Ron's RV7 Aircraft Factory


Welcome to my personal blog. This site was created as an informal description of my build progress in the construction of a Van's RV7 aircraft. A place where family/friends/builders/curiosity seekers can follow along. It is not intended to be a detailed description of every step in the building process as that would be much too time consuming. There are plenty of sites that do a great job in that arena, that is not my intention with this site. My intention is for this to be a philisophical/motivational/inspirational account of the emotional ups and downs of the life changing journey...and it will change your life. I hope this will give you an idea, through my eyes, of what its like to make this transformation. A note to other builders, I am not an expert so do not put your safety at risk by attempting anything you see on this site until you have done your own research, or send me an email so we can discuss it. Any deviations from the plans are not approved, nor endorsed by Van's Aircraft or myself. Thanks for visiting.



Friday, September 16, 2011

Citabria Solo! HOBBS 831.0 hrs

My 'girl' awaiting our first date...

Today is the four year anniversary of my first solo, what an exciting day that was, and certainly one I wont ever forget. As luck would have it, today...I also soloed the Citabria! Kinda sweet how the timing of that worked out...I always try to take a flight on my anniversary date, but this one was extra special because of the circumstances.

I think most pilots would agree...although I love taking people for rides and have mostly enjoyed my instructors, there is something simply magical about being in the airplane alone...its like finally getting your best girl alone--just you and her, exploring the sky together. Very therapeutic...

As for the project, been plenty busy with other stuff this week so I have only logged a few hours. Still tying up the baggage compartment details...match drilling into the bulkhead and installing nutplates.

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