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Old 20th Sep 2009, 18:17
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polyfiber
 
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First flight RV8

A friend of mine is just completing a RV8 and wanted me to do the initial flight for him. At first I was under the assumtion that it would be it would be myself solo and agreed to it.

Now however he is talking about "being along for the ride" and I feel this is inviting disaster should anything actually happen. It is my understanding as well that no passengers can be caried until the first 40 hours are flown off and obviously you cannot have two pilots in command at once.

I think I will tell him to do his own initial flight test, he did an excellant job building the plane, I feel he will have no problems flying it.
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