Waiex 165 First Flight

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Waiex 165 First Flight

Postby saddler » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:13 am

Yesterday, 10/16/15, Waiex #165 successfully completed it's first flight! The airplane flew really well with very little trim to be required. The flight was really uneventful. Thanks for all of the help on this site as it definitely made the build process easier. I'm looking forward to flying Phase 1 and completing the finish!

Waiex 165
Conventional gear
Hummel 2400cc VW
Aerobatic ailerons

https://www.facebook.com/Waiex165/video ... 569285635/
Sean Saddler
Troy, OH
Waiex #165
First Flight 10/16/2015
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Waiex 165 First Flight

Postby Sonex1517 » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:15 am

Awesome!

Congratulations!


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Sonex 1517
Chicagoland
Tails and Wings complete - finishing fuselage.
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Re: Waiex 165 First Flight

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat Oct 17, 2015 9:07 am

Awesome Sean and congratulations!
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Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
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Re: Waiex 165 First Flight

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat Oct 17, 2015 11:39 am

I sound a bit like a Robbie echo on that last post! I have since watched the video. That Hummel 2400 sounds great!
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
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Re: Waiex 165 First Flight

Postby Rynoth » Sat Oct 17, 2015 1:14 pm

Awesome, congrats!
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Re: Waiex 165 First Flight

Postby MichaelFarley56 » Sat Oct 17, 2015 1:50 pm

Congrats Sean! The plane looks great!

Which airport do you base the plane? You're not far away!
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Re: Waiex 165 First Flight

Postby saddler » Sun Oct 18, 2015 1:10 am

Thanks! It's based at I17 (Piqua Hartzell Field).
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Troy, OH
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First Flight 10/16/2015
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Re: Waiex 165 First Flight

Postby GordonTurner » Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:03 am

Pretty awesome Sean. Congratulations. Nice panel too, and it looks like everything worked.

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