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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:35 pm    Post subject: RV-10 first flight- best Christmas ever Reply with quote

Went to bed 9:30 pm last night. Slept good til 2:00 am then off and on til we got up at 5:30 am. I kept waking up wondering if I had forgotten anything or what my plan was for an emergency. Would it really fly?
Boy does it fly! 155 kts at 2550 rpm, wot, 5000' without pants/fairings. I have only been that fast in a 172 during emerg descent. Need to adj gov high spd stop before next flight. CHT's on this cool day= 338-388F.
Thanks to my wonderful wife of 22 years and two children, a 10 yr old's dream has come true. I want to thank all of the great people I have met here on this list. A special thanks to Ted Chang (-9A) for that first RV flight, tons of build help, motivational trip reports and photography today. Jim Combs(-10) for sevaral t-n-g's and many good phone conversations starting all the way back in 2006. David Maib(-10) for excellent transition training in FL. Also Van's Acft, Stein Air, Stark Avionics, GRT, Lycoming and Hartzell. Thanks to Geoff Combs(-10) for flying chase and photography today. Now to buy some more fuel and plan that SW trip for next summer, Alaska the following year. Keep pounding those rivets...it is so worth it.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:57 pm    Post subject: RV-10 first flight- best Christmas ever Reply with quote

NICE Wayne! Glad to hear you made it. Congratulations!
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:46 pm    Post subject: RV-10 first flight- best Christmas ever Reply with quote

On 12/1/2011 5:35 PM, rv10flyer wrote:
You go Wayne!! Congratulations and welcome to the other side.

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Went to bed 9:30 pm last night. Slept good til 2:00 am then off and on til we got up at 5:30 am. I kept waking up wondering if I had forgotten anything or what my plan was for an emergency. Would it really fly?
Boy does it fly! 155 kts at 2550 rpm, wot, 5000' without pants/fairings. I have only been that fast in a 172 during emerg descent. Need to adj gov high spd stop before next flight. CHT's on this cool day= 338-388F.
Thanks to my wonderful wife of 22 years and two children, a 10 yr old's dream has come true. I want to thank all of the great people I have met here on this list. A special thanks to Ted Chang (-9A) for that first RV flight, tons of build help, motivational trip reports and photography today. Jim Combs(-10) for sevaral t-n-g's and many good phone conversations starting all the way back in 2006. David Maib(-10) for excellent transition training in FL. Also Van's Acft, Stein Air, Stark Avionics, GRT, Lycoming and Hartzell. Thanks to Geoff Combs(-10) for flying chase and photography today. Now to buy some more fuel and plan that SW trip for next summer, Alaska the following year. Keep pounding those rivets...it is so worth it.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:12 pm    Post subject: RV-10 first flight- best Christmas ever Reply with quote

Awesome Wayne that makes 2 new RV-10's in the last 5 days!
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:19 pm    Post subject: RV-10 first flight- best Christmas ever Reply with quote

Way to go Wayne...

Glad to see another joining the ranks..

Byron Gillespie
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:43 pm    Post subject: Re: RV-10 first flight- best Christmas ever Reply with quote

A Merry Christmas indeed, Wayne! Congratulations on a real milestone. Press on with Phase 1.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:49 pm    Post subject: RV-10 first flight- best Christmas ever Reply with quote

Wow, congrats Wayne. Sounds like record time to me. I'm # 40956 and I'm still building tanks. Well done......Rick

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Went to bed 9:30 pm last night. Slept good til 2:00 am then off and on til we got up at 5:30 am. I kept waking up wondering if I had forgotten anything or what my plan was for an emergency. Would it really fly?
Boy does it fly! 155 kts at 2550 rpm, wot, 5000' without pants/fairings. I have only been that fast in a 172 during emerg descent. Need to adj gov high spd stop before next flight. CHT's on this cool day= 338-388F.
Thanks to my wonderful wife of 22 years and two children, a 10 yr old's dream has come true. I want to thank all of the great people I have met here on this list. A special thanks to Ted Chang (-9A) for that first RV flight, tons of build help, motivational trip reports and photography today. Jim Combs(-10) for sevaral t-n-g's and many good phone conversations starting all the way back in 2006. David Maib(-10) for excellent transition training in FL. Also Van's Acft, Stein Air, Stark Avionics, GRT, Lycoming and Hartzell. Thanks to Geoff Combs(-10) for flying chase and photography today. Now to buy some more fuel and plan that SW trip for next summer, Alaska the following year. Keep pounding those rivets...it is so worth it.

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Bldr# 40983SB Started 12/1/2009
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:01 pm    Post subject: RV-10 first flight- best Christmas ever Reply with quote

Congratulations Wayne. Now that you are done building you can start
tinkering with what you built!
I just added the Lightspeed readout to display RPM/pressure/timing advance.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:25 pm    Post subject: Re: RV-10 first flight- best Christmas ever Reply with quote

Congratulations Wayne, you, your wife and all those that have helped you must be very happy right now. Two flying in the last week is great news and it makes me even more motivated!

Just have to get back to work on the Panel and the Wiring.

cheers

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:33 am    Post subject: Re: RV-10 first flight- best Christmas ever Reply with quote

Thank you guys for all of the support and kind words. I have met a few of you and hope to meet more in the future. We have alot in common and always look forward to fun flying and conversations. As a low time pilot I appreciate everyone sharing their knowledge and experiences. We will try to stop and meet as many of you as possible as we travel this great country. Sorry...No aux tanks so probably won't be going to Australia.

Back up at pmh this morning with less tension. Presently Temp 5C, Alt 30.44 and a beautiful day for flying.


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PostPosted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 5:02 pm    Post subject: Re: RV-10 first flight- best Christmas ever Reply with quote

Congrats.....and wait until you get those fairings on!

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 6:12 am    Post subject: Re: RV-10 first flight- best Christmas ever Reply with quote

Congratulations Wayne. I new it would go well, great workmanship on the build makes it an easy first step! Give me a call sometime and fill me in.
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