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08-17-2012, 01:21 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Deforest, WI
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Ride (or at least sit) request?
Hey all,
Are ride requests considered taboo on here? Thought I'd check before I threw one out there?
Thanks,
David
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08-17-2012, 01:39 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Schaumburg, IL
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In what?...
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Tony Phillips
N524AP, RV 9 (tail wheel)
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08-17-2012, 01:50 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Where, When, What, How high, How fast, how many people, ????
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Scott Schmidt
Salt Lake City, UT
RV-10 N104XP (1280 Hours)
RV-12 N321UT (Sold)
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08-17-2012, 02:39 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Deforest, WI
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Well, I'm kind of a big fella at 6'3" 260 and have always been interested in the 6, 7, and 9. I mainly just to sit in one to see if my heavy butt will fit, or if I'm stuck putting around in a rental 172 for the rest of my life...
Went up to Oshkosh late this year and most of the RVs were gone, and the RV tent was closed when I was there. I was a little disappointed.
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08-17-2012, 03:14 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Supposedly the RV-14 has three inches more shoulder room than the 6/7. The -8 also has lots of room but is tandem seating.
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08-17-2012, 03:27 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Wichita Falls, TX
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You'd fit in an RV-8 no problem, but you're not going to like the fit of an RV-6... they're pretty "cozy" inside. At 5'7" and 185 lbs, it fits me just fine solo, but I still wish it had a bit more hip and shoulder room with two aboard.
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Neal Howard
Airplaneless once again...
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08-17-2012, 07:37 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Wichita Falls, TX
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Nobody's answering his question
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08-17-2012, 08:16 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 3,275
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BHunt
Nobody's answering his question
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It would help to have the area (city/state) in the thread topic so people in that area are likely to see it. |
08-17-2012, 08:50 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Deforest, WI
Posts: 17
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Sorry, I wanted to ask if it was ok to post a request like that prior to actually requesting it. I kind of feel like an idiot for asking, but missed out on Oshkosh this year. If it's ok to post a request like that, I'll just end this thread and actually put out the request...
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08-17-2012, 09:05 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Deforest, WI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Neal@F14
You'd fit in an RV-8 no problem, but you're not going to like the fit of an RV-6... they're pretty "cozy" inside. At 5'7" and 185 lbs, it fits me just fine solo, but I still wish it had a bit more hip and shoulder room with two aboard.
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See, that's what I was wondering, the 1978 172 I trained in and fly right now has a cabin width of 39.5 according to the manual and me and the better half are comfy in there. So Vans site says the width of the 7 is 40", I kind of figured it would be similar to the 172 but wasn't sure...that's why I figured I would look into sitting in one to see how it is. |
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