How many of you had someone else fly the first flight or flights?
I've been wanting to build an RV-7 for 15 years and never had the time or money. I plan to start building this fall, and I am looking forward to both the build and flying my own plane in a couple of years.
I'm an ATP with 5000 hours, CFI, CPL Helo and Glider soon, and have a heavy mechanical background. A year ago, I wouldn't have given the idea of making my airplane's first flight a second thought.
One catch, I am a recent widower with 5 young kids to take care of. So obviously my tolerance for risk has changed. I'm never going to quit flying because of how much it defines me, but I'll pass on several activities like motorcycles that just expose me to too much risk.
The stats for homebuilts clearly show that the first 25 hours is the danger zone, and I am considering wether it would be responsible of me to tackle this myself.
I've been wanting to build an RV-7 for 15 years and never had the time or money. I plan to start building this fall, and I am looking forward to both the build and flying my own plane in a couple of years.
I'm an ATP with 5000 hours, CFI, CPL Helo and Glider soon, and have a heavy mechanical background. A year ago, I wouldn't have given the idea of making my airplane's first flight a second thought.
One catch, I am a recent widower with 5 young kids to take care of. So obviously my tolerance for risk has changed. I'm never going to quit flying because of how much it defines me, but I'll pass on several activities like motorcycles that just expose me to too much risk.
The stats for homebuilts clearly show that the first 25 hours is the danger zone, and I am considering wether it would be responsible of me to tackle this myself.
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