Hi.
I like to share some VERY GOOD NEWS with you folks:
Last Friday, my RV-7 named "Wilco" passed the final inspection and was approved as a "real airplane"! That means I can now fly with passengers and fly out of the country.
The testflying phase went well and both my plane and me are now ready to fly with my wife (she had never flown an RV before) and my 6 man (!) building crew. (they are all retired a/c technicans from the Norwegain Airforce)
All of them have REALLY deserves some RV-rides now!
The inspector gave us alot of credit and nice words for the project and that goes to all of us, but first of all to my building team!
Here's the LT inspector Bjørn Erling Hansen checking the paperwork:
("LT" is the Norwegian equivalent to FAA)
And below are some happy guys:
From the left: Bjørnar Vollstad, leader of Chapter 573 Norway.
Kjell Nøstdal, the technical controller during the building phase.
and Bjørn Erling.
And below is another pic of two happy guys: the inspector and yours truly.
My wife and me are planning to do some traveling in Norway, Sweden and Denmark this summer so this is going to be fun-fun-fun!!
Needless to say: by now I'm REALLY happy that "we've been pounding those rivets".....
Let the adventure begin....
I like to share some VERY GOOD NEWS with you folks:
Last Friday, my RV-7 named "Wilco" passed the final inspection and was approved as a "real airplane"! That means I can now fly with passengers and fly out of the country.
The testflying phase went well and both my plane and me are now ready to fly with my wife (she had never flown an RV before) and my 6 man (!) building crew. (they are all retired a/c technicans from the Norwegain Airforce)
All of them have REALLY deserves some RV-rides now!
The inspector gave us alot of credit and nice words for the project and that goes to all of us, but first of all to my building team!
Here's the LT inspector Bjørn Erling Hansen checking the paperwork:
("LT" is the Norwegian equivalent to FAA)
And below are some happy guys:
From the left: Bjørnar Vollstad, leader of Chapter 573 Norway.
Kjell Nøstdal, the technical controller during the building phase.
and Bjørn Erling.
And below is another pic of two happy guys: the inspector and yours truly.
My wife and me are planning to do some traveling in Norway, Sweden and Denmark this summer so this is going to be fun-fun-fun!!
Needless to say: by now I'm REALLY happy that "we've been pounding those rivets".....
Let the adventure begin....
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