I have the Pre-RV grin! I had the opportunity to fly with John Albury, AKA Jetguy for transition training in his RV12. We have all gone through training before, but this was downright fun. A totally different experience, he is a great instructor and it didn’t even seem like a training session.
He had a presentation prior to our flight to get familiar with the RV12. This was a great PowerPoint presentation with videos along with great conversation, full of information. The setting was very low key and enjoyable at the hanger.
Then the fun began, practiced taxiing, then take-offs, 30 and 45 deg turns, slow flight, stalls, you got it. Then we headed over for practice landings and takeoffs. As everyone says “slow it down and it is easy to land” and it is! I have flown a few different Light Sport Aircrafts and this 12 the best thing I have been in. Throughout the flight a smile kept creeping in with the thought “I have to get one of these!”, then a bigger smile – “I got one and it is almost done and I will be flying it soon”
Tomorrow we are heading to a fly-in for more Fun / transition training. I will post more tomorrow.
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John on the right
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He had a presentation prior to our flight to get familiar with the RV12. This was a great PowerPoint presentation with videos along with great conversation, full of information. The setting was very low key and enjoyable at the hanger.
Then the fun began, practiced taxiing, then take-offs, 30 and 45 deg turns, slow flight, stalls, you got it. Then we headed over for practice landings and takeoffs. As everyone says “slow it down and it is easy to land” and it is! I have flown a few different Light Sport Aircrafts and this 12 the best thing I have been in. Throughout the flight a smile kept creeping in with the thought “I have to get one of these!”, then a bigger smile – “I got one and it is almost done and I will be flying it soon”
Tomorrow we are heading to a fly-in for more Fun / transition training. I will post more tomorrow.
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John on the right
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