First Flight N 784TB on 5/9/09

Bob Barrett · Post by **Bob Barrett** » Mon May 11, 2009 9:24 pm

First Flight of my RV-6A was on Saturday 5/9/09 at about 10 AM. No major squawks. Two flights were made by test pilot Tom Irlbeck one of .4 of an hour and the other 1.1 hour. It was a big thrill

23.5 hours of test flying to do. For pictures see http://www.mnwing.org where there is a more detailed write up.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Mon May 11, 2009 9:27 pm

AWESOME Bob!!!! Big congrats!! Soooo.....have YOU flown it yet???

Post by **Spike** » Tue May 12, 2009 8:25 am

Fantastic dude!!

dons · Post by **dons** » Tue May 12, 2009 9:55 am

Congrats Bob! It has all come together. Now to get your first flight in it.

lancef53 · Post by **lancef53** » Tue May 12, 2009 9:05 pm

Congrats again Bob--I was wondering when you were gonna spill the beans!

Bob Barrett · Post by **Bob Barrett** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:00 pm

No I haven't flown it yet. I lost my medical five years ago because of some heart problems. My Cardiolgist states there is no reason I shouldn't fly an airplane. However the FAA Medical people disagree. I can't even fly a light sport airplane because my medical was denied. I have some friends who are going to fly the time off and then I will get a ride in it. I plan to have more than one after the 25 hours! They want volunter drivers all the time and I periodicly drive six people in our Dodge Mini-Van but I cannot be trusted to fly my wife and I in my two place RV-6A

Bob Barrett · Post by **Bob Barrett** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:02 pm

P.S. I am still able to donate blood every six weeks also but hopefully no one from the FAA will have to get any of my blood.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:19 pm

Bob,

Way to go!

Seems like this site is getting it's share of flying projects!

The airshows are going to be more and more fun!

CJ