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Re: Sonex 1517 first flight
Posted:
Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:24 am
by WaiexN143NM
Hi Robbie,
Great news!! Congrats!! Have fun in phase 1 . Take your time and be safe!!
Waiex N143NM
Michael Radtke
Sonex 1517 first flight
Posted:
Mon Oct 12, 2015 7:11 pm
by Sonex1517
Thanks everyone!
I was surprised today to find Aero-News ran an article by Jim Campbell about my first flight. It has my wife's YouTube video linked in the article. She made it to document the build. I am a lucky man.
http://aero-news.net/EmailArticle.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=218df817-45f9-4a92-879a-39ce12a861b4Robbie Culver
Sonex 1517
Chicagoland
Tails and Wings complete - finishing fuselage.
N1517S reserved
Re: Sonex 1517 first flight
Posted:
Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:28 pm
by mike.smith
Awesome! So much fun to watch another homebuilt plane take flight! Again, congrats! Can't wait to see it at OSH next year!
Re: Sonex 1517 first flight
Posted:
Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:33 am
by daleandee
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Re: Sonex 1517 first flight
Posted:
Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:57 pm
by Bryan Cotton
Very cool video! Great to see such spousal support.
Re: Sonex 1517 first flight
Posted:
Tue Oct 13, 2015 7:54 pm
by mike.smith
So good to see you on the Sonex web page, finally! Very nice video. It looks like you got in a lot of flight time. (Once around the pattern on my first flight, one bounced, aborted landing, and then wheels on the ground.) You looked supremely cool and confident :-)
Sonex 1517 first flight
Posted:
Tue Oct 13, 2015 9:04 pm
by Sonex1517
Thanks Dale! I was hoping to get there but got a little distracted. :-)
The transition training gave me that confidence. I really felt ready.
And Bryan, I married far above my pay grade. She's one of a kind and all mine.
Robbie Culver
Sonex 1517
Chicagoland
Tails and Wings complete - finishing fuselage.
N1517S reserved
Re: Sonex 1517 first flight
Posted:
Fri Oct 23, 2015 10:19 pm
by n502pd
I am a bit late, but congrats on first flight of 1517! I had to be away for a bit. I am looking forward to more news on how things go. I am thinking I am not really too far behind! :D
Sonex 1517 first flight
Posted:
Fri Oct 23, 2015 10:37 pm
by Sonex1517
Excellent!
Robbie Culver
Sonex 1517
Chicagoland
Tails and Wings complete - finishing fuselage.
N1517S reserved
Re: Sonex 1517 first flight
Posted:
Sat Nov 14, 2015 10:31 am
by Darick
Belated congratulations on the first flight. Has the smile worn off yet?