Curious how many of you farm it out vs flying it yourself.
I'm very interested in doing it myself. But it's a pride thing, I'm not sure I can be objective about my capabilities.
I'm a good pilot, have instrument and glider ratings, about 700 hours total time, most of that in complex aircraft. But I just started flying 5 or 6 years ago. Flew 200+ hours last year. Flight time has dropped significantly since we started building, I already see that I'm going to have to take steps to make sure I fly enough to stay proficient.
I'm a good troubleshooter. I did a field overhaul of the O-360 in my Mooney 3 years ago, and did first flights after that, but that's not the same magnitude of risk. I'm pretty cool under pressure.
I will definitely be flying most of phase 1 myself, even if I don't do the maiden flight.
Any thoughts on this are appreciated.
I'm very interested in doing it myself. But it's a pride thing, I'm not sure I can be objective about my capabilities.
I'm a good pilot, have instrument and glider ratings, about 700 hours total time, most of that in complex aircraft. But I just started flying 5 or 6 years ago. Flew 200+ hours last year. Flight time has dropped significantly since we started building, I already see that I'm going to have to take steps to make sure I fly enough to stay proficient.
I'm a good troubleshooter. I did a field overhaul of the O-360 in my Mooney 3 years ago, and did first flights after that, but that's not the same magnitude of risk. I'm pretty cool under pressure.
I will definitely be flying most of phase 1 myself, even if I don't do the maiden flight.
Any thoughts on this are appreciated.