Pete Howell - RV9A

N789PH started life as an RV-9AQB kit in the fall of 2003.  Almost 3 years to the day later, she was signed off by Tim Mahoney and became the magic carpet of the Howell family.  Doug Weiler shook out any initial squawks and then handed her over to me.  She is propelled by an 160HP ECI kit engine I helped build in Tulsa and a Hartzell CS prop.  Ignition is by Emag and Pmag and fuel is supplied by old fashioned Marvel tractor carb.  Lots of experimentation taught me how to run LOP and fuel mileage is exceptional.  I rolled my own nav lights from high intensity LEDs and the landing light is an HID unit of my own design using Audi headlight parts.  I made my own plenum for about $60 by scrounging for materials and copying designs from others.  The world (mostly my wife) tracks me via an APRS radio unit
in the wingtip.

9er-Pop-Hotel has taken us on many trips, including visits to Big Sky, Steamboat, Milwaukee, South Bend and Kansas City.   We havevisited relatives all over Iowa as well.  The pilgrimage to Oshkosh was done in the summer of 2008.  She flies great, fast or slow, and lands like a dream.

Here's some links to more photos:

http://picasaweb.google.com/fly.rv9A/RV9A02#5084895328420078802

http://picasaweb.google.com/fly.rv9A/RV9A02#5084895319830144178

http://picasaweb.google.com/fly.rv9A/SunriseOverMinnesota#512607209610
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http://picasaweb.google.com/fly.rv9A/Plenum2#5260585085890188850

http://picasaweb.google.com/fly.rv9A/SBJuly4#5219361372881891714

http://picasaweb.google.com/trackker.ant/RVKids#5281556298696633346

http://picasaweb.google.com/trackker.ant/RVKids#5281556301268753858