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Grip It & Rip It
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SoCal
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Van's RV 6
Hey pelican pilots! What do you think of the RV-6?
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Location: Linn County, Oregon
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Hope to get a ride in the RV7 soon...my former f-111 pilot buddy says his is nearly completed...
But wait...these are stunt rated, right? Maybe I don't want that ride... 
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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.) |
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10-26-2010, 04:11 PM
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Grip It & Rip It
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 They look like fun!
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10-26-2010, 04:13 PM
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Taildragger or Trike?
I think RVs are cool, though I always get the numbers mixed up.   
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
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Try the taildragger. A bit faster and looks better. They are good airplanes and have a large following.
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10-26-2010, 04:29 PM
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I don't like the side by side seating, prefer the 3b,4 or 8
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10-26-2010, 04:37 PM
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i wouldn't kick it out of bed for eating crackers.
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10-26-2010, 04:54 PM
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Friend is building an RV 10 right now. Looks pretty nice and apparantly is a very capable airplane.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Port Hope (near Toronto) On, Canada
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The SDS fuel injection owners used a 6A as their test mule, they presently are building a 10
Lots of guys use SDS in aircraft. SDS EM-4: Aircraft In depth of the RV10 build. SDS EM-4: Aircraft
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10-26-2010, 07:05 PM
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Max, the "slo" is left over from my time there and even though I have heard the town has changed over the years, I still have a fond spot for SLO. If I were still there, you'd find me at Tio Alberto's all the time.
Just a round trip today, left VNY, cruised to Catalina, did not land there today, then back to the mainland, up the coast a bit to about Point Mugu, over to the Channel Islands, then back over Camarillo via Simi Valley back to VNY.  Here's the Tiger I fly.... 
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10-26-2010, 08:29 PM
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Sounds like a fun trip. Cruising over near the mountains I like to drive around in.
That Tiger is very sporty for something you do not have to assemble before flight.  Say, have we ever met? Maybe on a New Year's Day Hangover Run? That Arena Red in your "garage" sure looks great in the Willow Springs sun. Lots of depth and vibrance.
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Wichita, KS
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A co-worker just finished his second RV, he loves them.
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LOVE the RV!
A friend built an RV8A (I prefer the taildragger) that I got to fly. Just a really nice flying airplane. 180HP IIRC. Cruise flight towards a typical summer cumulous build up, pitch the airplane up 20/30 degrees, slow roll over the top, and level out still doing 120mph - nice. Good cross country machine and a stable IFR platform I am told.
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Jimbo went with the trike gear, glass cockpit. Forget which engine. Guess he prefers the trike over the tail dragger for visibility...what he's used to, I suppose.
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