RV8AHopeful
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Is it possible or even advisable to get training in an RV-8A given that there's nothing but a control stick in the back seat? How would that work? Can a CFI instruct that way? I don't have my PPL yet -- I'm about 30 flight hours in -- but I know I would have my PPL in short order after buying a plane. I want a tandem configuration, don't want a taildragger, and thus I'm keen on the RV-8A. So if I bought an RV-8A, is there any instructor who I could go up with regularly in it and take me from where I'm currently at to passing my checkride in it?
Also, separate question that I thought someone might know (and sorry for the newbie question as I haven't flown an RV yet): are there any indents in the throttle control? It strikes me that there should probably be an indent for idle and another one for max continuous power, to make it very easy to put the throttle into either state with tactile confirmation.
Furthermore, to ensure you could never screw up forgetting to go full rich before landing, is anyone aware of any RVs that have the mixture control connected to the throttle in such a way that when you push the throttle past max continuous to max T/O power, some kind of spring release automatically and instantly pushes the mixture to full rich? Seems like a simple way to ensure it's impossible to forget that step since there would be a mechanical linkage that pushes the mixture to full rich if the throttle goes past max continuous (to max T/O power), as it would in the case of a go-around.
Thanks in advance everyone!
Also, separate question that I thought someone might know (and sorry for the newbie question as I haven't flown an RV yet): are there any indents in the throttle control? It strikes me that there should probably be an indent for idle and another one for max continuous power, to make it very easy to put the throttle into either state with tactile confirmation.
Furthermore, to ensure you could never screw up forgetting to go full rich before landing, is anyone aware of any RVs that have the mixture control connected to the throttle in such a way that when you push the throttle past max continuous to max T/O power, some kind of spring release automatically and instantly pushes the mixture to full rich? Seems like a simple way to ensure it's impossible to forget that step since there would be a mechanical linkage that pushes the mixture to full rich if the throttle goes past max continuous (to max T/O power), as it would in the case of a go-around.
Thanks in advance everyone!