Scott DellAngelo
Well Known Member
I sometimes wondered if I would ever actually get to type this, but at around 5:50 tonight I did it. I cannot begin to describe what it was like. It lifted off FAST, and my first thought was, "well I have no choice now". No idea what it climbed at, but I was going fast and up high quickly. Made a few laps overhead and remembered to radio to my wife (on the ground with a handheld, a nervous wreck) that everything seemed good and it flew great. Flew straight as an arrow. Seemed to be a little out in rudder, but then I realized that was just my tense feet pushing on one pedal more than the other. It was getting dark quick so I landed and that was that. My wife was balling and I have this stupid grin that is not going away. I'll fly tomorrow I am sure and hopefully get a chance to at least see what the rate of climb says (other than a bunch).
The plane:
RV-9A serial #90598, ~3.5 years and 1400 building hours
Tip-up, O-320-E3D overhauled my me, 66"x72" Catto Prop (smooth), Flightline Interior, basic IFR panel with Dynon, standard airspeed, alt, vs, trutrak pictoral pilot and alt hold, SL30 nav/com, panel mounted Garmin 296, GTX327 transponder, all Van's engine gauges, e-mag, p-mag. I think that is all the good stuff.
Thanks to many. Alex DeDominicis for the transition training, Checkoway, Bill Marvel, Tony Munday for the rides they gave me, and countless others that gave me useful information even if they didn't know it.
It's been said many times before but keep pounding them rivets because one day there will be nothing left to do and man is it AWESOME to fly.
Scott
N598SD - FLYING!!!!!
The plane:
RV-9A serial #90598, ~3.5 years and 1400 building hours
Tip-up, O-320-E3D overhauled my me, 66"x72" Catto Prop (smooth), Flightline Interior, basic IFR panel with Dynon, standard airspeed, alt, vs, trutrak pictoral pilot and alt hold, SL30 nav/com, panel mounted Garmin 296, GTX327 transponder, all Van's engine gauges, e-mag, p-mag. I think that is all the good stuff.
Thanks to many. Alex DeDominicis for the transition training, Checkoway, Bill Marvel, Tony Munday for the rides they gave me, and countless others that gave me useful information even if they didn't know it.
It's been said many times before but keep pounding them rivets because one day there will be nothing left to do and man is it AWESOME to fly.
Scott
N598SD - FLYING!!!!!