Well, Brian left yesterday with Aurora (RV-7) and what a great airplane it is. In the end, the airplane ended up back where it belinged and we made a couple of great friends in Brian and Kris.
Now, on my 68th birthday, my son and I are looking for what may well be my last airplane. Everyone says you should put down your wishlist so here goes:
RV-8
*IO-360 or O-360 (either one will work but IO gets extra points)
*Glass or round gages but I really like at least a graphic engine monitor
*Great construction quality (I recently went to two years of school and got my A&P just so I could better understand and maintain RVs.
*Prefer painted but would consider non-painted if the seller recognizes there’s going to be a price difference between the two.
*Constant speed prop - yes, it must have a constant speed prop
*We probably can’t afford a dolled up, maxed out 8 but if the bones are great, we could probably make yours better. (Ask Brian about Aurora).
*Canadian airplanes can work - we’ve done it before
In short, I’m getting older and after many, many years of my son and I flying all kinds of airplanes including the A-10 Warthog (son) and the P-51 (me) the RVs are our favorite fun machine. We have both spent a lifetime in aviation, love to fly and whichever RV-8 we eventually acquire, we will take incredible care of it. We are reasonable buyers that like to make friends and develop friendships thru airplanes and aviation.
So, if you have an 8 that is, or may be in the near future, for sale, please contact me. We’ve got an empty hangar that needs to be filled.
Thanks everyone
Rob Traynham
Now, on my 68th birthday, my son and I are looking for what may well be my last airplane. Everyone says you should put down your wishlist so here goes:
RV-8
*IO-360 or O-360 (either one will work but IO gets extra points)
*Glass or round gages but I really like at least a graphic engine monitor
*Great construction quality (I recently went to two years of school and got my A&P just so I could better understand and maintain RVs.
*Prefer painted but would consider non-painted if the seller recognizes there’s going to be a price difference between the two.
*Constant speed prop - yes, it must have a constant speed prop
*We probably can’t afford a dolled up, maxed out 8 but if the bones are great, we could probably make yours better. (Ask Brian about Aurora).
*Canadian airplanes can work - we’ve done it before
In short, I’m getting older and after many, many years of my son and I flying all kinds of airplanes including the A-10 Warthog (son) and the P-51 (me) the RVs are our favorite fun machine. We have both spent a lifetime in aviation, love to fly and whichever RV-8 we eventually acquire, we will take incredible care of it. We are reasonable buyers that like to make friends and develop friendships thru airplanes and aviation.
So, if you have an 8 that is, or may be in the near future, for sale, please contact me. We’ve got an empty hangar that needs to be filled.
Thanks everyone
Rob Traynham
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