Pittsartist
Well Known Member
Greetings fellow 'RV ers !
..... I'm delighted to be able to say that having just bought an RV6 "project" yesterday.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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Briefly, it's an '97 RV6 QB "Slider" with a '320 that's pretty much been in a 16 year time warp. It's barely touched and 3/4 of the boxes are not even opened.
I'm a 1100 hr PPL that currently owns a Pitts S1-S and a Zenair '601 (which the RV will eventually replace when it's finished).
This site is a fantastic resource, I'm sure I'll be wearing a "rut" into the internet as I continually visit in the coming months.
Just a couple of quick questions I can't seem to answer with forum searches.
1) (I was the surviving half of a fatal "mid air" 18 months ago. Part of the deal with my wife to start flying again afterwards was to ALWAYS wear a parachute. ) This being the case, how suitable is the "plans" slider RV6 canopy for a quick exit ?. Are there any tried & tested mods to improve the design in this area ?.
2) Right from the outset, I'd like to integrate a facility to carry a folding bike into my aircraft. The plan is for a high quality 16" folder made by Dahoon or Brompton that lives behind the seats on a custom fixture to make it totally secure. Has this been done before ?. Any details / Photos ?.
..... I'm delighted to be able to say that having just bought an RV6 "project" yesterday.
Briefly, it's an '97 RV6 QB "Slider" with a '320 that's pretty much been in a 16 year time warp. It's barely touched and 3/4 of the boxes are not even opened.
I'm a 1100 hr PPL that currently owns a Pitts S1-S and a Zenair '601 (which the RV will eventually replace when it's finished).
This site is a fantastic resource, I'm sure I'll be wearing a "rut" into the internet as I continually visit in the coming months.
Just a couple of quick questions I can't seem to answer with forum searches.
1) (I was the surviving half of a fatal "mid air" 18 months ago. Part of the deal with my wife to start flying again afterwards was to ALWAYS wear a parachute. ) This being the case, how suitable is the "plans" slider RV6 canopy for a quick exit ?. Are there any tried & tested mods to improve the design in this area ?.
2) Right from the outset, I'd like to integrate a facility to carry a folding bike into my aircraft. The plan is for a high quality 16" folder made by Dahoon or Brompton that lives behind the seats on a custom fixture to make it totally secure. Has this been done before ?. Any details / Photos ?.