-------------- Original message from Dennis Haverlah <clouduster@austin.rr.com>: --------------


> I made my first flight this evening!! All systems worked fine - cooling
> was marginal in climb but we had a good inversion and the outside air
> temperature was quite warm. Several neighbors videoed the flight and I
> heard several comments about how quiet the rotary plane was when we
> played the video. We had a 180 hp RV-7A flying chase and on the video
> it was much louder!! Only flew about 10 minutes but made an acceptable
> landing considering there were about 50 people watching. I'll post some
> picures of the plane later tonight.
>
> Dennis Haverlah
> RV-7A, Renesis, James Cowl
> Radiators under engine
> Catto 76 in dia- 88 in pitch
> EC-2, Em-2, RD1-C