kiwiaviator Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Great stuff Bob. Congrats. Kev Ormond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBob Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 Thanks Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 WOOOHooo congrats Bob I hope you realize you are now a fully fledged member of a very small club in the world who have built and flown their own aircraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBob Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 Thank you, Mark..........) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Fantastic news Bob! I'm so happy for you. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Looks great, well done and enjoy. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Hi Bob, This is fantastic news: it is great to see that, after the many hours of meticulous work that you have poured into SVA, it is now fully airborne. May you have many happy hours of flight in your new Savannah! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 And she flies.........[ATTACH]42326[/ATTACH] You have just fulfilled the name of this thread: "Another NEW Savannah S on it's way in NZ". Your NEW Savannah S is demonstrably on its way in New Zealand. BTW: I love the blue colour you have chosen for this plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBob Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 Thank you, Hank. Currently undergoing flight then endurance testing, which in NZ is 10hrs for a kit build. No majors so far, aside from mysterious loss of fuel pressure on extended climbs, which had us all scratching our heads until Perry suggested removing the shipping bung in the gauge: with this still in place, the gauge body remains internally pressurised as the aircraft climbs, so the pressure delivered by the fuel pump (which is falling as the atmospheric pressure round the aircraft falls in the climb) appears to steadily fall away. The pilot brought back a pic of the aircraft in a hard climb with a fuel pressure of zero. I should add that this has been mentioned on Rec Flying at least once before. Testing is currently paused while the pilot goes to work, will resume on the weekend: the test phase should be done Saturday, and SVA will then be handed off to another pilot to complete the endurance. In the meantime I have taken just a little pitch off the prop, and am sorting out some noisy air leaks where the wing roots meet the windscreen. Oh...and I have some stuff my better half wants done before I vanish entirely........) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan tonner Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 The real treat is still ahead for you Bob - wait until you fly her from the pilot's seat. The aircraft looks beautiful; after following your build log religiously, I know it is a gem. Congratulations!!! Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Thank you, Hank. Currently undergoing flight then endurance testing, which in NZ is 10hrs for a kit build. No majors so far, aside from mysterious loss of fuel pressure on extended climbs, which had us all scratching our heads until Perry suggested removing the shipping bung in the gauge: with this still in place, the gauge body remains internally pressurised as the aircraft climbs, so the pressure delivered by the fuel pump (which is falling as the atmospheric pressure round the aircraft falls in the climb) appears to steadily fall away. The pilot brought back a pic of the aircraft in a hard climb with a fuel pressure of zero. I should add that this has been mentioned on Rec Flying at least once before. Testing is currently paused while the pilot goes to work, will resume on the weekend: the test phase should be done Saturday, and SVA will then be handed off to another pilot to complete the endurance. In the meantime I have taken just a little pitch off the prop, and am sorting out some noisy air leaks where the wing roots meet the windscreen. Oh...and I have some stuff my better half wants done before I vanish entirely........) Hi Bob, I hope you can solve the noisy air leaks where the wing roots meet the windscreen. I hope the noise is not generated by the modified shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 What would it take to get you the other half motivated??? Found the other half! Now final inspection complete a just getting acceptable paperwork through RAA for a Permit to Test Fly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBob Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 Found the other half! Now final inspection complete a just getting acceptable paperwork through RAA for a Permit to Test Fly. Great news, Steve! Don't forget to post the pics so we can all enjoy....) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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