Considering selling the RV...

[Ironflight]

I agree with all those who suggest partnerships on a second, specialty airplane. I personally would always want my own personal airplane (and an RV is just about impossible to beat), but for a specialty, something you use far less than all the time, a partnership is outstanding. We just did the first flight on our four-seat, high wing, all-metal bushplane - a Dream Tundra - yesterday morning. It is the perfect airplane for us to explore the back-country geology of the west - with two dogs, camping gear, and lots of water. Since we don't need that to be all ours, we have a great partner, and frankly, we could probably even have a couple more.

Now I need to find three other people in our area that want to share a Subsonex....... $30K each, and we'd have a neat little personal jet! Just like a Cub - you only fly it for an hour at a time.....

[Ed_Wischmeyer]

The AirCam is far, far and away the best plane going for giving rides -- passengers absolutely love it, even those reluctant to fly in other small planes. And it provides far more sensations than even an open cockpit airplane. However, they're slow and not much good for anything else. I put 100 hours on mine but sold it when I lived in Iowa. Something about cold temperatures... Had I kept mine, it would have appreciated significantly in the last six years.

The SeaRey amphibian has excellent flying characteristics (and that was before they put the new ailerons on it) and water flying is a total hoot. The view out the front is excellent for both people. Unfortunately, where I live all the water is salt or brackish, or I'd have one. And the SeaRey is also slow.

[acroflyrgirl]

Paul has a great idea. I've had my eye out for someone with a Bearhawk that wants a partner, or swap the Bearhawk for my RV from time to time.
No such thing as too many airplanes.

[craigw]

I'm curious... people mentioning selling planes because of medicals... do you think you are unsafe to fly? If not, you do realize in the next 12-18 months the medical requirement for the vast majority of GA private pilots will be gone... right?

[togaflyer]

AOPA has good information on creating partnerships or Fractional Ownership.

[Vlad]

Downgrade to bare bone RV9. She flies slower, very stable, you can keep up with a Cub gang and have decent short field capabilities. I've heard they make them LSA too

[JohnCFord]

Very nice pic! ;-) ~J~

[Tram]

I think you guys are right...

I don't rightly know what I'd do without the RV.. I need to find some partners in a Cub or something similar.

I'd love to have a CH701 I think, just to play in.


[ed. Jeff, your profile doesn't list where you live, other than USA, so if you're near DFW give me a ring. We'll go for a Cub ride. I'll even give you the 'roomy' seat (the back). v/r,dr]

[Canadian_JOY]

Originally Posted by Tram

I'd love to have a CH701 I think, just to play in.

Now THAT's slow!

I'm fortunate to have my own "low and slow" airplane as well as having access to a faster, heavier hauler. It's a great combination. When the airplane I'm building finally gets airborne, I expect the "low and slow" airplane may be replaced by a membership in a multi-partner airplane, either the CH750 Cruzer or the Fleet Canuck. This type of arrangement truly represents the best of all worlds.

[Tram]

[ed. Jeff, your profile doesn't list where you live, other than USA, so if you're near DFW give me a ring. We'll go for a Cub ride. I'll even give you the 'roomy' seat (the back). v/r,dr]

That's awful gracious of you, I'm in Alabama, but if I get in the DFW area, I'll give you a shout.

I've about decided the RV needs to stay, or at least be sold and replaced with something different than a Cub, more like a Starduster Too.

We've had the RV for a while, I guess I'm kinda wanting a change of pace.