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Old 09-25-2015, 11:09 AM
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Default Cross country feasibility

One of my bucket list items is to build an RV and fly it to Oshkosh and KFFA. I like the RV-12 and would like feedback from those flying their RV-12s if this is feasible. I live in San Diego.

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Old 09-25-2015, 11:19 AM
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If one of our chapter members rode a Vespa from OSH back to Charlotte, NC, you can definitely fly a -12 to OSH and back.
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Old 09-25-2015, 11:26 AM
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Right, but he/she didn't have to fly over the Rocky Mountains.
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Old 09-25-2015, 11:35 AM
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From San Diego, you don't have to fly over the high parts of the Rocky Mountains either.
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Old 09-25-2015, 11:43 AM
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True.

I guess if Buck Rinker and his brother can fly a J3 from NJ to Los Angeles, an RV-12 should have no problem.
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Old 09-25-2015, 11:48 AM
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A friend of mine flew his RV-12 from Michigan to Van's Aircraft homecoming without any problems.
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Old 09-25-2015, 11:51 AM
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Not that I'd try the high Rockies, but I was curious about performance at higher altitudes. I loaded up with full fuel and ballast to gross weight and started climbing. I stopped at a DA of 11.5K and was climbing at 200 fpm.
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Old 09-25-2015, 12:09 PM
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... one think Van gets his RV12 demo machine to KOSH every year over the Rockies? Also, my hangar neighbor, a guy named Ken Krueger, flew his C-150 there last year with daughter Amy.

I flew my C172 a few times and -6a many times across the Rockies to Billings MT via Mullen Pass and I-90 (IFR doncha know). One does have to keep an eye on the changing WX along that route. A comfy height is 11.5 going, 12.5 back.
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Old 09-25-2015, 12:12 PM
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YES...It can do it!

Two years ago I ferried a new RV12 from Aurora, OR to Cape Cod via Palm Springs, Texas, Oklahoma, etc. 3412 miles and 36.3 hours. The plane ran like a top and max altitude was 11,500 across NM.

Just recently, I flew my RV12 from Cape Cod to Oklahoma and back. Two days each way, no problems. Having the ADS-B weather was a big help.

Some way to add an extra amount of fuel would have been helpful to stretch out the fuel stops.

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Right, but he/she didn't have to fly over the Rocky Mountains.
No but he could only take two lane roads and had to go through the Smokes.

All he had so say, after collecting on his bet, was, "There are a lot of trucks between here and there."
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