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10-09-2013, 09:04 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Keller, TX
Posts: 408
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RV-10s are used for carrying folks
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Originally Posted by Strasnuts
10% solo
40% two
20% three
20% four
10% two and a dog
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My numbers are:
23% solo (mainly to when going to pick up folks or after dropping them off),
39% 2
21% 3
17% 4
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RV-10 N331JH 3rd owner (First flew in 2005, #15 flying)
Northwest Regional 52F
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10-09-2013, 09:10 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Fredericksburg, TX
Posts: 662
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About 50/50. Like many of you, my wife is with me for most trips and I'm solo for local flights.
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Jim Averett
RV-8
TS36 - Silver Wings
Fredericksburg, TX
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10-09-2013, 09:20 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 1,452
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About 50 percent local and 50 percent cross country. I almost never fly solo. 63 different people, 2 turtles and a dog all in 2.5 years. I figure if I am flying taking up someone and sharing the fun is our duty. Kids, clients, student pilots, friends whatever. Just ask who is around. Lets share this amazing hobby. Cross country's are always with the wife, makes trips much more fun!
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Rick Woodall C-GSTT "ghost"
9a -TMX io-320, catto three blade, dual dynon hdx with a/p. 900+ hrs in 8 yrs flying.
Flew to Osh 11,12,15,17,19. SNF 2013. West to Cali /Washington/Vancouver/crossed the Rockies north to Red Deer east to Moosonee and over to maritimes. South to Jekyll Isl, cedar key, and Key West etc. 6 trips and 17 islands of the Bahamas. Flown turtles and dogs for Pilots n Paws too. Love our Rv's
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10-09-2013, 10:10 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
Posts: 12,256
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Let's see....two pilots (me and Louise), three airplanes, most of our friends have airplanes, we live in two different places right now....travel a lot and sometimes meet up from different directions. Nope - no way I could even make a reasonable guess at a numerical percentage. But solo is the predominant way I fly (as does Louise). Unless, of course, you count when the two of us are in formation....
Two realities - I fly almost every day, right out of our back yard, and the RV-3 is a single seat airplane!
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Paul F. Dye
Editor at Large - KITPLANES Magazine
RV-8 - N188PD - "Valkyrie"
RV-6 (By Marriage) - N164MS - "Mikey"
RV-3B - N13PL - "Tsamsiyu"
A&P, EAA Tech Counselor/Flight Advisor
Dayton Valley Airpark (A34)
http://Ironflight.com
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10-09-2013, 10:21 AM
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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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I find it interesting how low the solo %s have been. In all truth I was expecting most of you to report that you flew alone 90% of the time.
I see a trend with the RV 10s also, seems to be higher rate of non solo flights.
Good thread, may help someone decide what to build someday.
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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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10-09-2013, 10:24 AM
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ironflight
Let's see....two pilots (me and Louise), three airplanes, most of our friends have airplanes-----------
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If only this were ubiquitous
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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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10-09-2013, 11:02 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 878
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alone?
If I'm in formation am I flying alone?
90% of the time at least. Thuy doesn't like flying but will go on a trip with me if she has a movie on the iPad and a couple of pre-departure shots
Which is why I'm starting to think about an -8, now that I've got the -6 just the way I want it 
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RV-8 IO-360 (Bought)
RV-6 O-360 C/S (Sold)
Walkman aka Flame Out
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10-09-2013, 11:40 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Indianapolis
Posts: 51
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~90% local solo and probably only 2-3 flights where I didn't go inverted at least once. I bought the -4 in June so I only have about 35/hrs on her so far but I definitely prefer to fly it alone. I'm still in the honeymoon phase but I feel confident I picked the right plane for me at this point in my life!
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10-09-2013, 11:52 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 3,179
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ironflight
I fly almost every day, right out of our back yard, and the RV-3 is a single seat airplane!
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I'm going to hack this quote ...
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I fly almost every week, right out of my front yard, and the RV-8 is a single seat airplane!
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I've often thought I might as well remove the back seat ... I've flow a couple missions where it was imperative.
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10-09-2013, 12:48 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 3,351
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Aside from the phase 1 and the ?return to service? type test flights (after oil change or any tweaking) it is 98.5% with my wife or practicing with a friend for IFR. Also vast majority is cross country flight.
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Mehrdad
N825SM RV7A - IO360M1B - SOLD
N825MS RV14A - IO390 - Flying
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