Thoughts on Final Inspection and First Flights

[Ironflight]

My friend Larry Anglisano asked if we could chat about getting ready for final inspection and initial flight testing, since he and his EAA chapter are having there RV-12 inspected today! He recorded it and put it up on AvBrief this morning…. I can (and do) talk about this stuff for hours, and we only had thirty minutes, but some might find a few of these points useful.

Experimental First Flights With Paul Dye - AvBrief.com

Of all the milestones in a build project it's the most serious and carries the most risk.

avbrief.com

 

[rolivi]

Appreciated your comments about the owner/builder/pilot being prepared for first flight.

 

[Scott Hersha]

That is a great podcast. As an EAA Flight Advisor with very little flight advisor experiences, this answers several questions, and gives me some excellent examples of what I can do to help my future FA clients seeking help, including helping our technical counselor in preparation for a first flight.

 

[esco]

Paul: thanks very much for explaing what you look for, and why.

I've added burgers, brats, and Post-It notes to my "before DAR" checklist

 

[mburch]

Paul, you left out the most important thing... donuts for the DAR! (I got dinged on my inspection for this)

 

[calpilot]

My friend Larry Anglisano asked if we could chat about getting ready for final inspection and initial flight testing, since he and his EAA chapter are having there RV-12 inspected today! He recorded it and put it up on AvBrief this morning…. I can (and do) talk about this stuff for hours, and we only had thirty minutes, but some might find a few of these points useful.

Experimental First Flights With Paul Dye - AvBrief.com

Of all the milestones in a build project it's the most serious and carries the most risk.

avbrief.com

EAA has very good publications regarding first flights, good read!

DAR Gary