Hi Everyone -- first post here.
My wife, Mary, and I are both pilots. We've flown spam cans for many years -- our current ride (for the last 11 years) is a Piper Pathfinder -- hauling our family from one end of the continent to the other. The kids are almost grown, now, and it's time to fly something fun! And an RV-8 is in our future.
Last weekend, after the Mustang Beach Shrimp Boil in Port Aransas, TX, we were lucky enough to snag a demo ride in Jay Pratt's gorgeous RV-8. It was an amazing flight, and we are eternally thankful to Jay for showing us his beautiful aircraft, but my wife isn't sold on a taildragger. She wants an -8A model.
Since ground handling is quite different, I'm thinking it would be good to get demo flights in an -8A. To that end, we own Amelia's Landing Hotel -- an aviation themed hotel -- in Port Aransas. Would anyone in Texas be willing to trade demo flights here at KRAS in exchange for a free night in the hotel?
My wife, Mary, and I are both pilots. We've flown spam cans for many years -- our current ride (for the last 11 years) is a Piper Pathfinder -- hauling our family from one end of the continent to the other. The kids are almost grown, now, and it's time to fly something fun! And an RV-8 is in our future.
Last weekend, after the Mustang Beach Shrimp Boil in Port Aransas, TX, we were lucky enough to snag a demo ride in Jay Pratt's gorgeous RV-8. It was an amazing flight, and we are eternally thankful to Jay for showing us his beautiful aircraft, but my wife isn't sold on a taildragger. She wants an -8A model.
Since ground handling is quite different, I'm thinking it would be good to get demo flights in an -8A. To that end, we own Amelia's Landing Hotel -- an aviation themed hotel -- in Port Aransas. Would anyone in Texas be willing to trade demo flights here at KRAS in exchange for a free night in the hotel?