Gswiatek
I'm New Here
Hello Gentleman,
I currently fly a Mooney 201, but I had a bad idea last year. I got a tail dragger checkout for not much more of a reason than just for the heck of it. I really enjoyed the centerline seating in the Citabria and flying a stick. There was an RV-4 advertised for sale not too far from me, so I went to have a look. Another really bad idea, loved the bubble canopy, even if that particular plane wasn't for me. Worse yet, a kind soul took pity on me, from this very group VAF, and took me up in his -4. Worst idea I ever had, bad, bad very bad.
Currently, there are some -4's advertised that seem worth having a look at. But some of them have not been flying much, if at all for a couple of years.
The problem as I see it for the neglected planes are, even if the airframe is worth flying, if the engine has not been run much in the past couple of years I would always be quite concerned about the engine, ie., internal corrosion, perhaps camshaft wear, tappet pitting, etc.
From looking on the net I have only found 1 engine shop, in Tulsa, that specifically mentions IRAN. I don't know how they view the experimental world.
Do the good folks of Van's Air Force have any recommendations for engine shops that would do this kind of work, if I were to purchase an RV ? Specifically in the Mid Atlantic and North Mid West ?
Very Best Regards,
Glenn Swiatek
I currently fly a Mooney 201, but I had a bad idea last year. I got a tail dragger checkout for not much more of a reason than just for the heck of it. I really enjoyed the centerline seating in the Citabria and flying a stick. There was an RV-4 advertised for sale not too far from me, so I went to have a look. Another really bad idea, loved the bubble canopy, even if that particular plane wasn't for me. Worse yet, a kind soul took pity on me, from this very group VAF, and took me up in his -4. Worst idea I ever had, bad, bad very bad.
Currently, there are some -4's advertised that seem worth having a look at. But some of them have not been flying much, if at all for a couple of years.
The problem as I see it for the neglected planes are, even if the airframe is worth flying, if the engine has not been run much in the past couple of years I would always be quite concerned about the engine, ie., internal corrosion, perhaps camshaft wear, tappet pitting, etc.
From looking on the net I have only found 1 engine shop, in Tulsa, that specifically mentions IRAN. I don't know how they view the experimental world.
Do the good folks of Van's Air Force have any recommendations for engine shops that would do this kind of work, if I were to purchase an RV ? Specifically in the Mid Atlantic and North Mid West ?
Very Best Regards,
Glenn Swiatek
