'Flash'  The Flagship of  VansAirForce.net.
This section of the site shows my airplane from a few angles, and describes some of the upgrades going on.

 


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(9/17/2002)  Jay Pratt at the controls.  My transition trainer was Alex DeDominicis
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Flash is powered by an ECi TITAN™ 180hp KitEngine (see its assembly)

a,b,c,d,e: taken by famed RV photographer Ed Hicks at Van's 2003 Homecoming.
1)D.Reeves  2)Tobin Basford  3,4,5)Steve Horstman

Travels to Date
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Video: Riding on the Wheelpant

Video: Riding on the Wheelpant

 

 

Latest Updates...
  • 5/7/08
    New Panel Layout being finalized.  It'll be on display at the SteinAir booth at OSH '08.  Latest...
    related: The IFR rating / new panel project
     
  • 5/5/08
    Work begins on making the existing panel truly and legally IFR (the new panel will be installed in a few months, so this is a temp upgrade just for the lessons).  Day one: mounting the remote compass module for the Dynon.

     
  • 2008
    All glass IFR panel being planned.  IFR rating currently being obtained. (follow the progress)
     
  • November 2005
    AOA indicator
     Advanced Flight Systems AOA Pro installed.  This thing completely rocks!  It is now my PRIMARY landing instrument.

     
  • October 2005
    TruTrak ADI 
    10/5/05...just installed yesterday over at RV Central.  I haven't flown it yet, but took a picture this morning at 0700 before work.  (moved the Dynon over to the pax side).  Always playing with stuff...
     
  • Jan 2005
    New engine.  Upgraded from a Lyc O-320D2J and Sensenich FP propt to an ECi TITAN™ 180hp KitEngine (see its assembly) and Hartzell blended airfoil C/S prop.
     
  • May 2005
    TruTrak Pictorial Pilot
    ...added May 2005 as a replacement to the Trio Avionics head and Navaid servo out in the wingtip.  Now Flash has a TruTrak servo under the seat (btw, there was nothing wrong with the Trio - it worked flawlessly for the year and a half that I had it.  I'm slowly turning the plane into a IFR platform and this worked for me (can't have enough stuff that clearly shows wings level).
    Bought from www.AviationTechProducts.com and installed at www.RVCentral.us.   
     
  • Dynon EFIS-D10
    2004
     
  • TruTrak Altrak (see installation)
    2003
     

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