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Old 10-24-2010, 05:34 AM
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Any idea what the final weight of Greg's plane came out ???
I can't recall the weight. It was discussed quite a bit at OSH. I believe Greg set a record for the highest empty weight. However, it's a nice RV-10 built to the way Greg wanted it. You can't ask for anything more.
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Old 10-25-2010, 05:13 AM
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Default I took a retired Naval carrier pilot...

....and his wife to the coast yesterday and he was quite blown away with the -10. He had never been behind a 'glass' panel either, nor flown with GPS. He's an old VOR/ILS kinda guy and when he saw how easy the GPS approach to Jekyll Island was, he really perked up.

I let him fly most of the way home and when I asked him if he'd like a checkout in the -10, his jaw dropped..."Heck yeah, Pierre..wow!"

They both have driven there many times but never flown and realized the 45 minute flight compared to a 3 1/2 hour drive


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Old 10-26-2010, 02:28 PM
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I'll bite... I have 2700+ hours and nearly 7 years in my slow build -10. Nights and weekends only --- I have both a life and a family. Not done yet either as I'm working on the doors and just starting the panel.

It would probably go quicker if one were to do nothing but build and stick solely to the plans. However, there are some things you might decide to add as they are well worth the extra effort at resale time... and some things require a bit of time and question asking to learn. Know your limitations and then farm out the rest.

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Old 10-29-2010, 08:33 AM
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Mark

Bring your Bonanza down the road a bit to Paris. I'd be glad to take you for a ride in my 10. Took me 2 1/2 years to build, "regular" kit.

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Old 10-29-2010, 08:52 AM
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I owned an S-35 for a number of years. Neither I or my wife would trade the 10 for a Bonanza. The 10 is not only great for all of the reasons you mentioned, it is also a much "friendlier" airplane for the passengers, with lots of back seat room and great views from all seats.
A while back a Baron and I happened to be on approaches to parallel runways when the tower asked the Baron what his airspeed was. Now, I know you can guess what was coming next. Sure enough, the tower asked me for my airspeed, and without looking I just knew my airspeed was 1 knot faster, so I keyed the mic, added one knot along with my fuel flow.
Got to have fun once in a while.

You won't regret the 10.

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