first flight

[mr bill]

After six years of putzing in the garage, it flew! Did 7 take offs and landings in a friends Kitfox this morning and flew mine in the afternoon. These MK4s are quick and light on the controls, but doable. The 912 ULS with a zipper kit suprised me, very fast acceleration and climb. Wow!! Many thanks to John and Debra for their support.

[DesertFox4]

Congrats Bill. Great day when you can fly an aircraft you built.
The 4 is a great handling aircraft. The zipper kit in a 912 uls should make it really sporty. Have fun. Well done.

[efwd]

Congratulations Bill! Enjoy the test flight phase.

[avidflyer]

Good for you! All that work is now paying off. JImChuk

[David47]

Gotta be a great day when you get to fly that project you've worked on for so long. Congratulations.

[rosslr]

Nice one Mr Bill! Well done! I like your approach on the day to preparing - getting familiar in another aircraft and then the first flight! And a MK4 with a zipper kit would have made it 'sporty'! I have flown my friend Craig's MK4 with the ordinary Mk 4 and that is pretty sporty without the zipper kit! Would be interesting to hear about your numbers as you do the fly off.

Hope you continue to enjoy it!

cheers

[Av8r3400]

Congratulations, Bill.

What airport are you flying out of?

[Wheels]

Great Job Mr. Bill. I too love your approach to the flight with a morning familiarization/recap/appetizer. Very Cool plane. enjoy.

[HighWing]

Got to love the IV. Got to love the feeling. Congratulations!

[jrevens]

What a great accomplishment, Mr. Bill! The first flight in an airplane you built yourself is an extraordinary experience. I wish you many years of fun and adventure with your new bird ... it's beautiful!