Want to fly RV-10 in Colorado

ppilotmike · #1 08-16-2010, 02:05 PM

I am an aspiring RV builder, living in Denver, Colorado. My wife and I have been planning to build for a couple years now, and I am very close to pulling the trigger on an RV-10 kit. However, I really want to fly in one before I commit.

Back in February, my wife and I took a vacation to the Vans factory in Portland to get a ride in the 10, but the weather made that impossible (nice to see the factory though - See Trip Post "Pilgrammage to Portland").

Then I took vacation out to Oshkosh for a week this year, in hopes I might get a demo ride in the RV-10, but the people in the Vans tent told me they had given all of the the test flights on Monday (I arrived Wednesday AM).

So now I sit... I'm excited about building a Vans, but I'm worried that the feel of the 10 will be too mushy and not as responsive as I'm looking for. My wife wants a 4-seater, but I just can't make the choice until I know for sure how it will fly. Is there anyone in Colorado with an RV-10 they are willing to take me up in for a demo flight? Please PM me...

rleffler · #2 08-16-2010, 02:42 PM

You should have stopped by the RV-10 HQ at Camp Scholler. You probably could have hooked up with somebody to give you a ride.

bob

Mile High Relic · #3 08-16-2010, 03:05 PM

You might consider calling the EAA chapter 43 guys. The chapter President has an RV-10 up at Erie, and maybe he knows someone willing to give you ride.

http://www.eaa43.com/officers.htm

Wayne Gillispie · #4 08-16-2010, 05:46 PM

From 90 hrs in a 172 to the .5 hr RV-10 demo ride at snf 2009 with Joe Blank(signed up at 8am Monday morning)...just no comparison in the amount of room, visibility, power, vibration level, very light in pitch/roll. Working on ailerons. It just takes lots of money/time but will be worth it in the end even with the high insurance/taxes/fuel. Definitely recommend to fly it and see for yourself.

dav1111 · #5 08-17-2010, 05:09 AM

I plan on being at KAPP on September 9, 2010. PM me a phone number and I will give you a call to see if we can set up something.

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Originally Posted by ppilotmike

I am an aspiring RV builder, living in Denver, Colorado. My wife and I have been planning to build for a couple years now, and I am very close to pulling the trigger on an RV-10 kit. However, I really want to fly in one before I commit.

ppilotmike · #6 08-17-2010, 08:13 AM

Thanks. That's very helpful. I looked in the Vans White Pages and didn't see a single person in Colorado listed who has a 10 (in any stage, let alone flying). Thanks. I'll check it out..

Mike

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mile High Relic

You might consider calling the EAA chapter 43 guys. The chapter President has an RV-10 up at Erie, and maybe he knows someone willing to give you ride.

http://www.eaa43.com/officers.htm

ppilotmike · #7 08-17-2010, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mile High Relic

You might consider calling the EAA chapter 43 guys. The chapter President has an RV-10 up at Erie, and maybe he knows someone willing to give you ride.

http://www.eaa43.com/officers.htm

The Chapter 43 site shows Scott's plane as being in the build stage. I knew a guy named Scott who was building a 10 who used to work at McAir Aviation. Is this the same guy?

Mike

ppilotmike · #8 08-17-2010, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by rleffler

You should have stopped by the RV-10 HQ at Camp Scholler. You probably could have hooked up with somebody to give you a ride.

bob

Bob,

Yeah. I missed out on several RV related events that I've since heard about later. We were trying to meet up with several guys from Colorado too, but kept missing them. I never really made it over to Camp Scholler because it was my first time to Osh and I was "busy" pretty much every minute of every day. I think I slept for 2 days straight after I came home! I'm already looking forward to next year.

Mike

ppilotmike · #9 08-17-2010, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by dav1111

I plan on being at KAPP on September 9, 2010. PM me a phone number and I will give you a call to see if we can set up something.

Russ,

I'm not familiar with KAPP. Did you mean KAPA (Centennial, CO)?

Mike

Space Cadet · #10 08-17-2010, 11:58 AM

Hey Mike! Been awhile. Not going to wait until I finish mine to come fly?

If you do find someone, let me know, I'd like to tag along.

There's a couple other -10 builders in our local EAA301, one is supposed to be flying by now, the other was ahead of me by a lot but I don't know where he is now. You might post your request over on the Matronic's forum, the flying guy's a regular there but not here. Doubt he's done with his test phase yet though.

Dwight