Congratulations to repeat RV-builder James on the first flight of his RV-10! We purchased the kit from the builder in 2008 in Colorado who had built the tail section and loaded it in a truck and drove it to Alabama. We began working on it right away, working on it as time and funds permitted. […] Read More
Congrats to Christian on the first flight of his new RV-8! I made the first flight of my slow-build RV-8 without any snags. It flies straight and fast. Equipped with YIO-360 180 HP, 3-blade MT, Grove landing gear and Beringer wheels and brakes. Have 10 hours on the plane now, engine temps are quite low, […] Read More
Congratulations to Kenneth on the completion and the first flight of his RV-12! I purchased a tail kit that was partially complete in 2014. After one move and two years of health problems it was completed. The first flight went great the only problem was a carb. float on the Rotax 912 ULS. Hope to […] Read More
Congrats to John on the first flight of his new RV-7A! After 16 years kit #71342 became airborne 7/11/19 at Kenosha Regional Airport (KENW) in southeast Wisconsin. Due to clouds at 3,000 feet we had to keep the first flight orbits close in to the airport, which was interesting when at full power a lot […] Read More
Dmitry and Maximillian write in to tell us of the first flight of their new RV-7A! What an amazing airplane! Flight was as uneventful as we had hoped for and lasted for about one hour. The flight was performed by our friend and CFI Rolf Wengorz. Only a few minor squawks we have mostly ironed […] Read More
Congratulations to Magnus on the first flight of his RV-14! After enjoying building the aircraft for almost five and a half year it was finally time to fly. I built the aircraft in my garage, next to my house, mainly on late evenings when the kids had gone to sleep. I would not have been […] Read More
David Catt writes in to tell the world about the first flights of the new RV-8, which were piloted by David and Paul Shenton in the UK! First flight was 20 minutes duration with Paul Shenton as the pilot and went without out a hitch and no problems to report. This was followed by a […] Read More
Congrats to Patrick on the first flight of his RV-9! He writes to tell all of us: N631PB “Chuck” named after our Lab had its first flight today after six years in the making. What an amazing airplane! Thank you to all my friends and family who have been so patient with me over the […] Read More
Congrats to Patrick and Ian on their newly-flown RV-12iS! “My son Ian and I started building this RV-12iS in July of 2017 at Synergy Air with Ryan Marshall teaching us. We then took the project home and finally moved it to Creswell Airport (77S) two months ago. Today was a scary and exciting day. With […] Read More
Congrats to Tal on the first flight of an amazing RV-10! What an awesome day! My first flight was OUTSTANDING! I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am to have completed the biggest building project of my life! I’ve had the dream of building my own airplane since I was interested in flying. […] Read More
We’re starting to see newly flying RV-12iS airplanes in first flight reports! Joel writes to tell about his: “RV-12iS N319JL took the air today for the first time. Beautiful climb performance at 5500 ft density altitude. No squawks other than the need for a little rudder trim. Love the smooth-running Rotax 912iS.”
Congrats to Scott on the first flight of his new RV-7A! Scott has built a few RVs previously (RV-9A in 2007, RV-12 in 2015 and now an RV-7A), and wrote in to tell us about his newest: “I previously built several RVs with my last build a RV-12 E-LSA. I finished this plane with dual […] Read More
Congrats to Ralph, who writes to tell us: “First flight was a real thrill after working off and on for 16 years. The airplane leaps off the ground and is fun and easy to fly. I have been looking forward to this day and it finally happened. And yes, the tail number, N1976 is very […] Read More
Michael writes us about his first flight in his RV-8, which happened in December, 2018: I love this airplane! She flies straight and true. The controls are perfectly harmonized and the performance is spectacular! I have dual Advanced Flight Systems EFIS, remote NAV, remote transponder, remote audio panel and ADS-B in/out. Congrats!!
Congrats to Scott! He writes to tell us: 6-19-2019 4:30 EST Jenison MI. Riverview airport (08C). N518SD RV-9A sliding canopy took to the sky for the first time. N518SD is powered by a Lycoming 0-320 D3G 160 hp with E-mags, and 3 blade Catto prop. Installed GRT HXR 10″ touch screen, EIS and Garmin com. […] Read More
Steve writes us to tell about his newly-flying RV-9A. Congratulations, Steve! I am living proof that 70 is not too old to have a first flight. My flying skills were rusty, so I took advantage of the Additional Pilot Program. After a few hours of dual instruction, I now feel comfortable as PIC. The airplane […] Read More
Chandler wrote to describe the first flight of his RV-14A in April! What he doesn’t mention (so we will!) is that he’s since started working at Van’s Aircraft in our Aircraft Assembly Division. We’re happy he’s here! Great looking airplane, Chandler – Congrats! “It was a beautiful Friday morning and I had come in on […] Read More
Michael writes in with this first-flight report from the weekend: “My RV-9A flew for the first time on June 15, 2019. The flight lasted 1.5 hours and there were no squawks.” Congrats!
Adam writes in to tell us of the first flight of the RV-7 he and his brother built! Congratulations! After 15 years, N631AK had its first flight today! I started the project in 2004 and built the empennage, but didn’t get serious until my brother Kyle joined the project in 2012. He flies an F-15C […] Read More
Congratulations to Brendon on the first flight of his RV-10! He writes in to say: “A flawless first flight from KPTK after a more than 7 year build! I learned a great deal building this plane and am now enjoying the incredible performance. I am impressed with the RV-10, it is everything I had hoped […] Read More