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RV-8 Instructor?
I have a friend in Kingman,AZ who needs some help with
landing his RV-8. Is there anyone near Kingman who could help? The person would need access to a dual control RV-8 as the time is not flown off of his airplane yet. Thanks, Skyking |
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wrote: I have a friend in Kingman,AZ who needs some help with landing his RV-8. Is there anyone near Kingman who could help? The person would need access to a dual control RV-8 as the time is not flown off of his airplane yet. You do not need another RV-8. A Citabria will do with a competent instructor. |
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"EDR" wrote in message .. . In article , Skyking wrote: I have a friend in Kingman,AZ who needs some help with landing his RV-8. Is there anyone near Kingman who could help? The person would need access to a dual control RV-8 as the time is not flown off of his airplane yet. You do not need another RV-8. A Citabria will do with a competent instructor. I don't believe that a Citabria flies anything like a RV-8. I've got over 5000 hours in Stearmans and I wouldn't check someone out in a Citabria and tell them that they could fly a Stearman. Thanks for your input anyway. Skyking |
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"Skyking" wrote in message ... "EDR" wrote in message .. . In article , Skyking wrote: I have a friend in Kingman,AZ who needs some help with landing his RV-8. Is there anyone near Kingman who could help? The person would need access to a dual control RV-8 as the time is not flown off of his airplane yet. You do not need another RV-8. A Citabria will do with a competent instructor. I don't believe that a Citabria flies anything like a RV-8. I've got over 5000 hours in Stearmans and I wouldn't check someone out in a Citabria and tell them that they could fly a Stearman. Thanks for your input anyway. Skyking As an RV-6 pilot, I agree with the Citabria recommendation. Citabria to RV is a very easy tailwheel transition. Now, once you're off the ground, the RV will be 80 mph faster and climb like a bat outta hell, but most people don't have a big problem with those aspects of flying... KB |
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Kyle Boatright wrote:
"Skyking" wrote in message ... "EDR" wrote in message ... In article , Skyking wrote: I have a friend in Kingman,AZ who needs some help with landing his RV-8. Is there anyone near Kingman who could help? The person would need access to a dual control RV-8 as the time is not flown off of his airplane yet. You do not need another RV-8. A Citabria will do with a competent instructor. I don't believe that a Citabria flies anything like a RV-8. I've got over 5000 hours in Stearmans and I wouldn't check someone out in a Citabria and tell them that they could fly a Stearman. Thanks for your input anyway. Skyking As an RV-6 pilot, I agree with the Citabria recommendation. Citabria to RV is a very easy tailwheel transition. Now, once you're off the ground, the RV will be 80 mph faster and climb like a bat outta hell, but most people don't have a big problem with those aspects of flying... KB And with over 1000 hours in an RV myself I agree with Kyle. He could also use an RV-6 or an RV-4 to learn the basics. What is the problem he is havinbg landing the RV-8? |
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"Skyking" wrote in message ...
"EDR" wrote in message .. . In article , Skyking wrote: I have a friend in Kingman,AZ who needs some help with landing his RV-8. Is there anyone near Kingman who could help? The person would need access to a dual control RV-8 as the time is not flown off of his airplane yet. You do not need another RV-8. A Citabria will do with a competent instructor. I don't believe that a Citabria flies anything like a RV-8. I've got over 5000 hours in Stearmans and I wouldn't check someone out in a Citabria and tell them that they could fly a Stearman. Thanks for your input anyway. Skyking But 5,000 hours of Stearman time would make the transition into a Citabria or even an RV-8 relatively easy from a take-off/landing/ground handling standpoint, which is really the more difficult part of flight operations. The differences between managing a horizontally-opposed Lycoming versus a radial engine Contintental notwithstanding, if the Citabria check out involved many hours flying it from the back seat in order to develop the peripheral sense needed in something like a Stearman, the recommendation may not be that unreasonable as part of the overall check out strategy (probably cheaper, too). As for transitioning from a Citabria, Cub, or other similar taildragger (even a Pitts, but that's really overkill in terms of control sensitivity/performance), the transition into an RV-4, -6, or -8 form those types will not be difficult provided an understanding of the performance differences -- higher speeds and more abrupt stall buffeting in the RV's for example -- are explained and understood. From a tailwheel standpoint close to the ground, the Citabria is a more challenging airplane than the RV-8. The best thing your friend could do if he/she really wants time in an RV-8 or similar RV product is to contact the kit manufacturer directly, or talk with the local EAA Chapter. Several qualified RV instructors can be had for check outs, even test flying newly-built airplanes. They might have to be brought in from somewhere else, though, but the cost to do this is cheap if it results in a thoroughly tested airplane and a thoroughly checked-out owner/pilot who will then be comfortable and competent in the airplane over the long haul. Hope this helps, Rich http://www.richstowell.com |
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In article , Skyking
wrote: "EDR" wrote in message .. . In article , Skyking wrote: I have a friend in Kingman,AZ who needs some help with landing his RV-8. Is there anyone near Kingman who could help? The person would need access to a dual control RV-8 as the time is not flown off of his airplane yet. You do not need another RV-8. A Citabria will do with a competent instructor. I don't believe that a Citabria flies anything like a RV-8. In the pattern, you should be flying close to the same speeds. If you fly the pattern in an RV-8 faster than a Citabria, you are flying too fast! (And looking to be an accident statistic!) Fly the right airspeed and pitch attitude and the airplane will settle gently onto the runway. If you float, you are flying too fast. |
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"Skyking" wrote in message
... I have a friend in Kingman,AZ who needs some help with landing his RV-8. How much fuel does he have left? -- David Brooks |
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