britt fincher
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I am looking at purchasing an RV4 or RV6. On average how do the payloads compare? I know it will vary based on how it is equipped.
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So what is the problem with the right hand throttle in the 6?
I've got 500 hrs with the stick in my left hand. Switching would feel really weird.
John Morgan
The -6 is a reasonably good 2 person plus bags cross country aircraft. IMO, the big compromise is the right hand throttle. That's just wrong in a stick flown aircraft. ;-)
The -4 is more of a pilot's aircraft with centerline seating, but cabin space is limited, particularly for the passenger. Also, the baggage space is small and is far enough aft that if you have a passenger of any size, the baggage is very limited. If you carry a passenger, fuel can be limited because of the gross weight limitation. The thing I always notice when I sit in a friend's -4 is how close the instrument panel is.
Britt, no one has yet addressed the passenger issue. My wife has flown in the back of a -4 with me and also in another friend's -8.
Her take? "I'm NOT going to sit in that hole back there."
If you have a S.O. , she needs to be happy on trips back there. My wife loved our -6 and was also the one who suggested getting a -10
Be sure they're happy, or it will be a tough row to hoe. As a Southerner, you must have heard the wise old sage, "If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy"
Best,
Speak for you wife only, mine loves our RV-4 and enjoys riding back there just fine, 5'3" 118lbs and not interested in flying the plane. However I have friends that are 6'+ & 200+lbs who also like the ride and the view from the back of the -4 even on long trips. YMMV you just have to check it out for yourself and for your wife's self. I have rode in the back too and I have to disagree, the view is good in my opinion.she won't be happy in the back of a 4. I'm 5'11 & have flown in the back, you can't see a thing.
Speak for you wife only, mine loves our RV-4 and enjoys riding back there just fine, 5'3" 118lbs and not interested in flying the plane. However I have friends that are 6'+ & 200+lbs who also like the ride and the view from the back of the -4 even on long trips. YMMV you just have to check it out for yourself and for your wife's self. I have rode in the back too and I have to disagree, the view is good in my opinion.
..........My wife would never want to fly on any xc if she's going to sit in the back.
She wants to be involved.
The -6 is a reasonably good 2 person plus bags cross country aircraft. IMO, the big compromise is the right hand throttle. That's just wrong in a stick flown aircraft. ;-)