Hey guys,
I have been planning on building an airplane for a long time, and actually got about 25% through building a KR2S before I screwed it up pretty good and determined that I don't want to build wood (everytime something breaks, I had to start over from scratch, and that's just not fun)....
So, background out of the way, my mission is primarily solo flight with a dog, going fast and fun around 500-600nm at a time. Right now, I am planning on the RV7A.
My dog is a German Shepherd/Lab mix, and he's only getting bigger (currently between 50 and 60 pounds). Will he do ok in an RV7, without getting in my way? I don't crate him, and he does really well in the backseat of a Cherokee 180, and the front seat of a Cessna 172. He loves flying, and he's my flying buddy, so his presence is a requirement.
Finally, he's got this really bad habit of trying to jump out of the windows in my truck if I leave them down. If I go with the sliding canopy, will it stay closed enough in flight to make sure that he won't be able to jump out of the plane at a few thousand feet?
I have been planning on building an airplane for a long time, and actually got about 25% through building a KR2S before I screwed it up pretty good and determined that I don't want to build wood (everytime something breaks, I had to start over from scratch, and that's just not fun)....
So, background out of the way, my mission is primarily solo flight with a dog, going fast and fun around 500-600nm at a time. Right now, I am planning on the RV7A.
My dog is a German Shepherd/Lab mix, and he's only getting bigger (currently between 50 and 60 pounds). Will he do ok in an RV7, without getting in my way? I don't crate him, and he does really well in the backseat of a Cherokee 180, and the front seat of a Cessna 172. He loves flying, and he's my flying buddy, so his presence is a requirement.
Finally, he's got this really bad habit of trying to jump out of the windows in my truck if I leave them down. If I go with the sliding canopy, will it stay closed enough in flight to make sure that he won't be able to jump out of the plane at a few thousand feet?
