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Matt Dralle
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Location: Livermore CA USA
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 Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 5:34 pm Post subject: RV-8 N998RV First Flight - Pilot Report And Photos! |
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Dear Listers,
Monday May 2 2010 at 1:15pm, RV-8 #82880 N998RV took to the air for the first time! The first flight was about 30 minutes and all systems worked as expected. The only post-flight adjustments necessary were an increase in the amount of available Up trim, and a decrease in the upper RPM limit on the Hartzell prop. After a smooth takeoff, I climbed out and circled the airport at about three to four thousand feet for a couple of circuits then came around and landed making a nice three-point landing with no bounce. The plane handled excellent and the power from the IO-390 and the Hartzell can only be experienced to be believed! What a great combination!
I want to thank Van's for designing such a great aircraft and for producing such an outstanding kit. I would also like to thank all my List friends for their help and assistance during the project. And of course, a special thanks to all of my personal friends that have come over and lent at hand during the construction - I own you guys a ride and a $100 hamburger when I get the Phase 1 time flown off!
Probably in the Fall or Winter some time, I plan to take it in for painting. I'm planning on a Candy Apply Red with some very understated and elegant golden trim with a nice clear coat.
For all those that are still building - keep at it! The end result is 100% worth the time and effort you put into the project. That first flight will be the experience of a lifetime and something you won't soon forget!
Attached are some pictures from the first flight and few shots of the engine, panel, and interior. Below, I've listed the system highlights.
Build Hours: 2457 Hours
Build Time: 23 Months
Kit: Van's RV-8 QB
Engine: Lycoming IO-390 210hp
Ignition: Slick Mags w/ Slick-Start Module
Exhaust: Vetterman IO-390 4-into-4 System (Sounds Great!)
Prop: Hartzell 72" Constant Speed
Governor: PCU5000
Alternator Primary: 60a Plain Power Belt Drive
Alternator Secondary: 20a B&C Direct Drive w/ B&C External Regulator
Steam Gauges: NONE!
Flight Instruments: Triple 6.5" GRT HX / Dual GRT AHRSs / Dual Magnetometers
Realtime Weather: XM Module For GRT HX & XM Module For Kenwood DNX-8120
Autopilot: TruTrak Digiflight II VSGV Two Axis w/ Auto Trim Module
Fuel Flow: Matronics FuelChec DX
GPS: Dual GRT Modules (Garmin engine)
Radio: Garmin SL-30
Transponder: Garmin GTX-327
Electrical System: Vertical Power VP-200
Entertainment: Kenwood DNX-8120 with 7" LCD / Psgr 7" Remote LCD
XM Radio / DVD / 64GB MP3 / HD AM-FM / XM Weather /
Full Bluetooth integration with Blackberry (make
and receive calls through headsets)
Intercom: PS3000 Stereo
Headphones: Bose Aviation Headset X
Interior: Classic Aero - All Leather over All Comferfoam
Carpet: Custom design - Cut & Sewn by Classic Aero
Oxygen System: Mountain High O2D2 w/ Electronic Tank Valve & PSI
Seat Belts: Hooker 5-Point Harness
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Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's RV-8 Construction Blog
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: Test Flight
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rhatkinson(at)comcast.net
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| Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 1:09 pm Post subject: RV-8 N998RV First Flight - Pilot Report And Photos! |
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Hey Matt,
I continue to encourage you to write your building experiences in a commercial for sale publication. You have done such a great job of chronicling every detail complete with pix and videos, it would be a shame to let it all set in storage boxes in corner of the hangar.
Can't imagine any RV builder not wanting to read & view your experiences. I know if I were in a position to commence my RV 7A project tomorrow, I would definitely want to have this preview material to help through the process. Plus it would make for the kind of read that one can simply not stop until the final chapter {first flight}.
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