Kirk Groves RV 8

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="044fd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Western Pennsylvania RV Builders</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Western Pennsylvania RV Builders"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Workshop Registration"><U>Workshop Registration</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Workshop Photos"><U>Workshop Photos</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Workshop Price List"><U>Workshop Price List</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Workshop Syllabus"><U>Workshop Syllabus</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Student Comments"><U>Student Comments</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Larry Okeefe RV 7A "><U> Larry Okeefe RV 7A </U></A>   |   <B> Kirk Groves RV 8</B>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Don Marks RV 7"><U>Don & Marks RV 7</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Favorite Links"><U>Favorite Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wayne Dawson RV 7A"><U>Wayne Dawson RV 7A</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fred Shiple RV 7 "><U>Fred Shiple RV 7 </U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="045d2b03.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I> Kirk Groves RV 8</I></div> <div> <B>Kirk Groves RV 8 Project</B></div> <div> Last weekend Kirk Groves brought his RV 8 project to our facility. I'm looking forward to helping Kirk complete his aircraft.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="088e0680.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Kirk's RV 8</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="089e0680.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Here's Nickie helping hang Kirks engine.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="08ae0680.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Putting in the last cotter pin.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="08b38aa0.jpg" border=0 width="568" height="426" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Left side of firewall.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="08c38aa0.jpg" border=0 width="568" height="426" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Battery installation. January 4, 2006</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="08d38aa0.jpg" border=0 width="568" height="426" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Drop down electrical panel.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="08e30a40.jpg" border=0 width="560" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Instrument Panel</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0bcf4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> June 21,2006 First engine run on Kirks 8..........</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0bef4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> An RV Smile in the making. Just about a month away from first flight.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0c1f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Like Father Like Son. This is Kirks son Raif. Is this kid cute or WHAT??</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0cff4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>One Step Closer To Flying</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d1f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Kirk Taxing Out For His First Flight</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d3f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>N420WM Dakota Queen Fly's 9/15/06</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d5f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>There It Is Folks (The RV Smile)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d7f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The Traditional WPA RV BUILDERS Bottle Of Champagne</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d9f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>I Did It!!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0dbf4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Kirk, Laura, and Raif</B></div> <bR> <div> Another milestone today for WPA RV BUILDERS. This was our second first flight this year. We had to wait out the weather today but </div> <div> it cleared enough to go fly. Kirk did a great job flying today. The airplane handled perfectly. Temperatures and pressures were</div> <div> perfect. The ball was centered with both feet on the floor and the true airspeed was 190 MPH at 25 square. Now I can't wait to get </div> <div> wheel pants and fairings on this one. This is going to be one hot RV-8. </div> <div> Congratulations to Kirk and all of our friends at Rostraver KFWQ who helped make this happen.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0e7f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                                                                                        <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><B>  One Happy Family</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>