N914E, and RV-7A. He is learning to fly, in an aircraft that he helped me complete in my garage.
http://i26.tinypic.com/72371w.jpg
http://i29.tinypic.com/33vyjwz.jpg
I am indebted to a lot of folks who helped me along the way, especially, Dave, Craig, Walt, Cary, Dan C and others, and most importantly, Van, the Man, for making such a wonderful machine available to us. Special thanks to Gary Patzke, CFI and the "original" guitar hero
Best regards,
Bernie " Smoker " Ockuly
Strongsville, Ohio,
N914E, RV-7A ,180 hp factory Lycoming. Sensenich prop,
590 hours, 1,285 landings, 1,391 rolls, 115 gallons of smoke oil,
since 9/11/05
L.G.I.T.W.
Well let me tell you it was a great day when that first box arrived and the parts were spread out on the living room floor. The building (or more correctly ) "assembly" process took 3 years, 9 nine months and 8 mostly fun-filled and educational days. That first flight back on September 11th, 2005 was definitely an adrenalin rush. Topped only by flights through Monument Valley and rolls over the Grand Canyon at sunset. Trust me, the RV grin never goes away. I sure have met a bunch of wonderful people and made a lot of great friends. But the greatest thrill of all happened on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009.
My seventeen year old son, Chase, alone and unassisted, broke the surly bonds of earth, and thereby successfully completed his first solo flight in N914E, and RV-7A. He is learning to fly, in an aircraft that he helped me complete in my garage.
http://i26.tinypic.com/72371w.jpg
http://i29.tinypic.com/33vyjwz.jpg
I am indebted to a lot of folks who helped me along the way, especially, Dave, Craig, Walt, Cary, Dan C and others, and most importantly, Van, the Man, for making such a wonderful machine available to us. Special thanks to Gary Patzke, CFI and the "original" guitar hero
Best regards,
Bernie " Smoker " Ockuly
Strongsville, Ohio,
N914E, RV-7A ,180 hp factory Lycoming. Sensenich prop,
590 hours, 1,285 landings, 1,391 rolls, 115 gallons of smoke oil,
since 9/11/05
L.G.I.T.W.
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