Summer activites or other things, but I tried to at least work a couple Month, if not 2, that I didn't even work on the kit, preoccupied by
I pushed on with the build, while trying to maintain at least 2 With a Quickbuild Fuselage I still had a long way to go before flight. Progress in 450 hours, completing most of the tailcone and wings, even As it turned out though, while I could see some great Progress (in appearance) that when I first drafted this writing, I wasĤ50 man-hours into the project and thought I may possibly fly in 2005 31,Ģ003, before the kit prices went up for 2004.an annual occurance. Quickly realized that I could *DO* this plane building stuff. That he "allowed" me to help rivet and proseal his fuel tanks, that I Rivet his RV-4 wing skins one night, and the was so absolutely nice Though.which I greatly owe to my buddy Rick. Then and there that with it's performance specs, good looks, andįreedom of maintenance, that the RV-10 was for me. With all of the highest tech goodies I wanted (See my panel), and the possibilities that were brought on by being able to travel cross-country at higher speeds.Īfter visiting OSH in 2004 and seeing the RV-10 for the first time ( OSH pictures) I knew Own maintenance (saving a LOT of money), I got to start fresh with You there faster, which will require you to pack less "comfort" items Sundowner, but with the extra speed (see below), it will absolutely get The RV-10 doesn't have quite the baggage capacity of the enormous (about 112-115kts average) and the fact that the plane was built inġ977 and it wasn't legal for me to do all of my own maintenance. Lacking in the Sundowner for me were climb rate (about 800fpm), speed Visibility over the nose, and out all windows.
The RV-10 is also said to fly like a Bonanza, and I found the two very To fly like a Bonanza) is very equal to the RV-10 in feel. RV-10 for over 170 hours, I personally think the Sundowner (which is It's beautiful in the way itįlies, very stable, very precise, with great roll-rate.far better (They're 5 & 7 now in 11/06) We owned that plane fromĢ000-2005, and traveling by plane in the Sundowner had My kids were 3 and 5 towards the start of my RV-10 build. Up until about OSH 2005, I was still flying that Purchased with my father in a partnership, with extremely low hours on My purchase was a beautiful 1977 Sundowner I decided to keep myĮyes open for a good 4-place kit, but purchase something else in the Wouldn't want a kid to kick with their feet, and worse yet, there was It was extremely sensitive in the stick.something you Showed me that it was impossible to think if it as a family Was destined for a family in a short year or two, and the -6 demo ride The RV-6 is aīeautiful plane, as are all of Van's kit planes. It's shocking to say this, but I was disappointed. Took a demo ride, prepared to put down my money the next week. They wereįast, and could be built with simple aluminum working tools. For years I had admired Van's RV-6 kits,Īs a fantastic plane that I'd love to own and fly.
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