John and Vivian's RV-9A
Project
RV-9A Project Construction Completed--see the RV ;-)
Updated:
June 26, 2006
About John and Vivian
.
. Empennage Construction
Setting Up the Work Shop
QuickBuild
Wing Construction
Project Status and Tips
.QuickBuild
Fuselage Construction
Links
to Other RV Things
.. Instrument
Panel Construction
Our First Test Flight
Report .. Autopilot Installation
Upgrade
Flying to San Juan Island ... Hillsboro Oregon
Flight Home
Empennage
Construction:
Horizontal Stabilizer Construction And Photos
Vertical Stabilizer Construction And Phtotos
Rudder Construction And Phtotos
Right And Left Elevator Construction And Photos
Electric Trim_Tab_Construction
QuickBuild
Wing Construction:
The QuickBuild Large Wing Box Arrives
QuickBuild Wing Construction and Photos:
QuickBuild
Fuselage Construction:
QuickBuild Large Fuselage Box Arrives
QuickBuild Fuselage Construction and Photos
QuickBuild
Tail and Windshield Installation Photos
Slider Canopy Construction and Photos
Aircraft Systems Construction and Photos
Cowling and Spinner Construction and Photos
Firewall Forward Construction and Move to
Hanger Photos
Wing
Fit and Starting of Final Aircraft Assembly
Paint
Completed and More Final Aircraft Assembly
Weight
& Balance and the Final Roll Out
Links
To Other Sites:
Helpful Sites:
FAA Reference Material and Forms for Amateur
Builders
FAA Page to Request and Reserve an N-Number
Builder Sites:
Clay R. RV-9A Builder at
Flying Status
Other
Flying RV-9/9A Aircraft (On Clay R.s Site)
Chris Heitman RV-9A
Builder at Flying Status
Andy Karmy RV-9A Builder at Flying
Status
Mike Schipper RV-9A Project Builder
Status
About
John and Vivian:
Hello,
Vivian
and I, shown below on the dinner train, are celebrating our 20th
year to together.
I'm
a product design engineer, and Vivian works in financial accounting. We have
lived
in the Seattle area for a number of years. I have been flying regularly since
1978
and
Vivian has her Private License, too. We both love flying and had previously
owned
a
Beech C23 Sundowner and always did owner assisted maintenance.
After
a few years of research, we decided to build Van's new RV-9A because Van's
Aircraft
products simply have the best reputation in the business. In addition, the
RV-9A
is
more stable than a Cessna 172, with a stall speed of only 43 knots and has a
cruise speed
of
over 160 knots using only 6 to 8 GPH with a Lycoming O-320. We really did like
our Beech
C23
but anticipate that the RV-9A to be a much better aircraft for our future
flying needs. We
had
worked with mechanics doing owner-assisted inspections and maintenance, so we
wanted
an aircraft that we could maintain ourselves easily. Building the RV-9A is
giving us
the
satisfaction that we are starting with a new aircraft that is built out of
quality aircraft
grade
parts. To us, one of the most important aspects of flying is having intimate
knowledge
about
the aircraft we fly. With the RV-9A, we expect to spend more time flying and
less time
AOG
(Aircraft On the Ground) and also fewer HCCP (High Cost of Certified Parts).
Best
Regards,
John
and Vivian