N695MD's Maiden Flight

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02-23-2011, 11:12 PM

chadfey

It was an exciting day as N695MD flew for the first time today with Jack Ardoyno at the controls. Certification of my dream took place on Feb. 22nd and today taxi tests commenced culminating in a much anticipated maiden flight that lasted approximately 45 minutes. For those of you that are anticipating the first flight of your Seawind, I can say the wait is worth the excitement that you will feel when you see your bird in the air. A big thanks goes out to Jack, Chris, John, and the crew from Planemakers for their work in making N695MD a flying reality today!




02-23-2011, 11:51 PM

Mike

Congrats Chad! Great to hear you are finally in the air. Many happy flights.

How long are you and Jack going to be in Florida?



02-24-2011, 06:22 PM

Tom Saccio

I'm thrilled for you Chad. It couldn't happen to a nicer guy. You deserve it. Yours was a dream that is shared by many. Fly high and fly safe.

Tom Saccio




02-24-2011, 09:07 PM

Fred Lohr


great news chad! one more seawind for the next flyin




02-25-2011, 08:52 AM

gderamel

congrats! love the paint scheme.
looking foreword to hearing/seeing your Seawind adventures.
give us some final stats on the plane... empty weight, speeds, etc!




02-26-2011, 10:54 PM

Mike

Forward video or pictures so I can add them to the forum.

Thanks




02-27-2011, 04:17 PM

keithw


Chad Congratulations, What a beautiful bird. Looking forward to seeing you at the fly-ins. Sun-n-Fun? Osh-- ??? Love-it Splash ins etc Hey how about the Air Venture Race? Mike R and I would love to have another Ha Ha I know, Not so fast. Keith Walljasper N80CC



02-27-2011, 09:12 PM

Tony Jurcan

Chad,
Good news Great looking Seawind.
Looking forward I see you having many enjoyable hours flying your Seawind.

Tony Jurcan

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03-01-2011, 11:47 AM

billhayes

Congratulations Chad, looking forward to seeing you and your bird, hopefully at next splash-in. Bill




03-02-2011, 02:07 AM

mike reibling

Congratulations Chad, looking forward to meeting you and your new wing, at next splash-in.
I would love to see some pics.

Mike Reibling




03-04-2011, 07:18 PM

Jack Ardoyno

Congratulations to Chad. It is a great flying plane. We were running a little rough from SRQ to Sparta, TN, where we met a great mechanic, John. He diagnosed our rough runner and lackluster performance to dirty injectors which he cleaned in record time and got us quickly back on the road. We climbed out of Sparta at almost 2,000 fpm getting to 6,000 feet in five minutes at 3,800 GW.

I'm hoping to see Chad with his lovely wife, Carmen, at the next Splashin.

Jack




03-07-2011, 11:09 AM

spenius

Congratulations and regards from Croatia

Zoran