Hello All. New guy here...My name is Tom. I don't have or own kit, but am here to inquire about purchasing a completed RV-6A with about 600 hours of flight time. If this is wrong place to post, I'm sorry, and I'd be glad to post this in the proper forum.
Generally, I was looking for some general information on the ownership of RV6, and if possible any information from anyone who may have purchased a completed kit.
I think I found a pretty nice RV6A for sale, thru a broker site, and over the past week or so, I have been trying to gather information relating to cost of ownership, such as: Insurance, nominal annual maintenance costs, hangering, etc.
At first, I was pretty enthused about the RV6 find, and was ready to jump right in, to make the purchase, but after talking to a couple of PPL flight schools in my area, I'm not so sure anymore. I told the flight schools that I would need instruction in my 'personal' airplane, and the all the people I spoke at these schools said, that my plane would have to pass their 'inspection standards', etc. Plus several people also told me to be cautious about buying an experimental build plane, and how kit planes are not up to par, so to speak. So, this sort of feedback has sort of put a damper on my initial enthusiasm. So, I'm sort of looking for some clarification and feedback from people who actually own a Van of some model.
The broker of the RV6A, which I'm VERY interested in purchasing, said that the plane is currently owned by the original builder of the kit. The plane has a current Annual, and that it is flight worthy. I've talked with the broker about the general process of purchasing the plane: getting the pre-purchase inspection done, transferring title, ferrying the plane to my hometown, etc. So along these lines, much of the stuff the broker is telling me, should I trust, etc, etc ??
Some more direct questions, for which I am seeking answers are more geared towards the 'mechanics' of flying an RV6A ... Like, how easy (or hard) is it to learn to fly the RV6A? Are the instruments that come with the purchase of the plane 'good', for my purpose, which his purely recreational VFR flying?
I'll stop here, because this is already getting long winded, but I would appreciate hearing from anyone in VAF who has anything to add. Please feel free to PM me, as well. Plus I can provide a link to the a/c for sale, and provide more details as well.
Thanks in advance.
Tom
Generally, I was looking for some general information on the ownership of RV6, and if possible any information from anyone who may have purchased a completed kit.
I think I found a pretty nice RV6A for sale, thru a broker site, and over the past week or so, I have been trying to gather information relating to cost of ownership, such as: Insurance, nominal annual maintenance costs, hangering, etc.
At first, I was pretty enthused about the RV6 find, and was ready to jump right in, to make the purchase, but after talking to a couple of PPL flight schools in my area, I'm not so sure anymore. I told the flight schools that I would need instruction in my 'personal' airplane, and the all the people I spoke at these schools said, that my plane would have to pass their 'inspection standards', etc. Plus several people also told me to be cautious about buying an experimental build plane, and how kit planes are not up to par, so to speak. So, this sort of feedback has sort of put a damper on my initial enthusiasm. So, I'm sort of looking for some clarification and feedback from people who actually own a Van of some model.
The broker of the RV6A, which I'm VERY interested in purchasing, said that the plane is currently owned by the original builder of the kit. The plane has a current Annual, and that it is flight worthy. I've talked with the broker about the general process of purchasing the plane: getting the pre-purchase inspection done, transferring title, ferrying the plane to my hometown, etc. So along these lines, much of the stuff the broker is telling me, should I trust, etc, etc ??
Some more direct questions, for which I am seeking answers are more geared towards the 'mechanics' of flying an RV6A ... Like, how easy (or hard) is it to learn to fly the RV6A? Are the instruments that come with the purchase of the plane 'good', for my purpose, which his purely recreational VFR flying?
I'll stop here, because this is already getting long winded, but I would appreciate hearing from anyone in VAF who has anything to add. Please feel free to PM me, as well. Plus I can provide a link to the a/c for sale, and provide more details as well.
Thanks in advance.
Tom
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