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02-08-2011, 01:07 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Muenster, Germany, Europe.
Posts: 142
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Marks Obsession - continued
Mark,
congrats from the other side of the pond (Germany/Europe). Remember me? I have bought your RV-4 and I thought I just post one of the pics you sent me which show the ´flapvertising´ Smokey mentioned (however I have taken the freedom to take the stickers off now ...)
Take care, Heinz
P.S. Cool that you carried forward the paint scheme - a nice 180° on switching yellow for blue and vice versa.
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Homebased Muenster-Telgte, Germany, Europe
a.) Eggenfellner H-6 powered 4-seat Robin, PH-ERD 325+hrs since SEP 2008 .... counting
b.) bought flying & sold: Vans RV-4 with O-320, PH-EIL .... very sad ending - lost a friend
c.) bought flying at 51 TT: Vans RV-3A, PH-URZ .... now at 150 hrs (and having fun  )
Last edited by Jumbo : 02-08-2011 at 01:11 PM.
Reason: uhh - my spelling (I am not a native speaker I am afraid)
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02-08-2011, 06:06 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Elkmont, Al
Posts: 12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 8CW
Where did you get your canopy and what tint is it? Also, what does it say on the bottom of your right flap? I can read the left one but not the right. Thanks.
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The canopy is from Todd's, I don't remember the tint number, I just told Todd I wanted a dark tint. The flaps say second obsession. 
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02-08-2011, 06:09 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Elkmont, Al
Posts: 12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by smokyray
Hi Mark,
I noticed you continued the tradition of "flap advertising" on your eight. I remember your RV4 taxiing up our Prattville RV fly-in way back when with "Mark's Mistress" across the lowered flaps. I thought that was cool...
Looks like the eight has raised the ante to "Mark's Obsession"
Nicely done!
Smokey
PS: Still have your little farm airstrip west of the Saturn V?
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Yes I still have the strip at home. I will move the 8 there after I get a few hours on it.
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02-08-2011, 06:11 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Elkmont, Al
Posts: 12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jumbo
Mark,
congrats from the other side of the pond (Germany/Europe). Remember me? I have bought your RV-4 and I thought I just post one of the pics you sent me which show the ?flapvertising? Smokey mentioned (however I have taken the freedom to take the stickers off now ...)
Take care, Heinz
P.S. Cool that you carried forward the paint scheme - a nice 180? on switching yellow for blue and vice versa.
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Have you flown the 4 yet?
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02-08-2011, 06:31 PM
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Senior Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,420
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Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats on the fledging of your bird. 
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Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011 
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
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02-08-2011, 08:25 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 227
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Congratulations!
Wow, top billing on the home page. That's where you belong for sure.
I look forward to seeing you on the Saturday breakfast circuit.
Again, congratulations.
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Randy Hooper
RV-8
N84H
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02-09-2011, 12:13 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: SLC UT
Posts: 68
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Congrats, Lookin Good!
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02-09-2011, 02:41 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Muenster, Germany, Europe.
Posts: 142
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I should have known you would ask that ...
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Originally Posted by GRUMPY
Have you flown the 4 yet?
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Well, I knew you would ask that when I posted. The answer is an embarrassing NO, not yet.
To cut a long story short: the plane sits ready to fly and fully insured on the ground since March 2010 (yes, nearly one year ago). The reason is that we could not make any progress of registering the aircraft with the Dutch FAA really since than. They went though a re-organsisation (and chopped off half of the jobs) and the guy working on it was ill for at least 3-5 months - and I pay an extra hangar at USD 300 per month plus the insurance at USD 200 per month - you just got to embrace the European Aviation Administration  . However I don´t blame anyone personal at the Dutch FAA as the people are maybe just f..ed by the reorgansiation and it might be difficult enough for them just to cope with that alone.
Anyway since last week someone else is working on it - he apologized and I hope we´ll get the paperwork in the next 2 weeks or so. On the good side I am in the air with PH-ERD (4-place all wood Robin DR380 with the Subaru/Eggenfellner H-6, ca. 285 troublefree - knock on wood - hours since SEP 2008):
... and I fly a solid 100 hrs per year with it. However we really need to get PH-EIL (your former RV-4) in the air now!!
Heinz
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Homebased Muenster-Telgte, Germany, Europe
a.) Eggenfellner H-6 powered 4-seat Robin, PH-ERD 325+hrs since SEP 2008 .... counting
b.) bought flying & sold: Vans RV-4 with O-320, PH-EIL .... very sad ending - lost a friend
c.) bought flying at 51 TT: Vans RV-3A, PH-URZ .... now at 150 hrs (and having fun  )
Last edited by Jumbo : 02-09-2011 at 04:06 AM.
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02-09-2011, 02:36 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: KRTS
Posts: 1,798
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I like the color matched/painted interior. Very finished look!!!
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Next?, TBD
IAR-823, SOLD
RV-8, SOLD
RV-7, SOLD
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02-10-2011, 02:55 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Muenster, Germany, Europe.
Posts: 142
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I know: it is NOT a Vans ...
... however the paint scheme is carried forward on the firewall:
OK - erased some pics again as I don´t want to highjack that post. I just hope someone gets a little inspiration from the firewall paint AND for sure really - apologies to Mark and Doug actually.
Heinz (and yes, I do have a RV too)
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Homebased Muenster-Telgte, Germany, Europe
a.) Eggenfellner H-6 powered 4-seat Robin, PH-ERD 325+hrs since SEP 2008 .... counting
b.) bought flying & sold: Vans RV-4 with O-320, PH-EIL .... very sad ending - lost a friend
c.) bought flying at 51 TT: Vans RV-3A, PH-URZ .... now at 150 hrs (and having fun  )
Last edited by Jumbo : 02-13-2011 at 11:43 AM.
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