Tiziano Ponti’s RV-14A | Locarno, Switzerland RV-14A #141078

Tiziano Ponti’s RV-14A flew for the first recently. Here’s more:

Taking to the skies in a plane you’ve built with your own hands – even if you started with a kit – is an incredibly exciting and rewarding experience. It brought back memories of the thrill of my first solo flight, which took place decades ago.

After three-and-a-half years of work (a slow build, and I won’t hide the headaches caused by the problems that have cropped up over the years), I have finally realized my dream. I am very pleased with the flight performance of my RV-14A and can’t wait to finish the flight tests and obtain the final certification so I can fly around Europe this summer.

Thank you to everyone who has supported and helped me.