REFLECTOR: N19VA

[Bachman, Jonathan]

Congrats!

Jon Bachman

575 430-9724

   

jonathan.bachman at mtsi-va.com

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Richard J. Gentil
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 4:08 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: REFLECTOR: N19VA

Well it took a little over 7 years to complete the SERG. She went for her first flight today. I was not planning on flying today but I did have a plan for if the test did not go as planned and I ended up flying. 

It was supposed to be a quick hop down the runway but when the plane broke ground I was 20 feet in the air and with the wind, the plane veered to a 45 degree angle relative to the runway. At this point I had used up more then half the runway and I had to make the decision to go to full power and keep flying. 

I spent the next 30 minutes flying over the airport at 3,000 feet doing all the checks we had planned for my first flight and logged all the pressures and temperatures of the engine. 

The landing was smooth and when I got out, still had my heart in my throat, hands shaking and my knees were a little wobbly. 

My wife did manage to film the landing on her iPhone. If the video is any good I will post it. 

Richard

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