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Bill Markey’s RV-4 flew for the first time. Here’s more on his long journey:<\/p>\n

Kit number 4434 has finally made it into the air, after 23 years, one interstate move, six different jobs (including my own business), and nearly 10 years parked up under a sheet while I dealt with family priorities.<\/p>\n

In the first flight, the plane had a slight heavy left wing and will require a small amount of right rudder at full power, as is normal.<\/p>\n

My plane includes: YO-320 D2G, Whirlwind GA200L ground adjustable prop, Dynon avionics, manual trim, and manual flaps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-27830","vans_first_flight","type-vans_first_flight","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBill Markey's RV-4 - Van's Aircraft Total Performance RV Kit Planes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vansaircraft.com\/first-flights\/bill-markeys-rv-4\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bill Markey's RV-4 - Van's Aircraft Total Performance RV Kit Planes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bill Markey’s RV-4 flew for the first time. 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