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Old 04-18-2015, 04:26 PM
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"...we had a T-34B that rented for $1.80/hr WET. Those were the good old days..."

Was the tail number N6306D? I got to fly that with a friend of mine before the aero club disbanded in 96 or 97.

Yes....it was $30 wet plus $12 for the instructor when I was on Kadena. Now its $135/$50. (sigh)
Dang - I thought my $7/hr 150 (wet) was good in '86! Even then it did not pay for the fuel!

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Old 04-19-2015, 07:06 AM
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Sounds like a common theme here, I started this and then life, for me it was at MCAS El Toro in the 80s 152 was 28/hr wet. It would be 23 years till I push a throttle in again, like ridding a bike. You will not find a more helpfull friendly community than VAF! Look up the what is your day job thread
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Old 04-19-2015, 07:20 AM
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and WELCOME!!! You're going to love your RV.
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Old 04-19-2015, 04:22 PM
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Well...I didn't have to watch long. I took my $100,000 ride this morning in Jeremy's RV7. I was hooked before but now....

you ever caught a fish hooked so good you had to cut the barb off the hook to get it out?

<---- was doing a LOT of that this morning.
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Old 04-19-2015, 06:10 PM
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Welcome to a great place to interact with great people about a great airplane.

The N number should be simple because you'll have to say it a lot; monosyllabic is best. It's much easier to say N123M than N123DR. And when you include the aircraft type it can be a real mouthful, for instance: "Muddy water airport this in RV7 November 123 Delta Romeo six miles south at 1200' inbound for left downwind to runway 20." [I know, the FARs say use "experimental" on initial contract but after that its best to identify you aircraft type so that others can anticipate your perform (i.e., time to be at the airports and speed in the pattern).
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Old 04-19-2015, 10:52 PM
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Well...I didn't have to watch long. I took my $100,000 ride this morning in Jeremy's RV7. I was hooked before but now....

you ever caught a fish hooked so good you had to cut the barb off the hook to get it out?

<---- was doing a LOT of that this morning.
Glad you enjoyed it Tim; I am LOVING this plane! Keep pounding those rivets everyone, it's worth it!
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Old 04-20-2015, 08:16 AM
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My plan is to order my first kit after I finish my IFR training and build up time along with money to finish my own RV-7A.
Back when I was thinking about starting my -10, I asked the question of whether I should get my IFR training done, and then build the plane... or finish the plane, and get IFR training in it.

The advice was almost unanimous that I should build the plane first, and it has turned out to be spot on. For me, at least, building has taken all of my free time and money, and I have flown very little compared to how much I flew before building. Had I gotten my IFR rating, there is no way I would have been able to keep the skills sharp, and I would have basically had to do it again with the new plane anyways.
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Old 04-20-2015, 01:01 PM
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Sounds like good advice to me. Thanks.
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Old 04-20-2015, 02:13 PM
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One of the HH-60G's at D-M has a mod I designed flying on it since this summer. The rest should have it this time next year. Wave "hi" to 6224 if you see it. I guess it'll be "Pedro 2" or something to you, though.
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Old 04-20-2015, 05:12 PM
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They use the "Pony" or "Hawk" call signs out of DM but I'll wave.
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