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kearney

Joined: 20 Sep 2008
Posts: 563

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 9:29 pm Post subject: A Plane is born

Hi

 

After 6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose Airport in Alberta, Canada.

 

I would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially Tim Olson for his website,  Matt Dralle for this list and Dave Saylor for his fiberglass seminar. Thanks to all those who answered my cries for help. Learning how to build a plane is harder and perhaps takes longer than the actual building process. Having access to the collective wisdom of this group was quite literally pricesless.  In every sense you were my build partners.

 

Cheers

 

Les Kearney

#40-643 Now Flying!!!!!!!  

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kearney

Joined: 20 Sep 2008
Posts: 563

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 9:31 pm Post subject: A Plane is born

Hi Again

 

I almost forgot - A very Special Thanks to David Maib with whom I did my transition training! He is an outstanding instructor.

 

Cheers

 

Les

 

From: Les Kearney [mailto:kearney(at)shaw.ca] 

Sent: April-07-13 11:28 PM

To: 'rv10-list(at)matronics.com'

Subject: A Plane is born

 

Hi

 

After 6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose Airport in Alberta, Canada.

 

I would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially Tim Olson for his website,  Matt Dralle for this list and Dave Saylor for his fiberglass seminar. Thanks to all those who answered my cries for help. Learning how to build a plane is harder and perhaps takes longer than the actual building process. Having access to the collective wisdom of this group was quite literally pricesless.  In every sense you were my build partners.

 

Cheers

 

Les Kearney

#40-643 Now Flying!!!!!!!  

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rleffler

Joined: 05 Nov 2006
Posts: 680

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:37 am Post subject: A Plane is born

Congratulations Les!



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On Apr 8, 2013, at 1:28 AM, "Les Kearney" <kearney(at)shaw.ca (kearney(at)shaw.ca)> wrote:

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Hi

 

After 6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose Airport in Alberta, Canada.

 

I would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially Tim Olson for his website,  Matt Dralle for this list and Dave Saylor for his fiberglass seminar. Thanks to all those who answered my cries for help. Learning how to build a plane is harder and perhaps takes longer than the actual building process. Having access to the collective wisdom of this group was quite literally pricesless.  In every sense you were my build partners.

 

Cheers

 

Les Kearney

#40-643 Now Flying!!!!!!!  

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Lew Gallagher

Joined: 04 Jan 2008
Posts: 402
Location: Greenville , SC

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 3:23 am Post subject: A Plane is born

Thatâ€™s  a small rotation for a man ... giant birth ... etc.!    Awesome,  Les!  Post pics/ video when you can.  At least more  details.



   



  Later,  â€“ Lew



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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 4:44 am Post subject: A Plane is born

Way to go Les.  Hope everything went well with first flight and few minor squawks.  Let us know how she flew.  

Bill



Sent from my iPhoneBill Gipson

On Apr 8, 2013, at 12:33 AM, "Les Kearney" <kearney(at)shaw.ca (kearney(at)shaw.ca)> wrote:

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Hi

 

After 6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose Airport in Alberta, Canada.

 

I would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially Tim Olson for his website,  Matt Dralle for this list and Dave Saylor for his fiberglass seminar. Thanks to all those who answered my cries for help. Learning how to build a plane is harder and perhaps takes longer than the actual building process. Having access to the collective wisdom of this group was quite literally pricesless.  In every sense you were my build partners.

 

Cheers

 

Les Kearney

#40-643 Now Flying!!!!!!!  

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Strasnuts

Joined: 10 Feb 2009
Posts: 502
Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 4:51 am Post subject: A Plane is born

Congratulations Les!

 Can't wait to see it.

  

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dave.saylor.aircrafters(a
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:08 am Post subject: A Plane is born

Congratulations Les! Â Keep up the good work and fly safe!

Dave Saylor

  831-750-0284 CL

 



On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:28 PM, Les Kearney <kearney(at)shaw.ca (kearney(at)shaw.ca)> wrote:

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After 6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose Airport in Alberta, Canada.  

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I would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially Tim Olson for his website, Â Matt Dralle for this list and Dave Saylor for his fiberglass seminar. Thanks to all those who answered my cries for help. Learning how to build a plane is harder and perhaps takes longer than the actual building process. Having access to the collective wisdom of this group was quite literally pricesless. Â In every sense you were my build partners.  

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Cheers  

Â 

Les Kearney  

#40-643 Now Flying!!!!!!! Â 

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rv10free2fly(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:22 am Post subject: A Plane is born

Congratulations mate, I wish you safe skies and tailwinds.

Your assistance with the composite cabin door frame and seal advice has inspired me Les, thank you.



Warm regards from down under.



Patrick

On 08/04/2013, at 2:58 PM, "Les Kearney" <kearney(at)shaw.ca (kearney(at)shaw.ca)> wrote:

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Hi

 

After 6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose Airport in Alberta, Canada.

 

I would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially Tim Olson for his website,  Matt Dralle for this list and Dave Saylor for his fiberglass seminar. Thanks to all those who answered my cries for help. Learning how to build a plane is harder and perhaps takes longer than the actual building process. Having access to the collective wisdom of this group was quite literally pricesless.  In every sense you were my build partners.

 

Cheers

 

Les Kearney

#40-643 Now Flying!!!!!!!  

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Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
Posts: 2872

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:38 am Post subject: A Plane is born

Hey congrats Les, tell us about the flight!

Tim



On 4/8/2013 12:28 AM, Les Kearney wrote:

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		   Hi



 After 6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose

 Airport in Alberta, Canada.



 I would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially Tim Olson

 for his website,  Matt Dralle for this list and Dave Saylor for his

 fiberglass seminar. Thanks to all those who answered my cries for help.

 Learning how to build a plane is harder and perhaps takes longer than

 the actual building process. Having access to the collective wisdom of

 this group was quite literally pricesless.  In every sense you were my

 build partners.



 Cheers



 Les Kearney



 #40-643 Now Flying!!!!!!!



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bill.peyton

Joined: 19 Sep 2010
Posts: 198
Location: St. Louis, MO

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:10 am Post subject: Re: A Plane is born

Congratulations Les! Pictures?

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kearney

Joined: 20 Sep 2008
Posts: 563

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:52 am Post subject: A Plane is born

Hi



Here is the pix with the obligatory RV grin. I have a vido but it is very large. I also need to get my daughter to clean it up a bit before I post it.



The chap in the right seat is local flight instructor. In Canada it is legal to have an instructor aboard during the fly off period. He took care of comms and help monitor the engine parameters for the flight. My engine is a 3.6L Subaru Tribeca with a 4 blade Quinti / Sensenich prop so there was a lot to keep an eye on during the first flight. I was wowed by how smooth and quite the engine was on takeoff!



Exterior pix are not all that interesting as I haven't done paint yet. It is very much a "coat of many colours" as my focus has been on getting airworthy and not pretty. I will post a couple later.



I am following the test flight syllabus laid out in Jerry Milek's "Test Flight Checklist" which can be found at www.javifix.com. It is well worth the cost. First flight lasted, by design, for about 11 minutes. The plan was to to check controls *gently* and then return to ground to check for leaks etc in the engine compartment. Based on the syllabus, each flight builds on the previous in a highly structured way. The intent is to carefully and methodically test the aircraft with a minimum of risk.



Cheers



Les

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Phil White

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 45
Location: Downers Grove, IL

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:34 am Post subject: Re: A Plane is born

Les:  Congratulations!  As a fellow auto-engine builder, I know how much extra time is involved in getting to flight.  A major achievement on your part!



 My Mazda 20B rotary is still in the 'build all the external support pieces to the engine' phase.  Hope this warm season will allow getting to a running engine point.



Phil in IL

ps:  Photo did not post. Try again.

partner14

Joined: 12 Jan 2008
Posts: 540
Location: Granbury Texas

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:21 am Post subject: A Plane is born

Welcome to the other side.... As you will soon discover, the RV10 has to be one of the greatest planes around.... in all aspects.  Congrats.

Don McDonald

500+ 



--- On Mon, 4/8/13, LES KEARNEY <kearney(at)shaw.ca> wrote:

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From: LES KEARNEY <kearney(at)shaw.ca>

Subject: Re: Re: A Plane is born

To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com

Date: Monday, April 8, 2013, 9:51 AM



Hi



Here is the pix with the obligatory RV grin. I have a vido but it is very large. I also need to get my daughter to clean it up a bit before I post it.



The chap in the right seat is local flight instructor. In Canada it is legal to have an instructor aboard during the fly off period. He took care of comms  and help monitor the engine parameters for the flight. My engine is a 3.6L Subaru Tribeca with a 4 blade Quinti / Sensenich prop so there was a lot to keep an eye on during the first flight. I was wowed by how smooth and quite the engine was on takeoff!



Exterior pix are not all that interesting as I haven't done paint yet. It is very much a "coat of many colours" as my focus has been on getting airworthy and not pretty. I will post a couple later.



I am following the test flight syllabus laid out in Jerry Milek's "Test Flight Checklist" which can be found at www.javifix.com. It is well worth the cost. First flight lasted, by design, for about 11 minutes. The plan was to to check controls *gently* and then return to ground to check for leaks etc in the engine compartment. Based on the syllabus, each flight builds on the previous in a highly structured way. The intent is to carefully and methodically test the aircraft with a minimum of  risk.



Cheers



Les

RV10 C-GCWZ

	
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Don A. McDonald
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:01 am Post subject: A Plane is born

A big congratulations!!

       

       On 4/8/2013 1:28 AM, Les Kearney wrote:

     

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Hi         

          

After             6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose             Airport in Alberta, Canada.         

          

I             would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially             Tim Olson for his website,  Matt Dralle for this list and             Dave Saylor for his fiberglass seminar. Thanks to all those             who answered my cries for help. Learning how to build a             plane is harder and perhaps takes longer than the actual             building process. Having access to the collective wisdom of             this group was quite literally pricesless.  In every sense             you were my build partners.         

          

Cheers         

          

Les             Kearney         

#40-643             Now Flying!!!!!!!         

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dmaib@me.com

Joined: 25 Apr 2006
Posts: 454
Location: New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:25 pm Post subject: Re: A Plane is born

Congratulations Les! For some reason, I cannot access the photo, but I can imagine what that grin looks like! Have fun working through your test program. I hope to get a ride in your airplane someday.

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RV-10 #40559
New Smyrna Beach, FL

John Jessen

Joined: 18 Nov 2008
Posts: 5
Location: Oregon

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:58 am Post subject: Re: A Plane is born

Les!  Way to go, man.  Enjoy!



John

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Wings

rv10flyer(at)live.com
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Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:35 am Post subject: A Plane is born

John;

Being you were my guide, via your detailed website for the tailcone (back in 

2009!!) When will we be congratulating you on your completion?

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rv10pro(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:21 am Post subject: A Plane is born

It is truly wonderful to hear of the completion and your addition of an Alternate Engined RV-10 to the stable of so many versatile 4 passenger - Experimental Built Cruisers.



 

On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:31 PM, Les Kearney <kearney(at)shaw.ca (kearney(at)shaw.ca)> wrote:

[quote] 

Hi Again

  

I almost forgot - A very Special Thanks to David Maib with whom I did my transition training! He is an outstanding instructor. 

 

Cheers 

 

Les 

  

From: Les Kearney [mailto:kearney(at)shaw.ca (kearney(at)shaw.ca)] 

 Sent: April-07-13 11:28 PM

To: 'rv10-list(at)matronics.com (rv10-list(at)matronics.com)'

Subject: A Plane is born

  

Hi

  

After 6 years and 178 days, RV10 C-GCWZ took to the air at Camrose Airport in Alberta, Canada. 

 

I would like to thank all the usual suspects but especially Tim Olson for his website,  Matt Dralle for this list and Dave Saylor for his fiberglass seminar. Thanks to all those who answered my cries for help. Learning how to build a plane is harder and perhaps takes longer than the actual building process. Having access to the collective wisdom of this group was quite literally pricesless.  In every sense you were my build partners. 

 

Cheers 

 

Les Kearney 

#40-643 Now Flying!!!!!!!  

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