Notorious Nate
Member
I've been around these forums for the better part of a year, and I was absolutely sold on Van's Aircraft from day 1. After scouring the classifieds for that time, I found a deal that I just couldn't pass up and now I am in possession of an RV-7 Empennage Kit and 90-95% of the tools I will need to complete one of these beautiful airplanes.
A little background on me: I've always wanted to build an airplane since I was a little kid. I drew up plans of all sorts of craft, from PVC pipe hang gliders to fighter jets and biplanes. The aviation bug stuck with me, and I went to college and got my A&P and Commercial Pilot Certificate. During that time, I had the privilege of captaining a Red Bull Flugtag team. For those of you who don't know what that is, Flugtag is a crazy competition in which full-sized home made gliders are launched off a 22' platform with their pilot to see how far they will go. Myself and a brilliant team of my peers engineered an F-14 looking glider and were able to win the Dallas/Fort Worth competition in 2013, with the help of our 100 lb pilot:
That was quite a blast, and ever since that time I've been searching for another project. I remembered a small, red plane that I serviced as a line technician called an RV-6. The pilot and his wife had stopped at KGGG and I was amazed at the takeoff performance of the plane. With this in mind, I looked up Van's Aircraft, discovered this forum, and the rest is history.
Although I am not quite ready to start the build process, I frequent the forum very often to check out deals and learn more about the RVs. Even though I have the RV-7 empennage, I'm still not completely convinced I shouldn't build an 8, so I hope to complete one of these some day:
I fly a King Air as my day job and travel a lot, so I don't quite have a home base nailed down. But I generally visit KSHD, KMSL, and KGGG on a regular basis. I'd love to connect with the RV community anywhere near those locations if I get the chance.
In any case, I just wanted to introduce myself on the forums, and say thanks for all the help that I've gotten so far!
A little background on me: I've always wanted to build an airplane since I was a little kid. I drew up plans of all sorts of craft, from PVC pipe hang gliders to fighter jets and biplanes. The aviation bug stuck with me, and I went to college and got my A&P and Commercial Pilot Certificate. During that time, I had the privilege of captaining a Red Bull Flugtag team. For those of you who don't know what that is, Flugtag is a crazy competition in which full-sized home made gliders are launched off a 22' platform with their pilot to see how far they will go. Myself and a brilliant team of my peers engineered an F-14 looking glider and were able to win the Dallas/Fort Worth competition in 2013, with the help of our 100 lb pilot:
That was quite a blast, and ever since that time I've been searching for another project. I remembered a small, red plane that I serviced as a line technician called an RV-6. The pilot and his wife had stopped at KGGG and I was amazed at the takeoff performance of the plane. With this in mind, I looked up Van's Aircraft, discovered this forum, and the rest is history.
Although I am not quite ready to start the build process, I frequent the forum very often to check out deals and learn more about the RVs. Even though I have the RV-7 empennage, I'm still not completely convinced I shouldn't build an 8, so I hope to complete one of these some day:
I fly a King Air as my day job and travel a lot, so I don't quite have a home base nailed down. But I generally visit KSHD, KMSL, and KGGG on a regular basis. I'd love to connect with the RV community anywhere near those locations if I get the chance.
In any case, I just wanted to introduce myself on the forums, and say thanks for all the help that I've gotten so far!