August 8, 2026 - Jeff's RV-7 |
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| My friend Jeff, who recently finished his RV-7 down in Florida but has not flown it yet, came up to do a little RV-7 flying in my bird. | ||||||
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Jeff prepares to taxi out. He's flying with Brian, who is CFI (certified flight instructor extraordinaire and owns a RV-8 and Super Decathlon. First he flew with Jeff in the Decathlon to gauge his taildragger skills. Jeff is tailwheel qualified and flies Bruce's Champ.
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| While Jeff and Brian were out and about, I pulled out the newly painted (front-end) Super Decathlon. | ||||||
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| The plan was for a bunch of us to meet at Georgetown for lunch. | ||||||
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Entering the crosswind for runway 22 at Georgetown.
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| Jeff and Brian arrived in the RV-7 and Chuck in his Comanche. We had a nice lunch at Arenas airport restaurant. | ||||||
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| Flashback! March 2024. Bruce and I spent an afternoon helping Jeff mount the tailfeathers to the fuselage. | ||||||
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| And fitting the wings to the fuselage. | ||||||
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| As you can see, Jeff built the RV-7 in his garage. | ||||||
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| A year later, in April 2025, Jeff was having the electrical system, panel and avionics installed by Treasure Coast Avionics. | ||||||
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Present Day. Jeff's RV-7 is complete and passed DAR inspection!
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| Looking good! | ||||||
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| A week after returning to Florida Jeff successfully flew his RV-7! | ||||||
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