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04-27-2011, 11:29 AM
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I bet there are lots of stories like this.....
I know a lot of us have been influential over the years by giving rides in our RV's or other airplanes, either at fly-ins, Young Eagle rallies, or family rides, and every once in a while we get to see it really change someone. Sometimes they go off and learn to fly, sometimes they decide to build, sometimes it is enough just to get some kid on the right track in life. I thought I would share one with you that has taken about 10 years to get to this week....
About 10 years ago I had an early morning visit with my Dentist. When I arrived I noticed one new, shiny Cobra kit car in the parking lot. So, I asked if it was his, and it was, and yes he was very proud of it! I then asked why he was wasting his time building cars? I explained what I had built (and RV-6 at the time), and we agreed to trade rides. We did that just a few weeks later. It was cool that the RV-6 performance was a match for his Cobra! What has transpired over the next 10 years is really cool. He went and learned to fly immediately, including an Instrument rating. Then he bought a Piper Arrow, followed a few years later by a very nice, fire-breathing Mooney. And he has been to SNF and OSH. And yes, I have taken him for a ride in the RV-10. This week he ordered his RV-10 kit! Pretty cool, huh?
No, I didn't go and buy a car kit. 
Vic
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04-27-2011, 11:36 AM
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He should have no difficulty dimpling and deburring in tight spots!
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04-27-2011, 11:38 AM
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Does his wife know who caused this new addiction? 
Very cool story Vic. Hopefully I can have a similar one after I finish my 7 one day. I owe my nail in the coffin to start my build to Kirk Groves and another friend of mine who is finishing up an RV-8 in the next month or two...
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Lancaster, PA l RV-7 #3898 l Empennage l N627AB
"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things" ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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04-27-2011, 11:42 AM
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One of my favorite quotes...
I had the pleasure of riding in Doug Rozendaal's Rocket a few years ago. After we landed I asked if I could give him some money for gas. He smiled and said "that ride just cost you a whole lot more than it did me." Never heard anything more true.
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04-27-2011, 11:43 AM
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sounds like a very expensive but rewarding experience for him
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04-27-2011, 11:47 AM
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I gave a young engineer his free ride in my 172.
He:
Private
bought the 172
instrument
sold 172
bought Cherokee 6
You think I should give him a ride in the RV7A?
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04-27-2011, 12:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AltonD
You think I should give him a ride in the RV7A?
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Ummm the obvious answer here is YES!
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Andrew
Lancaster, PA l RV-7 #3898 l Empennage l N627AB
"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things" ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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04-27-2011, 12:27 PM
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Tail wind ride
A friend of mine, actually a friend of my wife?s husband, gave me a ride in his Whitman tail wind. Ugly as a gunny sack full of a**holes, but wow! He asked me what I thought of RVs, it seemed a funny question, why would he ask me about recreational vehicles, after a plane ride??I did a little research, and as they say, ?the rest is history?
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04-27-2011, 12:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jekyll
He should have no difficulty dimpling and deburring in tight spots!
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He could probably wallpaper his entrance hall through the letter box.
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04-27-2011, 12:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Experimental Chaos
A friend of mine, actually a friend of my wife?s husband,
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Aren't you your wife's husband? I don't get it.  |
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