Dream came true over the weekend!

Good friend is a Captain with United Airlines...and a certified flight instructor. He has spent the past three and a half years building his own airplane. The RV-14 weighs in at about 1,200 pounds empty...and just under 3,000 pounds with a full load of fuel. He can go about 4 hours before having to stop for gas. Technically...this is an aerobatic aircraft...and the Captain has tested that successfully with rolls and loops. We DID NOT do either of those things yesterday...but against his better judgement...he did give control of the aircraft to me for about 50-minutes of our hour-long flight. We stayed at about 4,000-feet for the duration.

Dream come true for me!

The stick is remarkably sensitive. The slightest bit of pressure will get the airplane to respond.

We took off from Warrenton-Faquier airport up here in NOVA...and flew around that region for the hour.

What an amazing experience!

Posted: 07/15/2019 at 10:32AM

Dream came true over the weekend! -- great2bahokie 07/15/2019 10:32AM

So that's what that annoying sound was. -- MikeVT85 07/16/2019 03:02AM

At first I thought you were going to say 2 chicks at the same time -- vt_mughal 07/15/2019 10:11PM

Let me know the next time you're behind the stick so I can stf inside ** -- Brown Water 07/15/2019 12:40PM

Like he can't just hit your house with you inside. At least outside, you -- Late 80s Hokie 07/15/2019 4:38PM

Is that classified as a "real airplane", or ultralight? -- Hokie360 07/15/2019 12:09PM

There are several classifications of aircraft for "regular Joes." -- EDGEMAN 07/15/2019 3:08PM

Real airplane. ** -- great2bahokie 07/15/2019 12:49PM

I've been on the fence about building a RV-8 -- EDGEMAN 07/15/2019 11:18AM

United Captains with tenure...like my buddy...have lots of time off -- great2bahokie 07/15/2019 11:21AM

Your friend is a certifiable nut . . . -- YardBird 07/15/2019 10:40AM

Remember the fake steering wheel toys in cars for kids. Same thing here : ) ** -- TexasGobbler 07/15/2019 2:34PM

I got this. -- YardBird 07/15/2019 3:01PM

Truth. ** -- great2bahokie 07/15/2019 10:40AM

Anyone can land an aircraft. -- ElbertoHokie 07/15/2019 10:39AM

My bike has wheels. I've crashed that plenty of times. ** -- great2bahokie 07/15/2019 10:42AM

If you aren't crashing, you aren't trying hard enough. ** -- Hokie360 07/15/2019 12:11PM

Cockpit... -- great2bahokie 07/15/2019 10:32AM

Wow looks like he loaded it up with modern avionics. Very nice ** -- HokieAl 07/15/2019 11:07AM

Was pretty wild watching all the info flashing at us as we went up! ** -- great2bahokie 07/15/2019 11:11AM

Beautiful day to fly! -- great2bahokie 07/15/2019 10:33AM

No texting while flying! ** -- Stork 07/15/2019 11:24AM

Great2b pretending to be a pilot -- great2bahokie 07/15/2019 10:34AM

THat sunshade looks important. Can it get really hot in there? -- HokieSignGuy 07/15/2019 10:51AM

From ground level through 1,000 feet up...it was very hot! -- great2bahokie 07/15/2019 10:58AM

So, when the air comes in full force -- VaTechie 07/15/2019 11:11AM

I took the headset off once during the flight. It was loud. Very loud. -- great2bahokie 07/15/2019 11:17AM

So, a tad worse than a jeep? ** -- HokieSignGuy 07/15/2019 12:02PM

LOL... ** -- great2bahokie 07/15/2019 12:07PM

Dream came true over the weekend!

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