Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net> (Marvin Kaye)
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Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 11:01:44 -0400
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Subject: first flight prep
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ps.  The RV8 you built was superb, and I hope the -3 will be as great!!
Only problem is you can't ride me in this one...:-)
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=3D=3D=3D>  I appreciate the comments Tommy.  Unfortunately, the -3 =
won't be as
nice as the -8, since it's such a combination of old and new kits.  =
These
things were practically scratch built 20 years ago, and I just can't =
believe
some of the things the original builder had to fabricate.  Now of course =
I'm
trying to make current production parts fit with an old kit, and it =
doesn't
always work as well as I'd like.  Structurally it will be fine, =
especially
with the new -3B wings, but cosmetically...  Fortunately, I'm not real
concerned about the cosmetics, since this plane is purely an engineering
project for the engine.  Also, I can blame anything that doesn't look =
right
on the original builder :-)

As for first flights, I'm certainly not rushing you.  When you're
comfortable with everything, that will be the right time.  Just make =
sure
you invite me to the event, and I'll do the same.=20

When I made my first flight in the RV-8, I called Pensacola tower by =
phone
and explained what I needed to do.  My plan was to climb to about 5000 =
feet
without stopping, and I knew that I wouldn't have time to contact them =
by
radio prior to entering the 1400 ft floor to their airspace.  They gave =
me a
squawk code, and cleared me to climb to 5000 ft just South of the =
airport,
and a pre-designated time.  That allowed me to concentrate more on =
flying
the plane, and less on rushing to contact them.  You might want to =
consider
doing the same thing, if you haven't already thought of it.  Of course =
when
I flew the -8, I didn't realize that Whiting is closed on Sat and most =
of
Sun, which means the class C lobe over Milton is eliminated.  The RV-3 =
first
flight will be on a weekend, so I won't have to worry about airspace =
issues.


Cheers,
Rusty