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WOW! Hold my Beer! What are they thinking? (HUMOR)

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Why does one of the most exciting new entrants into the "Back Country/Bush Flying" Kit manufacturers choose to display their Hottest sought after product in dark camouflage colors? I know it's the builder's choice to pick their own color schemes, but really to suggest camouflage is a good idea for any recreational aircraft? If you want to be noticed in any environment, may I suggest Bright, Shining and reflective & attractive colors, whether its at the fairgrounds surrounded by interested potential buyers or in the ravines surrounded by trees and wild animals. (Unless your market is Special OPS and/or Military or Wannabee's). This Post is meant to be in HUMOR. please don't take it personal. I too am ex military and ex Hunter but in aviation: "SEE & BE SEEN" is best policy. Ed S.
 
aadamson said:
Sounds like it accomplished it's exact objective... You noticed!
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You are so right, but I noticed for all the wrong reasons. Hopefully future builders will take notice and First Responders, Civil Air Patrol and other Search and Rescue participants will be thankful for the reminder. See & Be Seen good example attached. Ed S.
 

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Maybe, just maybe it is a play on the fact that the currently installed fuselage will disappear 😉soon and be replaced with the updated final design version?

It is a vinyl wrap but all the rest of the airplane is paint.
Just a guess made with no first hand information…..
 
Looks like a perfect choice to use a case of mixed primer rattle cans and you don’t need to have someone hold your beer. You seen that lovely dull paint all the time on cars cruising down the road. And be sure to paint the underside sky blue. And since it is a bush plane, probably don’t need ADSB. It’s the GA version of a stealth aircraft.
 
Sounds like most of you would have preferred Cessna white. ;)
I like it. Has a utilitarian look that fits the design. It will also hide well in the jungle, which isn’t so good if you crash in a jungle.
 
I really like it. Tasteful and tough looking, as it should be. It's not a classic old typical plane converted to a bush plane. It's new, and identifies a rugged cool back country machine. I'd be building one if I could afford a second plane.
 
You mean if they were selling them. I heard that for the first couple years it will be by lottery as to if you get lucky enough to get a kit.
 
Maybe we are just not accustomed to paint schemes that blend with nature, e.g. Vashon also has something unique:

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Mel said:
I think the orange struts are to keep the airplane from being shot by a deer hunter!
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I think the orange struts are to alert the old Cessna Pilots that you could pick out by the "V Scar" or Diamond on their forehead.
I seem to remember the Vashon Ranger may have been related to a Vans Aircraft. Possibly distant cousin, aunty or mother by a different last name? I seriously considered a New Ranger for a little while but I couldn't get over the Rivets with holes in them. And then Basic Med Exams got approved and I quit thinking about Light Sports forever. Ed S.
 
RV8JD said:
Ken Krueger was instrumental in the design and flight testing of the Vashon Ranger R7 and served as Chief Engineer for Vashon Aircraft for awhile. The airplane itself is not related to any Van’s aircraft.

www.aopa.org

Vashon Ranger debuts

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And from 2018:“I don’t think any other SLSA has been tested as extensively as the Ranger,” said Kruger, who previously served as chief engineer at Van’s Aircraft and played a central role in designing that company’s RV–12 LSA. “The Ranger is a highly refined airplane.”

About Vashon | Vashon Aircraft

Vashon Aircraft is the newest aircraft manufacturer in the aviation center of Seattle, Washington, designing and manufacturing the US-made Ranger R7 aircraft.
vashonaircraft.com vashonaircraft.com
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Thanks Carl, that is what I was referring to with tongue in cheek and poor memory, the article states he was previously at Van's, as Chief Engineer, but I didn't locate the article before writing. I agree the Airplane itself is not related.
 
For all of you Future RV-15 Bush Pilot, you should all paint your new toy Powder Blue, easiest color to spot in the woods and nothing is light blue in the woods contrary to the picture above where they might find you in the spring when there's no leaves in the trees.. And that is from a former SAR Crew in the Air Force who has spent his fair share of time looking for down aircrafts with nice orange,yellow & red colors in the fall....;-)

BTW: I think the wrapping of the RV-15 looks good but not in the woods :)
 
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