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Old 11-03-2013, 08:15 PM
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If I didn't already have my trusty Cessna 180, I wouldn't have started the RV-3B.


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Dave, I used to fly into Longmont to visit my brother when he lived in Boulder ... pretty sure I recall seeing your 180 on the ramp there and drooling over it.

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If I had the money and time to do so, I'd like to build a Just Aircraft SuperSTOL .
I watched the demo flying in the ultralight section at OSH this year ... WOW! Would be a great compliment to an RV!
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Old 11-03-2013, 08:15 PM
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A C170B with 180 legs, P Ponk gear box and a180 w c/s prop. A Bearhawk, 540 of course. Then an RV8' then a Pitts S1-S w/ T wings and ailerons, spring gear, a 200 Hp angle valve and an MT prop, then an RV10, and a Bucker Jungmeister, oh and a Mallard. I almost forgot the Mallard.

That's 3 right?

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Old 11-03-2013, 09:27 PM
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During the 'Child Rearing Years' I felt lucky to have but one plane, and sometimes I didn't have even one. After that, good deals kept showing up, and I just couldn't say NO....
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Old 11-03-2013, 09:42 PM
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The Just Aircraft Company airplanes look pretty good to me.
I was looking for a local fun airplane. I am currently building the Just Aircraft SuperSTOL. It's got the 29" bush wheels with fox shocks on the mains and tail wheel. It will be a hoot to land most anywhere. I think it will be a great second airplane to compliment the RV10. It's all metal so you get to do lots of riveting like the Rv but covered in fabric. The kit is no RV but lots of fun to build.
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Old 11-03-2013, 09:59 PM
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RV-10 for the family hauler, then a kit fox with some big ole tires
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Old 11-03-2013, 10:19 PM
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Couldn't help but jump in here. I have been blessed to have owned and flown 33 airplanes over the last 32 years from an Alon Aircoup to a Cessna 421. Currently have 7 different airplanes that serve different purposes.
My RV9 that I purchased recently serves to fly formation at Spruce Creek, 7FL6. The other aircraft I just can't bring myself to sell are:
1929 Waco CSO open cockpit 3 passenger - to give rides of course.
1939 Waco Custom Cabin - to take all the camp gear and numerous grand kids to Oshkosh,
1946 Piper J3 - the best Young Eagle airplane around, pure flying.
1955 Piper Pacer - first restoration and went way overboard with Garmin 430 panel and took runner up in class at Oshkosh 2006. This one will get passed down to my aviation oriented grandson.
1956 G35 Bonanza - retract and high performance time builder for key employees, friends and family.
1984 Bonanza A36 - traveling machine that hauls everything on one engine.
Now if I had to get down to two I would sell???? nope, just can't do it.
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Old 11-04-2013, 06:14 AM
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If I had the money and time to do so, I'd like to build a Just Aircraft SuperSTOL .
Ditto. Whole lot of cow pastures, sand bars, and logging roads around here.
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Old 11-04-2013, 06:33 AM
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Default Challenger II

Here is a pic of my number 2 bird. It was a fun building project that took me about 18 months. It burns about 3.5 gallons per hour and is a blast to fly.




Picture by Vlad!
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Old 11-04-2013, 06:41 AM
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Have any of you looked at the Rans S-20. It would be a nice second plane. I think it has a bit more space than a Kitfox or the Just. I had a Rans s-12 for about 500 + hours and a kitfox classic 4 for 400+ hours. The s-20 is new but uses some existing components. Ron
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Old 11-04-2013, 06:41 AM
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Am I the only Stearman dreamer on Vansairforce?
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