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 The harmon rocket is a smoking hot mod to your RV Add a IO540 and look out!!
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10-27-2010, 03:06 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
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RV's are better in nearly every way than any current production certified airplane. I had a two seat Grumman Yankee for several years which was similar in lightness of controls but severely underpowered compared to most RV's. I always dreamed of converting the Yankee with "DMA" mods/STC's to a tail dragger and installing a 180hp Lycoming, but the limited amount of fuel on board makes the conversion less than ideal.
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10-27-2010, 04:30 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Lake Oswego, OR
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The factory is just down the street from here. I was there on business and the owner (Van?) popped in. He had just flown across town for his daily commute in to work. Very cool. Funny that so many folks know about them.
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10-27-2010, 06:58 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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Van's RV 6
Love the entire RV line. The 6 is perhaps the most user friendly b/c of the side by side seating. Not a "pretend fighter like" as the 3, 4 or 8, b/c of the side by side seating. However, most wife/girlfriend types get very cranky when forced to look at the back of your head for long periods of time.
RV 6s are excellent cross country airplanes b/c of the speed, range and ability to use a short strip, but are not the greatest for IFR work. They are a bit unstable for hard core IFR b/c they are designed for sport performance. Of course an Autopilot solves that problem. A friend of mine who is a former 747 captain had one for several years. He used it for long distance trips. He really wanted a RV 4, but his wife said she refused to stare at the back of his head for hours at a time. He now has a Bonanza b/c he needs the greater seating capacity. RV 6s are a little light in pitch. New pilots can struggle w/ pilot induced oscillation on the elevator. The power to weight makes them wonderful performers and their over handling is addicting. |
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