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10-30-2020, 09:13 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bristol, UK.
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20,000 hours on RVs…
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RV-3B G-CCTG - Purchased May 2020
RV-8 G-MIRV - First flight 1 July 2019
RV-6 G-BZRV - Flown the nest.
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10-30-2020, 10:08 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
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Great interview!
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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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10-30-2020, 11:52 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Salem, OR
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Mike has already been informed that he is not allowed to retire.
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10-30-2020, 05:30 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Washington,Oklahoma
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Just got back a couple of weeks ago from training with Mike. Great time and well worth it, in my situation anyhow.
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RV-14A
N114TM Flying - Nov. 2020
Dues paid 2021
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10-30-2020, 06:00 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: NE Where
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RV8s?
I noticed in the article that RV-8s were not listed as a model trained. Just an oversight or are RV8s excluded from receiving training?
George
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10-30-2020, 06:24 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Hubbard Oregon
Posts: 9,203
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlndRvtr
I noticed in the article that RV-8s were not listed as a model trained. Just an oversight or are RV8s excluded from receiving training?
George
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Mike has always used a side-by-side airplane for transition training for an RV- or 8A, so generally A 7 or 7A is used. If you can get proficient in a 7 or 7A, you can fly an 8 or 8A. And the side-by-side configuration is way better from a student - instructor interface standpoint
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Hubbard, Oregon
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10-30-2020, 06:25 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: LSZF
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well, Paul, Carl and others, at the risk of thunder and lightning, I disagree... the article is meager and superficial, and sure doesn’t give any justice to the man, pity.
Haven’t met Mike in person, but any pilot havin clocked 20K+ RV instructing hours and survived, would surely have some juicy stories and interesting personal stuff to share... and I’d be the first one to buy Mike‘s memories book 
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http://www.aerofun.ch
RV-6.9 #25685, slider, O-360-A3A (carb/dual Lightspeed II), MTV-12-B, HB-YLL owner & lover
RV-4 #2062 HB-YVZ airframe builder
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11-01-2020, 07:32 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Half Moon Bay, CA
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Mike's the best...
I was fortunate that my reserved slot wasn't cancelled in early May 2020 when the Covid lockdowns were starting to be lifted. I drove up from SF and did 8+ hours with Mike, the first week when he started to train again. LOVED every minute. Then (now at 42 hrs) I was a RV total noob and had to get calibrated to this plane .. airwork was fine, but getting the landings right took a bit (and you can't fly over the house on sort final at Scappose .. House on short final? what???). Learned alot; and did some follow-on local work with a super accomplished pilot at my local field. Great training, and Vernonia is a wonderful town (when not closed due to Covid). Thanks a bunch!
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N430WB RV-7 @KHAF, Flying
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11-01-2020, 09:47 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Camas, WA
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Mike is the man!
Got to spend ~9 hours with him a few weeks ago in the 9A and 14A (I am building a 7A with a 390).
I, like others, am that guy he mentions. Away from flying for far too long, rusty, over controlling, etc. Took about 1.5 days before it started to click for me and Mike was a calm as could ever be asked for throughout it all. I still have a ton to learn, but feel much better prepared having spent some time with Mike. I am planning on a few more hours when he can fit me in- I am lucky enough to live about 1:15 drive from Vernonia.
Great guy, great instructor, and had some great stories. Can't recommend him enough.
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Camas, WA
RV-7A - N167DR (reserved)
Inspection coming
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11-01-2020, 11:32 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeeCee 57
well, Paul, Carl and others, at the risk of thunder and lightning, I disagree... the article is meager and superficial, and sure doesn’t give any justice to the man, pity.
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I agree entirely. It's a pathetic and amateurish piece of journalism. With roughly 20,000 hours of transition training in RVs (many to really low time pilots) Mike Seagar must be sitting on a goldmine of really colourful incidents...none of which have been revealed in this article.
I did 8 hours of transition training with Mike in 2006 and he is just incredible....but unfortunately this article is not.
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