Like many others, I have been waiting on the day to pull the trigger and start building the rv model of choice. I was all set to start the rv-9a when the surprise of my life hit me. I always thought I was in great shape, but the big macs hit me hard over time. No heart attack, but got a wake up call when I realized that I needed to change to the rv-12 for a lot of reasons. We both want to travel which is why I wanted the rv-9a, but I would rather own a slower airplane and have it for years to come than to put all that time in the 9a and possibly lose my medical for some unexpected reason.
Anyway I wanted to see if there is anybody in the tampa bay area that is either building a rv-12 or has one flying. Every time I go to sun n fun or sebring airshow, I miss the opportunity to get a demo flight. I have been very lucky to get a demo flight on the rv-9a, courtesy of 3 rv owners who were very gracious to give not only me a flight but also my wife. Terry Kohler(based on michigan), Carl rai(zephryhills), and george(don't know his last name-zephryhills).
As I mentioned before, we both want to do lots of cross country flying, but now may be limiting ourselves to a small geographical area due to the rv-12's much slower cruise.
How do any of you rv-12 owners feel about cross country flying?
Anyway I wanted to see if there is anybody in the tampa bay area that is either building a rv-12 or has one flying. Every time I go to sun n fun or sebring airshow, I miss the opportunity to get a demo flight. I have been very lucky to get a demo flight on the rv-9a, courtesy of 3 rv owners who were very gracious to give not only me a flight but also my wife. Terry Kohler(based on michigan), Carl rai(zephryhills), and george(don't know his last name-zephryhills).
As I mentioned before, we both want to do lots of cross country flying, but now may be limiting ourselves to a small geographical area due to the rv-12's much slower cruise.
How do any of you rv-12 owners feel about cross country flying?
