first flight

[darrellpralle]

july 24th 2013 kitfox 765DP made it's first flight after 1500 hrs over a period of 3 yrs 3 months. all went well thanks to transition training from stick and rudder.

[GWright6970]

Good deal! Nice to read!:D

[Esser]

It didn't happen if there are no pictures ;)

[cubtractor]

Congrats!!

[DesertFox4]

Congrats to you Darrell. Big event, and yes there should be photos.:);)

[cjb]

Congrats on your first flight!

[Pilot4Life]

Good work Darrell. What an accomplishment! Congrats....

[bbryan]

Say, is that N number 765 also the serial #. I think mine is 766.

[HighWing]

Darrell,
Congratulations. It is quite the feeling to be sure. Keep us posted.
Lowell

[Danh]

Congratulations

[HansLab]

Congrats!! Especially interested in all the details because my own first flight is bound to be these weeks/months...
Wishing you many, many safe and joyful hours

[DanB]

Way to go Darrell! Enjoy phase one

[jamesmil]

now the fun begins;)

[Dorsal]

Awesome!! way to go :D

[darrellpralle]

no, it not the serial #. 765 is the month and year we got married. we got married 7/25/65, first flight 7/24. pretty close

[WISDAN]

Congrats! Have a great time flying during phase 1

Dan G

[dginok]

Congratulations from way over here in Norman, Darrell!
Just the motivation I need to keep heading to the garage.

[darrellpralle]

doug, if you're ever up enid way-give me a shout. E-mail Darrell@pralle.0rg--=-=from covering to flying was about 2 years

[SkyPirate]

I raise my eye's to the sky's
I see clouds dancing on a breeze

broken by the sounds of joy
as a pilot maneuvers his craft with ease

over the clouds under them too,..dodging and occasional duck :)
other pilots gaze with envy, wishing they had his luck

to fly this craft from thought to completion
assembling everything from the box

not all can proudly say I built my bird ,..this amazing machine, my Kitfox
we pilots tip our hats to those who have prevailed

to beat the clock of life we all have , fighting it tooth and nail
to feel the wind lift our souls with the life we gave our planes

as with all first's ..the very experience that no one can steel
as we lay in bed that very night before the pavement releases the wheels

every thought pertaining to reconstruction of our dream
this amazing little plane we love our kitfox flying machine :)


congrats~!! :)

ps excuse any non rhyming phrases ..just wrote it as I was typing :)

[DesertFox4]

I'd say that captures the feeling of first flight in an aircraft built with your own hands quite well Chase.:)

[SkyPirate]

I've been there a few times Steve, although i havent built a kitfox yet,..someday maybe, right now i just want some kitfox wings lifting my soul :) working on it

[darrellpralle]

just an update. flew off the 40 hrs in two months. now have almost 50 hrs. the plane flies great and am having a ball.

[DesertFox4]

Congrats. Darrell. Glad to hear it is working well. Have fun. :)