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Comment by Dr. Edward L. Olds III on March 25, 2013 at 11:35am

Jerry,

What a great day!  Your landing looked better than mine, when my engine quit on final.

Ed

Comment by Robert Piazza on March 22, 2013 at 9:04am

WOW!  Nice!  You get to fly airplains and drive big boats. Life is good!  I'm only weeks away from motor buying time.  I am going with a 0-235L2C. Very much like your 0-290.  Can you give me some sort of idea what to expect for an "empty weight" number?  Did you register LS or Experimental Amateur Built? 

Comment by Patrick Hoyt on March 12, 2013 at 11:38pm

Well done Terry! Great feeling, eh...?

- Pat

Comment by Tim Garrett on March 12, 2013 at 9:45pm

Nice job! Welcome to the fun world of flight test! First data point: crosswind landing! You did a great job and obviously knew how to handle it.(ok, I see from his profile, Terry has already built another aircraft and done this first flight thing before!)
As far as the glare goes, that was what the camera saw, his eyes are lower. Note at 4:55 and on final, the glare is moved away.

Great milestone!

Comment by Donald Bonk on March 12, 2013 at 8:12pm

I hope when I complete my 601XL B that I do that well on the first flight!

Comment by guido meens on March 12, 2013 at 7:27pm

Well done Terry, you will get used to your beautiful bird quickly and going to enjoy it more and more, your first landing was heaps better then my first and that was without a crosswind. Good luck and safe flying !!

Comment by Mark LaPierre on March 12, 2013 at 6:59pm

Hey Terry.  Congratulations on getting your CH650 airworthy.

I don't know if you are an EAA member but if you are you should be aware of the efforts to reduce accident fatalities in GA aircraft, such as the CH650, as directed by the NTSB in association with the FAA and the EAA.  A major part of that effort is getting time in type with a flight instructor before making your first flight in a GA airplane that is new to you.  Your comment that this first test flight of your new airplane is your first flight in a CH650 is not a good thing.  You had difficulty making a landing with nothing going wrong with the aircraft.  Imagine what your inexperience in the type could easily have lead to if there had been an issue with the aircraft that increased your work load. </SoapBox>

What is living out under that cowl?  What do you have in that awesome looking panel?  I like the paint job.  You might consider putting a coat of flat black on that glare screen.  I noticed quite a bit of reflection off the inside of your canopy.

Comment by Rick Abell on March 12, 2013 at 6:51pm

On the centerline and no blown tires. ;)

Congratulations on the First of many flights.

Cheers

Comment by John Maselli on March 12, 2013 at 6:43pm

Great job, I could feel your exuberation!

Comment by Ken Smith on March 12, 2013 at 4:15pm

Terry....

Congratulations and it was sure good to see someone with a completed check-list in front of himself and using it.

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