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View Poll Results: How many RV hours a year do you fly?
1-25 hrs 10 6.06%
25-50 hrs 12 7.27%
50-75 hrs 28 16.97%
75-100 hrs 33 20.00%
>100 hrs 82 49.70%
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Old 09-02-2010, 06:40 AM
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Default how many hours/year

***PLEASE DO NOT VOTE IF YOU ARE NOT ACTIVELY FLYING AN RV - FIRST POLL OPTION SHOULD BE 1-25 HOURS/YEAR***
I did my first flight over a month ago, and I still only have around 5 hrs on the plane. I'm lucky if I can get out there to fly once a week... more than that is a challenge. I figure I'll be lucky to get 50hrs/year on my plane. I'm actually fine with that... just means it'll be longer before I have to do major repairs or an overhaul (at 50 hours a year it'll be at least 30 yeas before I need a major engine overhaul!).
I'm curious though, for those of you guys who are actively flying your RVs, how many hours a year do you get on it? What's your life situation re:job, kids etc and how do you work your flying time in?
I'm attaching a Poll for the numbers.
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Old 09-02-2010, 06:49 AM
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I had to check 0-25 since I have not purchased my RV yet. Trying to get rid of one of my certified planes first
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Old 09-02-2010, 06:53 AM
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I fly ever other day or so. Probably 3-5 hours a week.
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Old 09-02-2010, 08:04 AM
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I have been averaging about 160 hours a year.

I practice formation and/or acro a couple days a week and during airshow season I travel to different venues around the country.

I also do a fair amount of traveling since I live in Georgia and have family in Texas and Wisconsin. This year we tooks trips from Dahlonega to Austin, to Key West, to Cape Girardeau, to Milwaukee, to Oshkosh. Still have one more trip to Lycoming Pennsylvania planned and then the traveling season will be winding down.

Being retired doesn't hurt either
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Old 09-02-2010, 08:07 AM
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Default RV Therapy!

I finished my 7a with first flight 9-7-07 and have 580 hrs on it,,, however I'm working to finish my RV10 (10-10?) and have not been flying as much,, RV building and flying is Therapy!
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Old 09-02-2010, 08:19 AM
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I should have made the first line of the poll "1-25 hours" since I don't want to skew the results with people who aren't flying an RV at all.
Is it possible to modify the headings for the poll options? I don't see a way to do this...
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Old 09-02-2010, 08:24 AM
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300 hours in the past 2 years and 2 months. I work from home so I can sneak over for an early flight during the week. I also don't have any kids and the wife says I'm more pleasant to be around if I've flown recently.
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Old 09-02-2010, 09:03 AM
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So far the aircraft has 114 airborne hours including first flight. As many of my flights are relatively short, my actual log-book time is greater - nearer 140hrs. I still have two weeks to go before the anniversary of my first solo flight so I can pack a few more hours in. I try to fly both days at weekends. Longer trips have been to the island of Mull (about 2 hours 15 mins each way, weather was a bit "challenging") off the northwest Scottish coast, to Northern France (about 1 hour 20 mins each way), and around Wales. Apart from those trips, probably my longest flights are the monthly formation school, with two flights of just over an hour each, plus the 45 minute transits to and from North Weald.

In an RV the United Kingdom just isn't that big! Next summer I am planning to fly around north-west France for a week or so and hope to make a few longer trips eg to Germany or Sweden.

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Old 09-02-2010, 09:15 AM
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Default I fly almost daily

resulting in about 275 hrs/yr. I got hooked on formation flying and can usually get a 3 or 4 ship formation together several times a week. Long trips this year include the Olney RV Fly-in, Brownwood formation clinic, Houston, CO Springs, Mountain Home ID, OSH, and plan to attend L.O.E.


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Old 09-02-2010, 09:51 AM
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Talking seems there ............

should of been some higher categories. i have averaged about 350 hours / year for the pass 11 years flying the rv. 200 hrs/ year flying helicopters past 5 years. this flying is addictive.
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