I began construction of N949TF, my Jabiru powered 601XLB at the Zenith Factory on June 19, 2008. The build was completed by October 31, 2010. The FAA held up my airworthiness inspection until February 5, 2011. Tango Fox flew for the first time early on the morning of February 11, 2011, from St. Louis Downtown [...]
I bought the kit from Van’s at Sun ‘n Fun in 2006. After 5 years and 1 month, it finally flew. The paint was done by John Stahr of Artistic Aviation. The panel was done by Aerotronics, and consists of a GRT HX, GNS430W, SL-40, GTX330, PS9000EX, Trio Pro Pilot, GRT EIS and Dynon D10A. [...]
Our Rans S7S was completed in August 2011 after a January 2011 start. Nearly a year of research went into our choice for a kit, and the different opinions shared by my wife and myself were like apples and turnips. I was looking for a tandem taildragger and she wanted a trigear with side-by-side seating. [...]
Helping me fill the need and passion to fly up-side-down, my wife, Rocio, found this project for me. We stripped it down to the bare metal and rebuilt it from the ground up. A new set of plans were ordered and sections of the frame were redone (per plans) to fit my height and weight. [...]
Our RV-10 was built by a team of Ken Smith, Tom Smith, Tim Dawson-Townsend and Anton Nielsen. Total build time was about 6 and a half years. First flight was July 7, 2010 and the test period was without major hiccups. Paint went on in May 2011 and we made the first pilgrimage to Oshkosh [...]
My RV 9-A flew on October 10, 2011, after five years of highly enjoyable construction. N797EJ is powered by a Lycoming YO-320-D1A with a Sensenich fixed pitch prop. The aircraft is based at Green Landings in wild and wonderful West Virginia. Thanks to test pilot Craig Fuller and to Jack Raun, for his help and [...]
After 5 years of building my RV-10, N518RV took to the air in February 2010. It was painted in August, after phase 1 was completed. It is equipped with an Aerosport Power IO-540, Grand Rapids EFIS/EIS, Garmin avionics stack and the Tru-Trak autopilot. It has plenty of power and is a real dream to fly. [...]
My wife, Debrya and I recently finished our Murphy Rebel. We spent almost 4 years building our baby. The first flight took place on Sept 1, 2011 and it flew smoothly with no need for control adjustments. The panel consists of two Dynon Skyview panels along with an SL-40, GTX327, Sigtronics intercom, and an Alpha [...]
