rph142
Well Known Member
Semi local airforce/airline/RV pilot Scott Jordan flew down to Pottstown in his 8 to perform the first flight in my 3 yesterday. I was able to ride in the back of Scott Powers' RV-8 as he flew chase during the entire flight. The weather was near perfect with temps in the mid 40's, no wind, no clouds and unlimited vis. Scott and I took off ahead of the 3 and lined up on a high downwind so we could get a good view of the takeoff. In about half a second the 3 was up and steadily climbing to 3k. After a few laps and with all engine sensor points in the green we decided to pull in close to check out the control surfaces. Everything looked great and in trail. Next were a series of stalls and a quick hi speed run. The only issues were a slightly heavy right wing (about 5 deg/second) and the flaps would not lock in the full down position. Not too bad if you ask me! Again big thanks to the Scott Jordan, Scott Powers, my Dad and the crew at EAA 1250 as well as my friends and family who came out to whiteness the big event.
Im off to Frisco in a few weeks so unfortunately I wont be able to fly it for a while. I just hope I can claw it out of my dads hands after he has flown off the 40 hours.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esoxlQ14kxc&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmZj3r3I-Jc&feature=youtu.be
Im off to Frisco in a few weeks so unfortunately I wont be able to fly it for a while. I just hope I can claw it out of my dads hands after he has flown off the 40 hours.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esoxlQ14kxc&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmZj3r3I-Jc&feature=youtu.be
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