dougweil
Well Known Member
Hi gang:
Well after 4 1/5 years and 2500+ hours, I made the first flight on my new RV-7 last Friday out of Lake Elmo, MN.
Weather was a little marginal in the morning with snow showers floating around so we waited until about noon. Still a little gusty with about 15-20 knots down the runway. This made for a VERY short takeoff roll (like less than 4 seconds). Horsepower and a Hartzell prop can't be beat. Chase plane flown by Tom Berge and photos by Peter Fruehling.
This is my second (and last!) project after finishing an RV-4 in 2003 (now N160NS and living near Baltimore). Details of 722DW:
Aerosport IO-375-B1B - Precision fuel injection
Dual Lightspeed electronic ignition
Advanced Flight Systems 4500 and 3500
Garmin 430W, SL30, XP and audio panel
XM weather
Tru Trak Digiflight IIVGS with VNAV and autotrim
Classic Aero interior (new Sportsman 2 side panels)
Can't believe it flew perfectly in trim. All of my mistakes cancelled themselves out!!! Paint will be coming this summer.
Classic Aero Sportsman 2 interior
On Saturday, I met the other two RV-7s in the area at Eau Claire, WI (me, Peter Fruehling and Vince Bastiani)
Here's a video of the first flight:
http://youtu.be/rmOb5uGFTf4
Well after 4 1/5 years and 2500+ hours, I made the first flight on my new RV-7 last Friday out of Lake Elmo, MN.
Weather was a little marginal in the morning with snow showers floating around so we waited until about noon. Still a little gusty with about 15-20 knots down the runway. This made for a VERY short takeoff roll (like less than 4 seconds). Horsepower and a Hartzell prop can't be beat. Chase plane flown by Tom Berge and photos by Peter Fruehling.
This is my second (and last!) project after finishing an RV-4 in 2003 (now N160NS and living near Baltimore). Details of 722DW:
Aerosport IO-375-B1B - Precision fuel injection
Dual Lightspeed electronic ignition
Advanced Flight Systems 4500 and 3500
Garmin 430W, SL30, XP and audio panel
XM weather
Tru Trak Digiflight IIVGS with VNAV and autotrim
Classic Aero interior (new Sportsman 2 side panels)
Can't believe it flew perfectly in trim. All of my mistakes cancelled themselves out!!! Paint will be coming this summer.
Classic Aero Sportsman 2 interior
On Saturday, I met the other two RV-7s in the area at Eau Claire, WI (me, Peter Fruehling and Vince Bastiani)
Here's a video of the first flight:
http://youtu.be/rmOb5uGFTf4