RV-9A kit 91018 shipped from Van’s October 2004, arrived in South Africa December 2004. Work started December 2007 and proceeded slowly till ‘life got in the way’ and the aircraft was finally completed in July 2016. 5 years after retirement.
ZU-IXA finally took to the air on Thursday 4 August 2016 with all temps and pressures in the green on the new (in 2004) Lycoming O-320. The aircraft has a 160 HP Lycoming, Garmin G3X Touch single screen and Garmin stack including GMA 240 audio panel, SL 30 Nav/Comm and GTX 327 transponder. Second Comm is an Icom A 210 and TruTrack Digiflight 2 autopilot.
Regards, Chalkie.
New RV-9A takes to the air.
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Re: New RV-9A takes to the air.
+1.Russell Phillips wrote:Well done ChalkieHappy landings!
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Re: New RV-9A takes to the air.
Only saw this today. Well done and may there be many happy hours in this RV
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Re: New RV-9A takes to the air.
very nice Chalkie. How about some pics of the panel?Groetnis
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Re: New RV-9A takes to the air.
When is it up for sale??? 
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⏺ Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.
Life isn't a dress rehearsal.
Try to learn from the mistakes of others - you won't live long enough to make them all yourself.
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⏺ Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.
Life isn't a dress rehearsal. Try to learn from the mistakes of others - you won't live long enough to make them all yourself.