March 8, 2016 - Bruce Flies His Newly Restored RV-3
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| Today was the day. Time for Bruce to fly the RV-3 for the first time after a two-year restoration. We have just completed a positive-control check on his ailerons, elevator and rudder. There probably isn't a pilot in the world who isn't a little nervous flying a newly built or newly restored plane for the first time. You can recognize the look on Bruce. |
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Taxiing out to the Essex Skypark runway. I was on the ground with a hand-held radio as safety observer.
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| There he goes. Tail coming up. |
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And he's off!
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| Bruce flew around the pattern for about ten minutes. He made a couple of approaches to landings to get the feel for it. Now he's coming in to land on the grass. |
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| Touchdown. |
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| Rolling out on the grass. |
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Happy pilot taxiing in.
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Bruce's Dad served served on the U.S.S. Card (CVE-11) in World War II, hunting U-Boats in the Atlantic.
So the flight was uneventful. Just what you want on a flight like this. There were a couple of minor squawks but overall the plane flew great. We celebrated at Pizza Johns with the best pizza in Maryland and Natty Boh beer.
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