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Tim(at)MyRV10.com
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:31 pm Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Today was my lucky day.  I have to pass on the news that RV-10

N104CD took to the air for it's first flight this afternoon.



The takeoff was amazing, and once off the ground that IO-540 kicked

me in the pants with it's acceleration.  This was a definite difference

from what I saw with N220RV.  Within what seemed like seconds I was at 

3500' AGL, as I was climbing at 2200 fpm.  It flew  absolutely 

hands-off, with no need for aileron or rudder trim, although aileron

trim is installed on the plane.   I flew some lazy circles around the

airport and then decided that I needed to show my face to the crowd

that had come in support today.



I set up for my first landing, slowed it down and put her gently

back on the runway for a completely non-eventful landing, just

the way it should be.    I had to take it back up one more time

just to waste the rest of the daylight, and I put over an hour on

it for the day.  There's no wheel pants on it yet, so I don't

have any good speed numbers for you, but I know I was over 150 KTS

for the flight (no mph for this guy).



The Chelton system worked great, and when I turned on the Autopilot

it flew using both GPSS and GPSV and tracked a course to the airport

chosen on the EFIS.



I'll now have to spend the next few hours getting some of the

instrument calibrations perfected, and finishing up those wheel pants

for our upcoming trip to Sun-N-Fun in Florida.



Just wanted to pass on the news!

Tim



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Tim Olson -- RV-10  #40170

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ron.mcgann(at)baesystems.
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:39 pm Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Congratulations Tim!  I can still only dream . . .    

Ron  

187 fuse   

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n8vim(at)arrl.net
Guest

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:40 pm Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Congrats Tim!



I suppose we won't be hearing much from you in the next 25 hours, eh? 



-Jim 40384



Do Not Archive



Tim Olson wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   Today was my lucky day.  I have to pass on the news that RV-10

 N104CD took to the air for it's first flight this afternoon.



 The takeoff was amazing, and once off the ground that IO-540 kicked

 me in the pants with it's acceleration.  This was a definite difference

 from what I saw with N220RV.  Within what seemed like seconds I was at 

 3500' AGL, as I was climbing at 2200 fpm.  It flew  absolutely 

 hands-off, with no need for aileron or rudder trim, although aileron

 trim is installed on the plane.   I flew some lazy circles around the

 airport and then decided that I needed to show my face to the crowd

 that had come in support today.



 I set up for my first landing, slowed it down and put her gently

 back on the runway for a completely non-eventful landing, just

 the way it should be.    I had to take it back up one more time

 just to waste the rest of the daylight, and I put over an hour on

 it for the day.  There's no wheel pants on it yet, so I don't

 have any good speed numbers for you, but I know I was over 150 KTS

 for the flight (no mph for this guy).



 The Chelton system worked great, and when I turned on the Autopilot

 it flew using both GPSS and GPSV and tracked a course to the airport

 chosen on the EFIS.



 I'll now have to spend the next few hours getting some of the

 instrument calibrations perfected, and finishing up those wheel pants

 for our upcoming trip to Sun-N-Fun in Florida.



 Just wanted to pass on the news!

 Tim

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johnwcox(at)pacificnw.com
Guest

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:57 pm Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Thanks for sharing the journey (both literally and figurative).



John Cox - KUAO



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greerdans(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:57 pm Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Congratulations Tim!

  

 I hope to get down to Sun-N-Fun to get a look at your 10. When you know your schedule let us know.

  

 Enjoy flying off the hours.

  

 George

 

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deej(at)deej.net
Guest

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:59 pm Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Tim Olson wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   Today was my lucky day.  I have to pass on the news that RV-10

 N104CD took to the air for it's first flight this afternoon.


	


	Congratulations!!!!  



-Dj



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Rick S.

Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Posts: 347
Location: Las Vegas

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Congrats Tim!!



No Munchkin stowaways were there?

_________________
Rick S.
RV-10
40185

effectus(at)rogers.com
Guest

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:41 pm Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Tim,



It's a GREAT day when another RV-10 takes to the skies!!

Congratulations to you, your wife and kids. We look forward to the day when 

we can post great news such as this.



Thanks for all your hard work in helping make the building experience easier 

for all of us.



Dave Hertner

Tim(at)MyRV10.com
Guest

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:16 pm Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Thanks everyone for all of your replies.  Jim, I hope that during my

flyoff I won't disappoint by being too far away from the list.  I

have to get cracking on the wheel pants for SNF, because I can tell

right now that they make a huge difference in top speed.  I'm going to

work as short as I can each day, fly all the rest of the daylight

hours on the good days, and do wheel pants at night and on the bad

days.  My new goal is to get the wheel pants done by March 10.  I

find I work better with timeline goals.



That's actually a good tip for some builders.  In the past 2 weeks,

I resurrected my "Left to do" spreadsheet and it REALLY came in handy

for both motivation and preventing forgetfulness.   Basically,

I listed each remaining item to do, along with an expected timeline

for each item.  I categorized them as Pre-inspection, Pre-Flight,

and Post-Flying.   I tried to slightly overestimate the time of each

task, and when I got it done, I deleted it.  It's not practical

for a builder who's still working on the early kit sections, unless

maybe you list each kit section as a task.  It did give me a place

to organize my tasks though, so I would remember they needed to be

done.  In the final assembly stage, I think this is real important.



Also, as I said above, I think a timeline goal is a good thing.

I had a month or two that I either didn't work at all, or only

put in a few hours.  That won't get you completed.  If you put

timeline goals on sections, and for the project, you'll work

harder to get to it.  My original first flight date has been March

1st starting at about December.  I knew I needed about a month for

fly-off for SNF, so that's how I set it.  Once I started the

spreadsheet up though, and got completely dedicated, things came

together quick.  Even as recent as maybe 1/30/06, when I moved

to the airport, I had my date of 3/1/06 targeted...but having

that spreadsheet in front of me made me stay long nights

at the hanger, and to my huge surprise, it cut my time drastically.



I again want to thank everyone on the list for their replies of

congratulations, but also for your help and support over the past

2 years.  Without this group, building is not only less fun, but

much harder.  It's all of YOUR tips that helped me build MY project,

and that's why I put the website up...to help future builders get some

tips so that they can complete THEIR project easier.  I'll try to

improve it even more after I get more "done" with the project, so

the information base can then grow more broad.



Also, if you have your own site and want it linked, make sure

you drop me an email...I'm happy to do that.  If you don't have a site,

or time to build one, but have great tips or photos of how you did

something, shrink them to 1024x768 and email them to me and I'll

stick them on the site for others to view.



Thanks again,

Tim



--

Tim Olson -- RV-10  #40170

DO NOT ARCHIVE

David Hertner wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   

 

 Tim,

 

 It's a GREAT day when another RV-10 takes to the skies!!

 Congratulations to you, your wife and kids. We look forward to the day 

 when we can post great news such as this.

 

 Thanks for all your hard work in helping make the building experience 

 easier for all of us.

 

 Dave Hertner

coop85(at)bellsouth.net
Guest

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:29 pm Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Tim,

   Congratulations!  Sounds like the ideal first flights.  Your progress and

website have been an inspiration and invaluable source, just please don't

stop now!



Marcus



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armywrights(at)adelphia.n
Guest

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:20 pm Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Tim, definite congratulations.  I'm just now only done with the tailcone and

feel like I see light at the end of the tunnel.  Thanks for keeping me, and

I'm sure all of us, enlightened and focused!



Rob

#392



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jjessen(at)rcn.com
Guest

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:29 pm Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Yes!  



do not archive 



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johncram(at)msn.com
Guest

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:03 am Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]-->  Tim, from a future builder just wanted to let u know how much I have  enjoyed keeping up with ur project. Great Job. John Cram

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rv10es(at)earthlink.net
Guest

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:35 am Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Congratulations!  I envy you.



Your paint scheme looks very nice too.

rob kermanj

rv10es(at)earthlink.net



On Feb 12, 2006, at 8:26 PM, Tim Olson wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   Today was my lucky day.  I have to pass on the news that RV-10

 N104CD took to the air for it's first flight this afternoon.



 The takeoff was amazing, and once off the ground that IO-540 kicked

 me in the pants with it's acceleration.  This was a definite  

 difference

 from what I saw with N220RV.  Within what seemed like seconds I was  

 at 3500' AGL, as I was climbing at 2200 fpm.  It flew  absolutely  

 hands-off, with no need for aileron or rudder trim, although aileron

 trim is installed on the plane.   I flew some lazy circles around the

 airport and then decided that I needed to show my face to the crowd

 that had come in support today.



 I set up for my first landing, slowed it down and put her gently

 back on the runway for a completely non-eventful landing, just

 the way it should be.    I had to take it back up one more time

 just to waste the rest of the daylight, and I put over an hour on

 it for the day.  There's no wheel pants on it yet, so I don't

 have any good speed numbers for you, but I know I was over 150 KTS

 for the flight (no mph for this guy).



 The Chelton system worked great, and when I turned on the Autopilot

 it flew using both GPSS and GPSV and tracked a course to the airport

 chosen on the EFIS.



 I'll now have to spend the next few hours getting some of the

 instrument calibrations perfected, and finishing up those wheel pants

 for our upcoming trip to Sun-N-Fun in Florida.



 Just wanted to pass on the news!

 Tim



 -- 

 Tim Olson -- RV-10  #40170

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weeav8ter(at)grandecom.ne
Guest

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:18 am Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Congratulations Tim on your great accomplishment. I  can only imagine the sense of pride you and your family must feel. With all  the time you have spent on building and maintaining your web site I imagine  your wife has a big RV grin on her face just knowing that she may have you  back available more often. She seems like a very supportive wife, based on  all of your pictures.

  

 Thanks for sharing with all of us your journey, it  really has help me, and I'm sure many others, at times as I progress  through my building.

k5wiv(at)amsat.org
Guest

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:34 am Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Congratulations Tim, from a wana-be 10 builder.



I won't be at SnF, but plan to spend the whole week at AirVenture this year

and to give every 10 there a close inspection.  Hope to wee you there.



Jack & Cecilia Sargeant

1127 Patricia St.

Wichita, KS 67208-2642

316/682-5268

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Tim(at)MyRV10.com
Guest

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:41 am Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Thanks Wayne (and thanks to the others who are sending both to the

list or personal messages (don't forget your do not archive (s) if you

send to the list.  )



It really has been a great feeling.  Just to comfort the unflying, once

you get the panel and finishing kit complete, the final wrap-up time

goes by quick.  Really from finish paint forward, it's much more fun.

The painting and canopy/door stage is kind of like the "weed out" test

for builders....if you make it though that, you're home free.



As for my wife, I think she's just as happy for me, and yes, she's

absolutely the best wife in the world for me.  She was supportive,

understanding, and allowed me to be as dedicated as I could.  I did

try to give a little balance by ensuring some time with the family

each week, but the last 2 weeks were harder for the kids, which is

why I picked up the pace and worked longer nights.  It's much less

convenient to work when it's at the hanger than when it's at home,

so I tried to shorten that time.



We're all ready to start flying places and seeing things.  Just

need to get those wheel pants done and the flyoff completed.



Everyone just keep pounding away.  I may have been about #26 complete,

but since I'm kit #170, there must be a ton of you who are not

that far away...and I hear we're now either almost to, or just passing

the 600 mark, so we're going to be a heck of a crew soon!



Tim



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Wayne Edgerton wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   Congratulations Tim on your great accomplishment. I can only imagine the 

 sense of pride you and your family must feel. With all the time you have 

 spent on building and maintaining your web site I imagine your wife has 

 a big RV grin on her face just knowing that she may have you 

 back available more often. She seems like a very supportive wife, based 

 on all of your pictures.

  

 Thanks for sharing with all of us your journey, it really has help me, 

 and I'm sure many others, at times as I progress through my building.

speckter(at)comcast.net
Guest

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:30 am Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Congratulations.  When I get back to MN I will pay you a visit and oooo and

ah ah ah over your new bird.

Gary



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zackrv8

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 133

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:34 am Post subject: Re: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Tim,



  Congratulations!  



Joe "Zack" Czachorowski

_________________
RV8 #80125
RV10 # 40512

william(at)gbta.net
Guest

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:40 am Post subject: Another RV-10 flies - 2/12/2006

Awesome!!!  That's great news Tim.  And WOW, you really did fly through the 

last of the building/final assembly stage.  Probably why we haven't heard 

much from you in the last couple weeks.  Anyway, we can all hope you 

continue on with discussions on the lists.  Your knowledge and instruction 

has definitely been a huge help to me!!!



Congratulations,

Bill Britton

RV-10 #40137 Tailcone

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