Allen Maris’ RV-7A | Santa Ynez, CA RV-7A #72995

Allen Maris watched his RV-7A make its first flight from the ground, a heart-in-throat feeling to be sure. He writes:

After 8 years of on-and-off building, the garage project finally became a plane. A close friend and qualified test pilot did the first flight. Watching it take off was surreal—seeing my plane in the sky finally, but without me. It almost felt like watching a friend drive off with my wife.