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11-24-2011, 02:58 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: San Pedro
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Changes
Thanks for your service to us all - I do appreciate.
As you might expect, avionics are the big change in the last three years. A little reading here and on the various manufacturers web sites will bring you up to date quickly.
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11-24-2011, 06:30 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Sturbridge, MA
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I'm one. I'm building a -6.
John
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11-25-2011, 08:48 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Stuart, FL /Hartford, CT/Virgin Gorda,BVI
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great news to have you back. if there was a dream plane to fly the warthog is in the top two for me. just picked up warthog by william l smallwood. flying the a-10 in the gulf war. any thoughts on flying the a-10? best of luck in getting in the air in a rv!!! see you in the pattern. planning on flying out to tuson in may for a college graduation celebration. thanks for your service! 
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RV6-A 5,200+ hrs, R-44 1,600 hrs, Helicycle traded for 33 FFR coupe, gyro sold,35,000 miles flown in 2015
Stuart, Fl / S WINDSOR,Ct / Virgin Gorda, BVI - under major repair from hurricane damage
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11-25-2011, 10:15 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Dallas, TX
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Thank You!
Welcome back to both the states and the RV community! Thanks so much for your service to our great country! Without the men and women serving and keeeping us free we would not have the freedom to pursue hobbies like this!
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RV-8 N223GT (reserved)
Finish - arrived 10/7/15
Fuselage - arrived 3/14/14
Wings - arrived 3/7/13
Builder # 83331
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VAF Dues gladly paid up till December 2020
"The ultimate responsibility of the pilot is to fulfill the dreams of the countless millions of earthbound ancestors who could only stare skyward and wish." - Unknown
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11-25-2011, 02:09 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 86
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Thank You
It's great to be back! Thanks for all the kind words. All I can say is thank you for allowing me to fly the greatest ground attack aircraft ever designed with nearly unlimited 30MM at hand. It's been great!
I'll definitely be in contact with those around Tucson. Again, I can't wait!
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F1 Wings #183
Belmont, NC
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11-25-2011, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dothan, Alabama
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Jay, first off, thanks for your service to our great country.
Second, I know of an RV8 project almost exactly where you left off. And the price is right. Located in South Alabama.
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N526RV RV7A Tip Up, IO360 180 W/Hartzel BA prop.
Flying ~950 hours since Aug 2010
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11-25-2011, 06:30 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Denver, Colorado
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Welcome Home!
Jay,
Great to hear that you're returning to the land of the Big BX. Hope you can stop by Denver on your way to Tuscon. I know it's not an RV-8, but I'll take you up in my RV-7A if you'd like.
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RV-7A, N397V, KFTG
(Phase II, at last!)
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11-28-2011, 08:54 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Boston. MA
Posts: 77
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Strobes no more
One big change recently has been that old school high-voltage strobe lights are out - LED strobes (and position lights) are in.
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11-28-2011, 09:13 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Huntsville, AL
Posts: 89
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An RV-8 after flying hogs?
I suppose you realize the RV-8 will be at least twelve times faster than your hog was...you may need to work on the reaction speed a bit.
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Lt. Col., USAF, Ret.
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11-28-2011, 04:00 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 86
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Haha
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark12A
I suppose you realize the RV-8 will be at least twelve times faster than your hog was...you may need to work on the reaction speed a bit.
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Well, I can keep up in the hog most of the time. When I was flying the T-38, I always felt 3-5 seconds behind. Maybe the RV-8 is the perfect compromise!
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F1 Wings #183
Belmont, NC
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