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
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
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
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
Great work, Rob and Michael. They write: Father and son Project. Worth every minute!
It was a special day after 5 years in the garage.
Congratulations to John and Richard on their new RV-10. They write: Plane flew great with John at the controls. Some issues with CHT’s due to new engine and radio transmission/reception at high power due to wiring on electronic ignition. Prop governor and fuel flow sensor were non functional. These issues were subsequently resolved. Second flight […] Read More
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.
Congratulations to Francesco on his new RV-7! He shares: Un ringraziamento speciale al mio carissimo amico che mi ha aiutato tanto…UGO NUNZIO NERI Translated: A special thanks to my dearest friend who helped me so much…UGO NUNZIO NERI
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
Congratulations to Olli and Rauno on the completion of their RV-10! They write: Everything worked fine for the first two flights today. If you don’t quit building, one day there is nothing else to do than fly! Thanks for support, Van’s and Garmin along the building time!
Congratulations to Tim on his first flight in his RV-14A! First flight take-off at: Apart from high oil temps and CHTs the flight was unremarkable. I staked close to my home airport in case there was any issues needing a quick return to base but everything went well and after 3 hours I landed as […] Read More
Congratulations Ronald! He writes: My Van’s RV-9A slow-build project was the perfect retirement activity. In a bit over 4 1/2 years from my basement to the garage and ultimately to the hangar, I had a beautiful aircraft. My wife and my 15 year old neighbor occasionally pitched in when I needed help reaching those impossible […] Read More
Congratulations Clyde! 1st flight Winsted, MN airport
Congratulations to Adam on the completion and first flight of his RV-10! He reports: A little after 8 years of building, having a kid a year and a half in, and building a house, my RV-10 took to the skies on June 1st, 2024. Thankfully, it was the highest heart rate, most boring flight, which […] Read More
Congratulations to Bruce on completing his RV-14A. He shares: My second RV project took to the sky on 7/6/2024 after a rewarding 3yr 6mo solo slow build. First flight went well with only the expected higher oil temperature and a slight amount of right rudder needed for it to fly completely hands off. The 2500’+ […] Read More
Cheers to Jim and Joel of the completion and first flight of their RV-9A! They write: On a picture-perfect day in central Kansas, N295JJ took flight with two owner-builders on board. It added a tricky element to break in a newly overhauled engine at the same time as a new airframe, but the first flight […] Read More
Congrats to Bobby and Alex as they complete their first flight in their RV-10! Bobby reports: After 5 years, 9 months — and a ~12mo pause during COVID — we have an airplane! Alex and I (Bobby) have been dreaming of this day for many years and other than the fact that it actually flew, […] Read More
Cheers to Antoine of the first flight of his RV-8! He shares: All it took was one flight in an RV-8 with a very dear friend to pass on that touch of madness common to all aircraft builders. The same happened to my wife, and 8 years later, we completed our own RV-8. On Wednesday, […] Read More
Congratulations John on completing his first flight in his RV-12is! He reports: After many years of building, which of course took longer than anticipated due to raising a child, remodeling a house, and having a full-time professional pilot career, I finally finished my RV-12IS (which I began as a RV-12) and flew my first flight […] Read More
