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I’m not looking to sell my RV4 but looking to add or partner on something more capable for aerobatics. The RV is slippery, has a good bit of dihedral, a high lift wing and isn’t all that suited for inverted / outside maneuvers, snaps or potential tail slides. I’m not really looking to compete...

No. Ironic.

All the batteries and wiring to be able to run a welder off the plane started to add up.

I found it a bit ironic that he had gotten in some kind of a disagreement with the insurance company underwriting Draco just a few days / weeks before the wreck. Seems they were not going to write coverage at a reasonable price if he did exhibition flights with Draco because it was too risky…he...

well, they check ID, scan your baggage, they run you through a metal detector or body scanner. They stop you from getting through if you forget to leave your gun in the safe.

Yes but before TSA there was no social media. Now that we have social media it is too easy to mislead, influence and radicalize folks. Now that we have social media we need more security to keep the homegrown threat in check as much as possible. If you don’t like the wait times just enroll in...

fully agree that there is a shortage of workers almost everywhere but part of it is simply because many folks left the workforce one way or another. Here is an alternate view on the points you raised… yes, there are lots of pilots to be hired but there are also lots of pilots who have retired...

I'm still skeptical and I think the airlines are too. I got an email from Delta today extending my current medallion status through Jan of 2023…mind you my current status was extended already by 1-year from the 2020 mess. I take this to mean that the airlines are absolutely paranoid about a...

But only for holiday travelers. It will tank again soon as kids go back to school and business significant limit travel. it is really crazy now. I have never seen an airport so full of people who have no clue how to travel, how to board and how to deplane. The real tell is even with the full...

If that were the case he could have adjusted course much sooner but chose to be difficult instead. Had there been a kid on his first solo, rusty old pilot or panic prone student on the runway things could have turned out much differently. that said, many folks fly huge patterns for some reason...

For me flying is about freedom. If I only had one plane I would not be able to handle a partnership, especially one with that many members. I don’t want to ask permission to fly my plane or help my A&P, or schedule around three other people and the weather. Freedom is flying your own plane on...

I guess the other thing I did not consider in my replies is ground clearance… at my airport which is all grass I actually have to taxi up over a berm, along side of a tree and then down the hill to get in and out of the hanger I would not try that with any nose wheel aircraft. That probably is...

Fair enough. My dealings with nose draggers are not in any of the RVs just my overall experience which may not fully apply due to the RV design. You probably can’t go wrong with either one but if you are going to pick a taildragger an RV is a well behaved one with good visibility on the ground...

In reading the comments on how to land a nose wheel equipped RV, it sounds pretty much the same as a three point landing in a taildragger. In the taildragger you can three point or wheel land depending on conditions and there is never a nosewheel to deal with or maintain / upgrade or fix. The...

Looking for any pireps about Aircraft Windshield Co. I’m looking to replace some plastic in my 182 and this company seems to have the best prices on the UV blocking material but I can’t find any reviews or feedback on them. any pireps would really help. Thx! https://www.aircraftwindshield.com/

Would you be ok with an old riding mower and a tow bar? If so, plan to put a trailer hitch on the front and back…backing a tractor attacked to a nosewheel is no fun.

if you want a fun plane that handles well you are looking in all the wrong places. You didn’t state your mission but if it can be met with a 2-seat sport plane like an RV, citabria / decathlon, then do it.

It does seem like the OP empty weight was more in the 182 category

Thx folks.

In preparing for my mechanic to do the annual on my 182 and as a generally good idea I have tried to purchase an assortment of hardware that may need to be replaced so that all the parts are on hand. I have 1962 182E and I have the parts manual which I have been using to determine the correct...