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Ron Schreck

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 94
Location: Gold Hill, NC

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:45 pm Post subject: "Miss Izzy" Flies!

Hi fellow aviators,

 

The FAA finally showed up this morning, looked over the airplane and my

paperwork and bestowed upon me an Airworthiness Certificate for my RV-8,

"Miss Izzy".  The guy was here for less than 20 minutes!  He never got

closer than 4 feet from the airplane and scanned my 80-page test program

in less than 10 seconds!  I wasn't counting on an inspection as I have

had two visits from EAA Tech Counselors and my friend Jerry Cornwell

(AI) spent about 2 hours with a flashlight and mirror looking over the

plane this past Sunday.

I called Steve Glasgow and told him to be here by 5 PM to help out with

the first flight.  Steve and Lynn showed up and so did several neighbors

and we all waited for my wife, Kathy to get home from work.  She arrived

at 5:25 and I was airborne less than 15 minutes later.  The flight went

without a hitch.  The engine ran smooth, cool and powerful.  The EFIS

and radios worked flawlessly and the plane flew straight as an arrow.

The only "correction" needed is a bit of right rudder trim.  I only flew

for about 25 minutes, established a stall buffet at 54 knots clean, 52

knots with half flaps and 49 knots with full flaps.  After a low pass of

the airfield with the smoke system billowing I touched down and did my

best to suppress the cheesy RV grin.  It didn't work.  I'm still

grinning!

I sent some pictures to Larry Bowen, so he should have those on the SERV

web site soon. 

The plane has a Lycoming IO-360 with Aerosport fuel injection, dual

Lightspeed electronic ignitions and a Whirlwind 200RV constant speed

prop.  The panel has dual GRT EFIS, SL-30 comm/nav, Garmin 327

transponder, Trio autopilot with altitude hold.  Interior is by

Flightline Interiors, belts from Hooker and paint is Imron applied in my

homemade paint booth.  

I'll be tearing up the 50-mile radius around Gold Hill Airpark (NC25)

for the next 40 hours.   Hope to have Phase I done in time for

Sun-N-Fun.

Thanks to Steve Glasgow for lending a third hand whenever needed and

providing lots of back seat time.  I'll be seeing you all a bit more now

that I have wings.  

 

Ron Schreck

RV-8, Flying... 0.4 hours

Gold Hill Airpark

bill(at)repucci.com
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:58 pm Post subject: "Miss Izzy" Flies!

Ron,



Congrats!  That is great news.



Now to get the resident paparazzi (Radomir) to take some air to air

photo's of it.



Bill

RV-9 still a-building.  (Drilled the bolt holes for the roll bar today.)



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flyguy

Joined: 04 Mar 2006
Posts: 325

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:58 pm Post subject: "Miss Izzy" Flies!

Yippee, he's done it!  Great news Ron, I drove by your

place today on my way to job sites in Salisbury and

thought about you.  What great timing.  Do the Tad

Sargent deal anjd book flying time every clear day and

LAL will be on the schedule.  Call us and let us know

when you can visit the GOOSE so we can see your

masterpiece.  Next step, leading formation

groups...Bill (Reno) C.



--- Ron Schreck <ronschreck(at)alltel.net> wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   

 Schreck" <ronschreck(at)alltel.net>

 

 Hi fellow aviators,

  

 The FAA finally showed up this morning, looked over

 the airplane and my

 paperwork and bestowed upon me an Airworthiness

 Certificate for my RV-8,

 "Miss Izzy".  The guy was here for less than 20

 minutes!  He never got

 closer than 4 feet from the airplane and scanned my

 80-page test program

 in less than 10 seconds!  I wasn't counting on an

 inspection as I have

 had two visits from EAA Tech Counselors and my

 friend Jerry Cornwell

 (AI) spent about 2 hours with a flashlight and

 mirror looking over the

 plane this past Sunday.

 I called Steve Glasgow and told him to be here by 5

 PM to help out with

 the first flight.  Steve and Lynn showed up and so

 did several neighbors

 and we all waited for my wife, Kathy to get home

 from work.  She arrived

 at 5:25 and I was airborne less than 15 minutes

 later.  The flight went

 without a hitch.  The engine ran smooth, cool and

 powerful.  The EFIS

 and radios worked flawlessly and the plane flew

 straight as an arrow.

 The only "correction" needed is a bit of right

 rudder trim.  I only flew

 for about 25 minutes, established a stall buffet at

 54 knots clean, 52

 knots with half flaps and 49 knots with full flaps. 

 After a low pass of

 the airfield with the smoke system billowing I

 touched down and did my

 best to suppress the cheesy RV grin.  It didn't

 work.  I'm still

 grinning!

 I sent some pictures to Larry Bowen, so he should

 have those on the SERV

 web site soon. 

 The plane has a Lycoming IO-360 with Aerosport fuel

 injection, dual

 Lightspeed electronic ignitions and a Whirlwind

 200RV constant speed

 prop.  The panel has dual GRT EFIS, SL-30 comm/nav,

 Garmin 327

 transponder, Trio autopilot with altitude hold. 

 Interior is by

 Flightline Interiors, belts from Hooker and paint is

 Imron applied in my

 homemade paint booth.  

 I'll be tearing up the 50-mile radius around Gold

 Hill Airpark (NC25)

 for the next 40 hours.   Hope to have Phase I done

 in time for

 Sun-N-Fun.

 Thanks to Steve Glasgow for lending a third hand

 whenever needed and

 providing lots of back seat time.  I'll be seeing

 you all a bit more now

 that I have wings.  

  

 Ron Schreck

 RV-8, Flying... 0.4 hours

 Gold Hill Airpark

 

 

 

 



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Larry Bowen

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 802
Location: NC, USA

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject: "Miss Izzy" Flies!

Pix are up.  Congrats again.



http://servpix.myphotoalbum.com



-

Larry Bowen

Larry(at)BowenAero.com

http://BowenAero.com

 



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Larry Bowen

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 802
Location: NC, USA

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:08 pm Post subject: "Miss Izzy" Flies!

Pix are up.  Congrats again.



http://servpix.myphotoalbum.com



-

Larry Bowen

Larry(at)BowenAero.com

http://BowenAero.com

 



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Dale Ensing

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 571
Location: Aero Plantation Weddington NC

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:26 pm Post subject: "Miss Izzy" Flies!

CONGRATULATION! Ron. And may Miss Izzy be forever faithful to her master and

creator.

Dale Ensing

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RV-6A
Aero Plantation
Weddington NC

sportav8r(at)aol.com
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:48 pm Post subject: "Miss Izzy" Flies!

Now that's a well-outfitted RV, Ron.  What I hope mine will approximate one day when I'm finished adding stuff!

 

Way to go!  Keep smilin'!!!

 

-Stormy 

 

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Ed Anderson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 475

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject: "Miss Izzy" Flies!

Congratulations, Ron.  Sounds like a perfect flight - they way they should 

be.  Fly off those 40 hours quickly, I figured if you fly 8 hours a day, it 

will only take you a week and you can fly to S&F.

Can't wait to see it in the air.



Ed

Ed Anderson

Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered

Matthews, NC

eanderson(at)carolina.rr.com

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Mike Munn

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 28

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:55 am Post subject: "Miss Izzy" Flies!

Ron,



Congrats on your first flight.  Sounds like "Miss Izzy" flies as good as

she looks.  Look forward to flying with you.



You gotta get those hours in make Sun-N-Fun.



Mike



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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:23 pm Post subject: "Miss Izzy" Flies!

Your bird is beautiful. I wish many great experiences. Dean n661DM

Ron Schreck

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 94
Location: Gold Hill, NC

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:05 pm Post subject: "Miss Izzy" Flies!

Didn't I see your bird in the paint shop today?  It was all masked off

and ready for alodine.



Ron



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