First Flight of N5771H
First Flight of N5771H
Today was the day. The weather cleared up around noon and my RV-9A took to the skies for the first time!
Look at that! Air under the wheels.
OMG! Me flying an airplane I built in my garage!
After about 20 minutes orbiting the field, checking the flight controls, engine temps and doing some slow flight with flaps down, I think my brain was getting overloaded. Time to land.
Down at last, and in one piece. Never mind the centerline.
Time for the RV Grin with the family.
My youngest daughter (on the right) surprised us last night by showing up for Easter weekend. She secretly flew in from Colorado. What a treat!
There is video of the flight, but it may be a while before that gets edited and posted. Maybe I can get my son to put something together, since it was his GoPro I borrowed.
Many thanks to all of the RivetBangers who made this journey possible (and the collective wisdom therein).
This wouldn't have happened without the support of my family and friends.
Thanks to all of the RV guys at Ramona and the greater SoCal/NorCal area.
Thanks to Dan Thompson for offering at the eleventh hour to be my chase pilot and letting my daughter fly along and take these pictures.
Whew! Still GRINNING
Look at that! Air under the wheels.
OMG! Me flying an airplane I built in my garage!
After about 20 minutes orbiting the field, checking the flight controls, engine temps and doing some slow flight with flaps down, I think my brain was getting overloaded. Time to land.
Down at last, and in one piece. Never mind the centerline.
Time for the RV Grin with the family.
My youngest daughter (on the right) surprised us last night by showing up for Easter weekend. She secretly flew in from Colorado. What a treat!
There is video of the flight, but it may be a while before that gets edited and posted. Maybe I can get my son to put something together, since it was his GoPro I borrowed.
Many thanks to all of the RivetBangers who made this journey possible (and the collective wisdom therein).
This wouldn't have happened without the support of my family and friends.
Thanks to all of the RV guys at Ramona and the greater SoCal/NorCal area.
Thanks to Dan Thompson for offering at the eleventh hour to be my chase pilot and letting my daughter fly along and take these pictures.
Whew! Still GRINNING
Bruce Hill
RV-9A N5771H flying over 1100 hours!
Build Log at http://www.overthehills.com/RV-9A-Project
Blog at https://flyingoverthehills.wordpress.com/
EAA Tech Counselor, A&P
RV-9A N5771H flying over 1100 hours!
Build Log at http://www.overthehills.com/RV-9A-Project
Blog at https://flyingoverthehills.wordpress.com/
EAA Tech Counselor, A&P
- Joe Parish
- Class D
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- Location: Sioux Falls SD
Awesome! Congrats!!!!
Jeff Orear
RV6A N782P
Hatz Classic, Welding fuselage
Hatz build log. https://eaabuilderslog.org/?blproject&p ... GNCwv&sid=
Peshtigo, WI
RV6A N782P
Hatz Classic, Welding fuselage
Hatz build log. https://eaabuilderslog.org/?blproject&p ... GNCwv&sid=
Peshtigo, WI
Congratulations, Bruce! No words can describe how awesome a first flight is. Did you find any squawks during/after first flight?
Mike Bullock
http://www.rvplane.com
RV-7 | Superior IO-360 | Whirlwind 200RV
Garmin GTN650 | GRT Dual Sport SX EFIS
Status: FLYING!
http://www.rvplane.com
RV-7 | Superior IO-360 | Whirlwind 200RV
Garmin GTN650 | GRT Dual Sport SX EFIS
Status: FLYING!
- captain_john
- Sparky
- Posts: 5880
- Joined: Sun Oct 31, 2004 9:17 am
- Location: KPYM
- Lycosaurus
- Class G
- Posts: 34
- Joined: Sat Sep 08, 2007 9:54 am
- Location: Ottawa, Canada
Great!
Another great plane flying. Congrats Bruce.
Alfio
RV-9A, first flight Dec. 18, 2008
TT (tach) over 800 hrs.
Ottawa, Canada
RV-9A, first flight Dec. 18, 2008
TT (tach) over 800 hrs.
Ottawa, Canada
It was my pleasure to come down and meet the gang (and drink).captain_john wrote:Bruce, way to go!
See you tonight! Weather doesn't look good enough for a flight. I guess we are drinking!
CJ
See you next time I'm on the east coast (hopefully flying my RV-9A).
Bruce Hill
RV-9A N5771H flying over 1100 hours!
Build Log at http://www.overthehills.com/RV-9A-Project
Blog at https://flyingoverthehills.wordpress.com/
EAA Tech Counselor, A&P
RV-9A N5771H flying over 1100 hours!
Build Log at http://www.overthehills.com/RV-9A-Project
Blog at https://flyingoverthehills.wordpress.com/
EAA Tech Counselor, A&P
- captain_john
- Sparky
- Posts: 5880
- Joined: Sun Oct 31, 2004 9:17 am
- Location: KPYM
- captain_john
- Sparky
- Posts: 5880
- Joined: Sun Oct 31, 2004 9:17 am
- Location: KPYM
Sounds good to me!
Bruce, Either you need to get the 40 flown off or Larry needs to ante up for commercial fare this August!
Mike, i trust that you will make it too?
Beds will be first come, first served.
Agent orange? Turrrrrbo? Thermos? Noah? Machineman? Albit? Maybe even some of the new pop-up builders too?
Hmmm...
CJ
Rangeley traffic, caution wake turrrrrbulance behind silver BAD Bravo Kilo!
Bruce, Either you need to get the 40 flown off or Larry needs to ante up for commercial fare this August!
Mike, i trust that you will make it too?
Beds will be first come, first served.
Agent orange? Turrrrrbo? Thermos? Noah? Machineman? Albit? Maybe even some of the new pop-up builders too?
Hmmm...
CJ
Rangeley traffic, caution wake turrrrrbulance behind silver BAD Bravo Kilo!
RV-7
Garmin G3X with VP-X & a TMX-IO-360 with G3i
It's all over but the flying! 800+ hours in only 3 years!
Garmin G3X with VP-X & a TMX-IO-360 with G3i
It's all over but the flying! 800+ hours in only 3 years!
I'm definitely in for another weekend in the Bungalow!captain_john wrote: Mike, i trust that you will make it too?
Mike Bullock
http://www.rvplane.com
RV-7 | Superior IO-360 | Whirlwind 200RV
Garmin GTN650 | GRT Dual Sport SX EFIS
Status: FLYING!
http://www.rvplane.com
RV-7 | Superior IO-360 | Whirlwind 200RV
Garmin GTN650 | GRT Dual Sport SX EFIS
Status: FLYING!