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1. 12:04 AM - Official Usage Guideline [Please Read] [Monthly Posting] (Matt Dralle)
2. 05:42 AM - Re: Please save me from RV-8 remorse (Doug Ripley)
3. 09:55 AM - Re: Please save me from RV-8 remorse (Crosley, Rich)
4. 10:01 AM - Re: Please save me from RV-8 remorse (Lawson, Michael)
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| Subject: | Official Usage Guideline [Please Read] [Monthly Posting] |
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--> RV8-List message posted by: Matt Dralle <dralle@matronics.com>
Dear Lister,
Please read over the RV8-List Usage Guidelines below. The complete
RV8-List FAQ including these Usage Guidelines can be found at the
following URL:
http://www.matronics.com/FAQs/RV8-List.FAQ.html
Thank you,
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
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RV8-List Usage Guidelines
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| Subject: | Re: Please save me from RV-8 remorse |
--> RV8-List message posted by: "Doug Ripley" <dougr@hurricanefilter.com>
Michael,
I agree with the others, and add two points.
1. Being close, shoulder-to-shoulder with your wife is nice......but it's a
pain in the rear when it's a 200 lb guy with bad breath! I've been a
passenger in both, and take the back seat of the -8 over the SBS arrangement
ANY DAY!
2. You're so far along on your -8, don't sell it (at a loss of labor) to
start the -7!!!!! Finish it, fly it, wait to see if she likes / dislikes,
then change. They're worth more finished. Your wife's comfort when
comparing the two is a minor detail. I knew a guy that got rid of his -4
and bought a -6 because his wife didn't like riding in the back. She never
rode in the -6. Point there is that if your wife does like to fly, she'll
enjoy either plane. Satisfy yourself!!!!
PRESS ON!!!!!!!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawson, Michael" <mikel@SSD.FSI.com>
Subject: RV8-List: Please save me from RV-8 remorse
> --> RV8-List message posted by: "Lawson, Michael" <mikel@SSD.FSI.com>
>
> Fellow RV-8/8A lovers,
>
> I was just making more progress on my wings last night, when a nasty
thought
> hit me: "Why am I building an RV-8 -- an RV-7 would be much better, in
> terms of passenger comfort, as a platform for getting my instrument
rating,
> and in terms of baggage space."
>
> When I started on my -8, I was single, and had the "fighter plane"
> mentality. Now that I just got married, I have to think that maybe the
wife
> would be happier in a side-by-side. I even considered trying to figure
out
> if my existing -8 wings and tail could be used in a -7, but alas, I have
> already received the -8 fuselage. (FWIW, the wife has not expressed a
> tandem/SBS preference either way; she just wishes I would take her flying
in
> SOMETHING first before this plane is done...) ;-)
>
> So, what I'm hoping for is for some encouragement from some of y'all who
are
> happily flying your RV-8's/RV-8A's that I've got a great plane going here
> and that I don't need to backtrack to doing a -7.
>
> Thanks for any encouragement.
>
> Michael Lawson
> Tulsa, OK
> RV-8A 81825 (finishing wings, starting tanks)
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> Please save me from RV-8 remorse
>
>
> Fellow RV-8/8A lovers,
>
>
> I was just making more progress on my wings last night, when a nasty
thought hit me: Why am I building an RV-8 -- an RV-7 would be much better,
in terms of passenger comfort, as a platform for getting my instrument
rating, and in terms of baggage space.
>
>
> When I started on my -8, I was single, and had the fighter plane
mentality. Now that I just got married, I have to think that maybe the wife
would be happier in a side-by-side. I even considered trying to figure out
if my existing -8 wings and tail could be used in a -7, but alas, I have
already received the -8 fuselage. (FWIW, the wife has not expressed a
tandem/SBS preference either way; she just wishes I would take her flying in
SOMETHING first before this plane is done...) ;-)
>
>
> So, what I'm hoping for is for some encouragement from some of y'all who
are happily flying your RV-8's/RV-8A's that I've got a great plane going
here and that I don't need to backtrack to doing a -7.
>
>
> Thanks for any encouragement.
>
>
> Michael Lawson
>
> Tulsa, OK
>
> RV-8A 81825 (finishing wings, starting tanks)
>
> do not archive
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Please save me from RV-8 remorse |
--> RV8-List message posted by: "Crosley, Rich" <RCROSLEY@HRTEXTRON.TEXTRON.COM>
I am getting ready to fly my "8" and center line seating is ideal for both
passengers. She can see equally well out both sides and has more room. I
also have built a Christen Eagle and my wife liked the back seat in that
too. Besides the pilot is suppose to be sitting in the center of the
airplane. Ever seen a bird with his head off center? You will find that
most wives aren't interested in just drilling around for the joy of flying
but are most interested in the destination. Consequently you will be flying
solo a lot and center line seating is where it's at for that kind of flying.
Also if the "8" doesn't have enough baggage space you're taking to much junk
along.
Rich Crosley
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| Subject: | RE: Please save me from RV-8 remorse |
--> RV8-List message posted by: "Lawson, Michael" <mikel@SSD.FSI.com>
Thanks for all the kind replies! You did your job; you all reconfirmed the
things that made me choose the -8 to begin with. (And I also realize now
that if I want instruments for a back seat instructor/GIB, I can do that,
too, a la Ed Kowalski's plane.)
I'll keep pounding those rivets!
:-)
Michael Lawson
Tulsa, OK
RV-8A 81825 (finishing wings, beginning tanks)
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RE: Please save me from RV-8 remorse
Thanks for all the kind replies! You did your job; you all reconfirmed the things
that made me choose the -8 to begin with. (And I also realize now that if I
want instruments for a back seat instructor/GIB, I can do that, too, a la Ed
Kowalski's plane.)
I'll keep pounding those rivets!
:-)
Michael Lawson
Tulsa, OK
RV-8A 81825 (finishing wings, beginning tanks)
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