A Day with Alex

KirkGrovesRV8 · #1 01-24-2006, 06:23 PM

Hi Guys,
I thought I would just write a little something about my flight with Alex DeDominicis yesterday. To start off with I am a little over 200hr pilot with a hair over 120hrs in citabrias. So I am a fairly low time pilot,but that said flying with Alex was Great!!. I don't mean to offend anyone but I can't even imagine trying to fly a RV with out flying with someone like Alex. Alex really knows how to fly a RV, and I will be going back to fly with him for a longer time this spring when my 8 is ready to fly.
I know most everyone on the forum is probably a better pilot than I, but flying a 180 c/s RV for the first time was a eye opening experience. A 150 horse citabria is a quite a bit diffent than a RV, and I really want to publicly thank Alex for a great learning experience and I would HIGHLY recommend anyone with similar time totals as myself to give Alex a call.
The best money I have spent on "Dakota Queen" so far
Thanks Alex!! and see you in May

robertahegy · #2 01-24-2006, 06:28 PM

Great to see you have a good time and are getting good transition training. Alex and Mike Seager are the guys you want to be with before that wonderful first flight in your new RV.

Roberta

Scott DellAngelo · #3 01-25-2006, 07:13 AM

I agree completely with Kirk. I flew with Alex a couple mornings ago and weather permitting again tomorrow. Even though I have rode in a few RV's over the past few years actually taking off and landing an RV was something. Far different than the Kitfox I have gotten quite used to. After two and a half hours with Alex my comfort level of flying my first flight went up substantially. He thinks my 9A will handle more like the 10 than the 6 so I believe that will be the 'ride' tomorrow. I'm excited!!

Scott
#90598 - VERY close to being done
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tomsrv · #4 01-25-2006, 03:46 PM

Good Job Kirk. Now if I can just get Larry to go fly with him. See you on Friday.

Tom Emery
N193RV

dlloyd3 · #5 01-25-2006, 04:04 PM

Guess you know the first Dakota Queen was a B-24 flown by George McGovern?

KirkGrovesRV8 · #6 01-25-2006, 07:24 PM

It is kinda funny being I am a pretty conservative guy, but I promise you my Dakota Queen will be quite a bit diffrent than his

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And Scott thank you very much for allowing me to sneak in with Alex on monday, best of luck with the rest of your time there.
see you friday Tom