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Paul Fisher’s RV-12iS | Pheonix, AZ RV-12iS #121326

Congrats to Paul on the completion of his retirement project! He writes: This is my retirement project. It took a bit longer than expected, both due to not putting as much time as expected and to COVID delays. First flight was about 1/2 hour at Glendale AZ airport. Biggest squawks were that the nose wheel […] Read More

Rick Glady’s RV-14A | Oneida, TN RV-14A #140949

Congratulations to Rick on his new RV-14A! He writes: Standard build. Flies great! Impressed with the performance. I worked with the Nashville FSDO for my AWC portal submission and inspection. They were very helpful and great to work with.

Homer Phillips’ RV-14A | Moriarty, NM RV-14A #140313

Congratulations to Homer on completing his first flight with his RV-14A. He shares: I started this project in October 2016 and after only 7 years 9 months, and 3108 labor hours (weekends only, slow-build), N861FM took to the skies for the first time. It is a solid flyer with no bad tendencies. It flies straight […] Read More

Joe Granito’s RV-7A | Albany, NY RV-7A #74732

Great work, Joe! He writes: Uneventful 30 minutes 4000 ft above the field at South Albany Airport (4B0). Uneventful except for my RV Grin. A tremendous satisfaction after almost 5 years of building. New YO-360-A1A Catto 3 blade Vetterman exhaust w/mufflers Full IFR Dynon panel with 2 10” touch screens. I recently returned from transition […] Read More

Jerry Versteegh’s RV-10 | Locust Grove, GA RV-10 #41975

Congratulations Jerry! He writes: It took just under five years to complete my slow build RV-10. First flight took place on a calm, cool March morning and was completely uneventful. Airplane flew as expected with no issues – still grinning after every flight. Special thanks to Vic Syracuse for the advice during the build, DAR […] Read More

Peter Gilmour’s RV-8 | St Andrews, Scotland RV-8A #83953

Congratulations to Peter on the completion of his third RV-8. He writes: As a repeat offender along with my brother-in-law, this is the third RV8 we have built along with a build assist on a RV 7 and owning both a RV7A and a RV6 along the way. Despite this history, it never takes away […] Read More

Brad Peltola’s RV-6 | Tonasket, WA RV-6 #23740

Congratulations to Brad on the completion of his RV-6! A one hour flight above the airport at 25 square to help break in the xpio360. All went well. Slightly heavy right wing. No other issues. First landing was excellent thanks to some recurrent training from Mike Seger. Nice to be back in an RV again. […] Read More

Wesley VanDyke’s RV-8 | Cal-Nev-Ari, NV RV-8 #83541

Cheers to Wesley on the completion and first flight of his RV-8! He reports: Southern Nevada Van’s Aircraft RV-8 The plane is titled “A Brother’s Love,” and she flew for the first time on March 24th, 2024. The first-flight was a bit of a rodeo, not perfect, but testing and tweaking has provided the promised […] Read More

Carlos A Hernandez’s RV-7 | Goodyear, Arizona RV-7 #72740

Cheers to Carlos for conquering the skies with his RV-7. Here to many more flights ahead! He shares: 17 years of ON-OFF-ON building, the big day had come. First flight for my RV-7 “Penni” at the Phoenix Goodyear Airport (KGYR) went perfectly! She flies like a dream! 145-147 knots at 2480 rpm and 78% power. […] Read More

Bradley Littleton’s RV-7 | Lancaster, CA RV-7 #74105

Cheers to Bradley on the completion of his RV-7! He writes: I had my first flight today of my RV-7, serial number 74105. It was so worth getting transition training before the flight. Thanks to my wife for putting up with this crazy thing for so long. Here’s my build by the numbers for anyone […] Read More

Scott Stone’s RV-7A | Hot Springs, AR RV-7A #74956

Great work, Scott! He shares: I was convinced by my next door neighbor to build a RV, he had built a RV-14 and had the tools and expertise and with Covid running rampant there was nothing better to do than build a plane. Great experience then he asked if I would help him build a […] Read More

Carl Wood’s RV-8 | Tallahassee, Florida RV-8 #82877

Congratulations to Carl on completing his first flight with his RV-8! He shares: I finished this quickbuild kit in less than two years, paperwork delayed the first flight by a couple of months. All went well, fantastic handling and performance. The Showplanes modifications were well worth it! IO390 exp 119 with dual PMags.

Greg Saulsbury’s RV-9A | Texarkana, Arkansas RV-9A #91360

Congratulations Greg! First flight of my RV-9A brought out grins and giggles between myself and my very experienced Additional Pilot who is also an A&P and CFI. No surprises in the performance of the plane. Big grins when EFIS showed 185 mph ground speeds while orbiting KTXK at 5,000 feet. Looking forward to working the […] Read More

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