Ferrell N44VF

Brett Ferrell N44VF

Airworthiness Date: 07/13/2007
Builder:                       Brett Ferrell

Overview

Your Wiki host sports a fixed gear XL powered by a high-compression-IO540.

I wrote a piece for the fourth quarter 2002 Velocity Views, so check it out if you have a minute.

N44VF was damaged in an off-airport landing in Otsico, Indiana while en route to the CSA Rough River Canard Fly-in at Rough River State Park outside of Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday September 27th, 2008. Read about it here and see some pictures below.

As of late May 2010 we're back in the air. Check out our pictures below, and our second first flight videos are on YouTube (coming here soon). My recording rig is:

• Onboard video - ContourHD
  
• Onboard Audio - Olympus DS30 with aircraft interface
  
• ground camera - Crappy Sony DCR-DVD300 (new HD camera ordered)
  
• APRS Tracker - Byonics MicroTrak300
  
  

As of the summer 2012, we've finished our exterior finish work, having installed our Graphics vinyl , and have had a custom interior installed by David Spano, a Velocity builder and upholsterer in Chicago.

You can see where 44 Victor Fox is currently (or track our last flight) via APRS at aprs.velocityxl.com. You can also see our videos at Velocity_Videos#Ferrell_N44VF.

Misc Pictures

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  Kitplanes/Sport Aviation Completions Photo

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  Sport Aviation Completions Article

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  Kitplanes Completions Article

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  N44VF Dave at the Ready

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  N44VF Second Flight

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  N44VF

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  Our paint scheme designed by Elizabeth

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  Scheme worked up by AirGraphics LLC

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  Our new, official mascot!

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  Our first generation mascot

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  Nason 400-40 Metallic Blue

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  N44VF

Flying Pictures

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  Visiting Andy in Kalamazoo

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  Visiting Andy in Kalamazoo

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  Visiting Andy in Kalamazoo

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  Visiting Andy in Kalamazoo

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Exterior Pictures

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  Painted fuselage side

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  Painted fuselage front

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  Terry Miles visits

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  Terry's N821TM

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  N821TM in Bob/Jerrys hangar with them

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  Velocity parking!

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  Jerry and Terry

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Interior Pictures

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  GRT Panel with CO Guardian

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  Arm rest and control boot

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  Carpet and keel

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  Door pin and handle

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  Door cover

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  Upholstered door

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  Finished overhead beams and roof

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  Finished side wall

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  Finished whale tail

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  Door tag in our font

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  Stake cutout

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  Overhead panel

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  Door windlace

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  Fuel gauge lighting

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  Fuel gauge lighting

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Crash Pictures

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  From the Newpaper, immediately after the incident

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  Touchdown zone

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  We struck a heavy reflector pole while avoiding putting a wing into a car windsheild

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  The second pole just graced the strobe

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  Oil sprayed everywhere in the hose, and rand through the cracks

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  Oil was running under Elizabeth's feet prior to touchdown

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  Parked at our new friends (the Finkelstein's) house

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  APRS Tracking of Incident Flight

Rough River 2011 Pictures

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Decal Pictures

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  Our decals were installed by Robert Palo, a real artist

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  The decals were printed by Air Graphics LLC

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  Based on a concept by Elizabeth

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  Beth worked with KateCheramy and Cassie Theel at Air Graphics

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Model Pictures

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Videos

Check out the rest of our videos on my YouTube Channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/bferrell/

N44VF First Flight 7 September 2007, Dave Bertram test pilot

Scott Swing talks canard flying technique - includes an example of canard stall