Hello All,
I've recently heard about the RV airplanes from a person who built his own RV-7A and ever since I got home to research it, I've been hooked.
Between my wife and I we are already planning and dreaming of one day having an RV-10 of our own.
With all the research done I have a few newbie questions that I hoped some of you guys (and gals) could help us with:
1) We're both light weight (think 130lbs in the front times 2) and we've been playing around with the W&B numbers of various RV-10s posted on this forum and are trying to come up with what are the ideal numbers if you wanted to fly most missions weight light weights in the front but full of equipment (or two heavy weight people) in the back? Is lighter overall better? is a heavier nose better? What configuration lets you utilize the plane to its full payload and range capability?
2) As far as taking the first steps in putting together a cost plan. What's the best way to go about it? Do you just make a list of mods you'd want and add it the basic costs already mentioned by others? Are any of these costs a realistic figure or does it all go out the window when you start building?
Thanks in advance and also thanks for the wealth of information all of you have put together in this forum and in the different builder logs! So much to read so much to learn.
I've recently heard about the RV airplanes from a person who built his own RV-7A and ever since I got home to research it, I've been hooked.
Between my wife and I we are already planning and dreaming of one day having an RV-10 of our own.
With all the research done I have a few newbie questions that I hoped some of you guys (and gals) could help us with:
1) We're both light weight (think 130lbs in the front times 2) and we've been playing around with the W&B numbers of various RV-10s posted on this forum and are trying to come up with what are the ideal numbers if you wanted to fly most missions weight light weights in the front but full of equipment (or two heavy weight people) in the back? Is lighter overall better? is a heavier nose better? What configuration lets you utilize the plane to its full payload and range capability?
2) As far as taking the first steps in putting together a cost plan. What's the best way to go about it? Do you just make a list of mods you'd want and add it the basic costs already mentioned by others? Are any of these costs a realistic figure or does it all go out the window when you start building?
Thanks in advance and also thanks for the wealth of information all of you have put together in this forum and in the different builder logs! So much to read so much to learn.