Day 16--we have liftoff!

Hello everyone & welcome back!

16 work days ago, our little airplane looked like this:

Now, it looks like this:

And today, it did this (sorry, video won't play on your iOS device...but trust me--our plane flew today!):

Although we flew today, we have a long ways to go.  We still have to calibrate all the avionics and fine-tune our engine.  We also have a lot on the airplane to finish prior to painting: rear seats, speed fairings, cargo pod, hatch cover bodywork....  So the 'blog doesn't end here, but we may slow down a bit.  Our last week and a half in Arlington includes flying the FAA-required 40 hours off our airplane and fixing all of our 'squawks' (any minor issues with the aircraft). 

Thanks to all the awesome people at Glasair Aviation for helping us make our airplane dream come true!

I'll write a couple more posts while we're here to show you the continued work, and perhaps some of the places we fly in our 40 hours.  Please keep checking in!

Blue Skies,
Eric & Tracy