|
-
POSTING RULES

-
Donate yearly (please).
-
Advertise in here!
-
Today's Posts
|
Insert Pics
|

07-18-2013, 09:31 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: San Diego, California
Posts: 291
|
|
G2 on Factory RV-12s
New to the forum. I'm on the list at Van's for a factory RV12. I am looking for input and info on anything related to that.
I am an old (75) pilot who is selling is V35A Bonanza after 29 years and 2500 hours in it. As a family we have owned 7 airplanes in the last 40 years and restored two: a PA17 Vagabond and a 1946 C-140. We have the 140 and a Bucker Jungmann at KSEE in El Cajon, Ca. (San Diego).
Please give me any advice you have. I intend to go to Van's in September for a demo ride in an RV12.
Thanks,
Bruce
|

07-18-2013, 09:54 AM
|
 |
Senior Curmudgeon
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,420
|
|
Welcome to VAF!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ex Bonanza Bucko
New to the forum. I'm on the list at Van's for a factory RV12.
Bruce
|
Bruce, welcome to the good ship VAF.
Good to have you aboard. 
__________________
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."
|

07-18-2013, 10:06 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SC & CA
Posts: 907
|
|
Bruce,
Good to see you on the site.
Tom
__________________
Tom Valenzia
RV8 (Sold)
RV12 Jabiru 2200 Powered (Sold)
Dues contributor since 2007
Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself...Anonymous
|

07-18-2013, 10:15 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: San Diego, California
Posts: 291
|
|
Tom:
THXS!
BO:-)
|

07-18-2013, 10:17 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: San Diego, California
Posts: 291
|
|
Mike:
Thanks. Nice to be here. We lived in Granite Bay (SAC) for ten years in the 1990s. Nice place. Used to fly into Cameron Park for breakfast a lot. We were based at Q94 (Rio Linda)then.
Bruce
|

07-18-2013, 10:38 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Barneveld, NY
Posts: 189
|
|
Bruce.. welcome aboard. I too went for a demo ride a couple years ago and decided to build one. I think you will learn a lot in the demo. It flies great. I had a chance to look at a factory bird in Denver a couple months back at the LSA expo. They did a really nice job building those planes. The finish was just awesome.
As far as comparing it to your previous flying experience.. I am a sport pilot with a small amount of time in "traditional" aircraft, 172 Cardinal, Piper Tri-Pacer tailwheel conversion. I would say the biggest difference you will experience is just related to the fact that the -12 just like all LSA's is light. Landings in my current LSA versus those other GA planes takes a little more finesse. Some may argue the point but it just takes a bit more to get a LSA smoothly on the ground in my opinion.
I hope you enjoy your factory tour and flight and your new plane.
Carl
__________________
Private Pilot
|

07-18-2013, 10:43 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 2,820
|
|
Bruce, my 12 has been flying about 16 months, and I love it more every day. You made a great choice! Of course flying for $17/ hr fuel cost versus $52/hr in my Cherokee endears it even more! :-)
|

07-18-2013, 10:51 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: San Diego, California
Posts: 291
|
|
Carl:
Thanks a bunch! I appreciate your input. I look forward to learning a lot more about the RV12.
Bruce
|

07-18-2013, 10:53 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: San Diego, California
Posts: 291
|
|
Rich:
Thanks! I am looking forward to the RV12. I have never flown an RV but I have a bunch of buddies who own and love them.
Ditto on the gas! My Bonanza costs me (15galX$6.50) $98/hr. I think I will like 5 gph at car gas prices.
EBB
|

07-18-2013, 11:25 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Ellsworth, ME
Posts: 842
|
|
Welcome, you are going to enjoy the 12 
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 07:53 AM.
|