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On May 7th 2005 at 7:44am, VH-OME took to the skies for her maiden test flight. On board was builder and test pilot Adam Barrow. The flight went perfectly and all systems functioned as expected. The flight was met by very calm comditions, and cold temperatures, perfect for a test flight.
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A nice shot
of the inversion forming |
vent panel
on inflation |
Student Pilot
Joe on the mouth |
Inflated
doing checks |
nice side
shot |
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Ready to
roll |
Look closely,
just off the ground |
Low and slow |
nice shape |
did I mention
low? |
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first landing
approach |
not bad,
very light when solo |
climbing
out |
view of the
other side |
final landing
approach |