---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 02/06/10: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:24 AM - Re: Some RV-8 Stick/Dual Time... (mr.gsun@gmail.com) 2. 11:25 AM - Re: Some RV-8 Stick/Dual Time... (Dale Ellis) 3. 04:22 PM - More on my RV6 for sale (rv6160hp@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:24:09 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: Some RV-8 Stick/Dual Time... From: mr.gsun@gmail.com If you are ever near Seattle (and it's not raining) I'm always happy to fly with someone in the right seat of my RV-7 taildragger. Especially someone that wants to buy fuel and meals!! I have a very nice 6 year old airplane with full dual controls, dual EFIS and dual brakes. Hangared at KPWT. I'm not an instructor, though. do not archive On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Carl Froehlich wrote: > carl.froehlich@verizon.net> > > Exactly what I did in an RV-6. The insurance company (Nation Air) was > happy > with time in any RV. > > Carl Froehlich > RV-8A (525 hrs) > RV-10 (systems install) > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Horton > Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 8:58 PM > To: rv-list@matronics.com > Subject: Re: RV-List: Some RV-8 Stick/Dual Time... > > > On 5 Feb 2010, at 20:33, Matt Dralle wrote: > > > I would like to get some dual time in in an RV-8 over the next few > > months. Is there anyone on the List kind of near the Livermore > > California airport with an RV-8 (taildragger) that has dual controls > > including rudder peddles and preferably a CS prop? With my RV-8 > > test flight quickly approaching, I would like to get 5-10 hours in > > an RV-8 before I go to get insurance and go for that first flight. > > I'm current, have over 100 hours in tailwheels, and carry aircraft > > renters insurance. > > You have a very hard time finding an RV-8 with rear seat brake pedals, > I can't imagine anyone who would sit in back while you flew from the > front without brakes back there. If you tried to fly from the back, > you'd find the view ahead fairly poor, plus likely have a poor view of > the ASI. And no brake pedals. > > I think an RV-6 or RV-7 is a much better aircraft for this training. > Both seats have brakes (if the builder did the right seat brake > option), and the view ahead and of the instrument panel is good from > the right seat. The -6 and -7 handle quite similarly to an RV-8, so > the training is very relevant. The longitudinal stick forces on the > -6 or -7 will be somewhere between those of the RV-8 solo and the RV-8 > with a pax. As a prospective -8 pilot, you would probably want to be > in the right seat of the -6 or -7, to put the stick in the right hand, > and the throttle in the left. > > Fly safe, > > -- > Kevin Horton > RV-8 > Ottawa, Canada > http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8 > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:25:48 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: Some RV-8 Stick/Dual Time... From: Dale Ellis Fly either the 6 or the 7 from the right seat. That way, the stick and throttle will be the correct hands!! On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Kevin Horton wrote: > > On 5 Feb 2010, at 20:33, Matt Dralle wrote: > >> I would like to get some dual time in in an RV-8 over the next few months. >> Is there anyone on the List kind of near the Livermore California airport >> with an RV-8 (taildragger) that has dual controls including rudder peddles >> and preferably a CS prop? With my RV-8 test flight quickly approaching, I >> would like to get 5-10 hours in an RV-8 before I go to get insurance and go >> for that first flight. I'm current, have over 100 hours in tailwheels, and >> carry aircraft renters insurance. > > You have a very hard time finding an RV-8 with rear seat brake pedals, I > can't imagine anyone who would sit in back while you flew from the front > without brakes back there. If you tried to fly from the back, you'd find > the view ahead fairly poor, plus likely have a poor view of the ASI. And no > brake pedals. > > I think an RV-6 or RV-7 is a much better aircraft for this training. Both > seats have brakes (if the builder did the right seat brake option), and the > view ahead and of the instrument panel is good from the right seat. The -6 > and -7 handle quite similarly to an RV-8, so the training is very relevant. > The longitudinal stick forces on the -6 or -7 will be somewhere between > those of the RV-8 solo and the RV-8 with a pax. As a prospective -8 pilot, > you would probably want to be in the right seat of the -6 or -7, to put the > stick in the right hand, and the throttle in the left. > > Fly safe, > > -- > Kevin Horton > RV-8 > Ottawa, Canada > http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8 > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 04:22:22 PM PST US Subject: RV-List: More on my RV6 for sale From: rv6160hp@aol.com In case you know of some interest...RV6 1999, 0320H2AD 160HP FP. $60,000 I added a new slide show, this of my ship all tore down and on display li ke 10 years ago.... A fan of my plane whom sent me these photos this week.. Seems he kept my planes photos all these years! Thank you Gary Palinkas http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=53904 Thanks for the bandwitdh...regards David Mc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.