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Successful Maiden flight - 3/24/2002 10:08:00 AM   
Fighterpilot



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From: Kenner, LA, USA
Status: offline 		Today was the successful maiden flight of my new American Eagle AT-6. 102" Span, robart retracts, Futaba 8UAP, 4.2 Sachs on mag.
36 pounds. Wind right down the runway, we couldn't have asked for a better day. This is going to be one fun airplane.

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Successful Maiden flight - 3/24/2002 12:14:21 PM   
Texan



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From: Georgetown, TX, USA
Status: offline 		Hi FP,

That's a good looking AT6! How do you like American Eagle Kits? I have a American Eagle F8F waiting to be built. Glass work seems to be ok but there are a lot of pin holes. I hope my maiden flight goes as well as yours.

TX

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RE: maiden flight AT-6 - 3/24/2002 2:32:14 PM   
nedyob


 

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From: NORTHWOOD, IA, USA
Status: offline 		GLADE TO HEAR EVERYTHING WENT WELL.WERE YOUR KNEES KNOCKING AND HANDS SHACKING ONCE IT LIFTED OFF THE GROUND?
NEDYOB

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Successful AT6 Flight - 3/24/2002 8:19:14 PM   
Jack Devine


 

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Status: offline 		Hey Bill, Happy to hear the first adventure with your new AT6 went well. Sounds like you have a keeper in this one too. Ya gotta love when it all comes together.
Jack Devine

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Re: Maiden flight - 3/24/2002 10:50:16 PM   
Fighterpilot



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Status: offline 		Thanks guys, I love it when a plan comes together.
The last airplane I built, I made the mistake of putting one of those servo reversers in a Y connector for the elevator. The aircraft flew like it was on rails for the first 4 minutes, until the servo reverser went south on me. Every time I pulled up elevator, the plane would roll to the left. Tough to gain altitude with the elevators doing that. The result was a horrible crash that destroyed everything in the aircraft except the engine and a couple of servos. This maiden flight was viewed with much anticipation. Thank God it was successful, you know my knees were shaking and heart pumping.

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Nice job! - 3/25/2002 2:50:46 AM   
AC2


 

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From: Tucson, AZ, USA
Status: offline 		Are those skeletons in the cockpit? Or are my eyes really getting bad.

I don't mind the shaking knees but those shaking thumbs are really hard to deal with! I had hard time trimming a plane recently because of it, if it were the knees I could always sit down!

AC

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Successful Maiden flight - 3/25/2002 5:43:34 AM   
magnum



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From: Huntsville, AL, USA
Status: offline 		Nice AT-6!!!!!

Glad to hear it went off well...

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maiden - 3/25/2002 9:44:25 PM   
fw190d9



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From: Seguin, TX, USA
Status: offline 		Hey Krum, Nice to see it actually flew. I guess we cant call it a hangar queen anymore. Seriously, tho, congrats on a beautifull T6 and I hope to see it fly at a flyin soon.
Evan Q.

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Successful Maiden flight - 3/26/2002 4:05:56 AM   
RC Pilot56



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From: Deep South, LA, USA
Status: offline 		Nice job on the detail work Bill. I have to say guys, I fly with Bill and he builds and details like nobody else. Well I can't leave Lenny out when you talk about fine buliding. This is one beautiful airplane subject to win Best Military at the FlyIn this April if Lenny leaves his gorgeous BF 109 at home. Nahhh... Sure glad I'm not a judge this year. What a nice show saturday on you maiden flight.
Hope to see often.
Huey M.

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