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Randy.McFarland(at)novell
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:45 pm Post subject: First flight of N821RL

How do you convey the exhilaration of that first flight? I have been reading

posts about first flights for 4 years, 4 months, 14 days since setting my

first rivet in what is now my flying RV 7A, N821RL.



One way to describe my feeling is to use a phrase our teenage daughters so

often use - OH, my god!!!!!!  That can have as many as 24 meanings as far as

I can tell, but in my case it means Unbelievable. 



My first flight out of E16, San Martin, California last Wednesday afternoon

(12//6/06) was exactly the way it was supposed to be - Exhilarating and

Uneventful.  Short flight over the field for 1/2 hour, 2 landings, slow

flight - nothing unexpected and very predictable, including the infamous RV

Grin at shutdown.



Second flight for 2 hours at cruise rpm in "the box". Slight heavy right

wing and may require a little left rudder trim tab.  Handles soooo smoothly

and responsively. Vans, you manufacture such a great kit! Built to your

plans and performs beautifully. Thank you.



22.5 more hours of learning my airplane's personality thru structured flight

testing, and then I will finally get to introduce myself to the RV community

at some of the flyins next year.



Thanks go to Van and Vans Aircraft, Bob Nuckolls and the AeroElectic group,

and the RV builders group. How did we ever build/assemble these things

before the internet and chat groups?

We never build these things alone, so profound thanks go to-

my wife and damn good navigator Laura,

friends Gary Hann, Bill Robson, Kevin Brock, and Leroy Ortega that not only

helped me many nights and weekends with the hard stuff and endless riveting,

but helped me get out of the couple of Builder's Block periods I found

myself in over the 4 years,

and of course the great EAA organization and Tech Counselors that gave me

some assurance I was doing it right.  Very comforting and an incredible free

resource.



Details:  7A, Mattituck O360 180hp,  Sensenich fixed pitch prop, Garmin

stack w/ 430, 327, 340, King KX 125, Dynon D10, Altrak Altitude Hold, Trio

Auto Pilot, EIS 4000 engine monitor, one Mag and one Lightspeed ignition.



Randy and Laura McFarland

San Martin, California

N821RL Flying!!!

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bo124rs(at)hotmail.com
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:43 pm Post subject: First flight of N821RL

Cool Randy, I like these post even more as the time gets nears.  Congrats 

and I'm jealous:-)



Dana Overall

Richmond, KY i39

RV-7 slider, Imron black, "Black Magic"

O 360 A1A, C/S C2YK-1BF/F7666A4

http://rvflying.tripod.com/blackwing1.jpg

http://rvflying.tripod.com

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		  From: "McFarland, Randy" <Randy.McFarland(at)novellus.com>

Reply-To: rv-list(at)matronics.com

To: rv-list(at)matronics.com, "'info(at)vansaircraft.com'" 	 

<info(at)vansaircraft.com>

Subject: First flight of N821RL

Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:43:02 -0800



How do you convey the exhilaration of that first flight? I have been 

reading

posts about first flights for 4 years, 4 months, 14 days since setting my

first rivet in what is now my flying RV 7A, N821RL.



One way to describe my feeling is to use a phrase our teenage daughters so

often use - OH, my god!!!!!!  That can have as many as 24 meanings as far 

as

I can tell, but in my case it means Unbelievable.



My first flight out of E16, San Martin, California last Wednesday afternoon

(12//6/06) was exactly the way it was supposed to be - Exhilarating and

Uneventful.  Short flight over the field for 1/2 hour, 2 landings, slow

flight - nothing unexpected and very predictable, including the infamous RV

Grin at shutdown.



Second flight for 2 hours at cruise rpm in "the box". Slight heavy right

wing and may require a little left rudder trim tab.  Handles soooo smoothly

and responsively. Vans, you manufacture such a great kit! Built to your

plans and performs beautifully. Thank you.



22.5 more hours of learning my airplane's personality thru structured 

flight

testing, and then I will finally get to introduce myself to the RV 

community

at some of the flyins next year.



Thanks go to Van and Vans Aircraft, Bob Nuckolls and the AeroElectic group,

and the RV builders group. How did we ever build/assemble these things

before the internet and chat groups?

We never build these things alone, so profound thanks go to-

my wife and damn good navigator Laura,

friends Gary Hann, Bill Robson, Kevin Brock, and Leroy Ortega that not only

helped me many nights and weekends with the hard stuff and endless 

riveting,

but helped me get out of the couple of Builder's Block periods I found

myself in over the 4 years,

and of course the great EAA organization and Tech Counselors that gave me

some assurance I was doing it right.  Very comforting and an incredible 

free

resource.



Details:  7A, Mattituck O360 180hp,  Sensenich fixed pitch prop, Garmin

stack w/ 430, 327, 340, King KX 125, Dynon D10, Altrak Altitude Hold, Trio

Auto Pilot, EIS 4000 engine monitor, one Mag and one Lightspeed ignition.



Randy and Laura McFarland

San Martin, California

N821RL Flying!!!

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Mark Phillips in TN

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 431
Location: Columbia, TN

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:14 pm Post subject: First flight of N821RL

Yeeeaaaaah BABY!  Way to go R&L!

  

 Best wishes for quick Phase I, get her right, get her painted, & seeyah at OSH!

  

 From The PossumWorks in TN

 Mark Phillips - do not archive

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crowbotham(at)hotmail.com
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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:17 am Post subject: First flight of N821RL

Hi Randy,



CONGRATULATIONS  and  WELL  DONE !!

Chuck & Dave Rowbotham

RV-8A

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		  From: "McFarland, Randy" <Randy.McFarland(at)novellus.com>

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Subject: First flight of N821RL

Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:43:02 -0800



How do you convey the exhilaration of that first flight? I have been 

reading

posts about first flights for 4 years, 4 months, 14 days since setting my

first rivet in what is now my flying RV 7A, N821RL.




	


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