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Uploaded by on Oct 1, 2006

The first time I started the engine on my experimental aircraft. Corvair conversion engine.

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  • wow this camera man is nuts .. very dangerous walking in front of a tied up craft with a fast moving prop .. if any problems with the safety line and that thing let loose .. wham bam thank you mam .. ouch

  • Brakes were on and it was tied to a pickup truck. This is experimental aviation. If you want absolute safety get a computer and play with Microsoft Flight Simulator in your living room. Actually the ZOOM on the camera made it look scary. Cameraman was further away than it looked. I have 150 flying hours on the airplane now. Very much worth the 5-year building effort.

  • Your neighbors must have called you crazy when they heard you were building a plane.

    I think you have permission to laugh at them now.

  • They did. I do. Thanks!

  • I bet your neighbors *really* appreciated that. After the run, did you climb out and roll the thing back into the garage before the cops came?

  • Yes.

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  • All you need is to paint numbers on your street and there ya go! Your own areodrome!

  • looks like a WW corvair. who built your exhaust manifold?

  • what engine do you have in it?

  • @cooknwithgas - thats awsome .. yeah maybe he is standing  farther away than it looks on camera .. zooms now days can trick you. hows she fly? and what model is this ? canopy looks like a Zepher .. what kinda specs you at with this one? stall .. top speed ect. nice job ! :)

  • @CraigBMM He def got some big balls lol or just dumb.

  • @cooknwithgas Remember your chain of events,,, safty is applied no given! I think the better answer you could have given was, "Thanks for the safty tips"! I should have thought this over. Your welcome, Have a safe flight. AOPA member!

  • awsome job man... Ive never cared about what neighbors think, with their annoying weedwhackers and lawnmowers. LOL

  • That's so cool! Bet it looks excellent all painted up with the wings bolted on - great job man.

  • how long did this take to finish?

  • I am sure the neighbours love you, lol. Great job

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