Two Year Anniversary!
I haven't barely posted since the first 6 months flying this airplane. But she has nearly 200 hours on her now and has flown all the way across the country
Flying
Training, travel, ratings, performance observations, and the better kind of maintenance motivation: wanting to fly again.
I haven't barely posted since the first 6 months flying this airplane. But she has nearly 200 hours on her now and has flown all the way across the country
Flying the Hudson River Corridor at sunrise delivered jaw dropping views of Manhattan—and a top tier RV 8 memory.
A 21 day cross country adventure in the RV 8, from Maryland to Zion and back, filled with friends, flight challenges, and unforgettable views.
A working draft on N22UP's first passenger flight and the emotional shift from Phase 1 testing into ordinary shared flying.
A working draft on N22UP's last Phase 1 flight, the short KDMW to KMTN round trip that quietly closed the first test period.
A working draft capstone for N22UP's first test period, tying the numbers, test tasks, and operating limits into one end-of-Phase-1 summary.
A working draft on the August W42 trip and what it felt like to use N22UP for a real visit while still remaining fully inside the Phase 1 rules.
A working draft on the late-July climb-test series and how repeated sawtooth climbs helped bracket the best-climb speeds for N22UP.
RV-8 stall testing data and notes from N22UP's Phase 1 flight-test program.
A working draft on the long July 23 calibration flight and how N22UP's indicated airspeed was checked with a four-leg GPS method.
A working draft covering N22UP's return to flight after the first maintenance pause and the steady July climb toward a real Phase 1 rhythm.
Taking a look at how the engine and airplane are performing with data analysis. Plus a few in flight photos.