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Old November 7th 05, 10:20 PM
Montblack
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Saw this in AvWeb today (pasted below)
http://www.pilotsharetheride.com/

Two questions:

1. What kind of plane is that on their home page?
2. Has anyone here used this service?


"Although many pilots wouldn't buy a plane with fewer than four seats, the
dirty little secret is that many if not most of us fly alone a lot. An
Arizona ranch hand has introduced a downright neighborly concept for putting
like-minded pilots together that not only helps people out, but can reduce
costs and boost the fun factor. Baldy (which he comes by honestly) Ivy
established PilotShareTheRide a year ago and so far hundreds of pilots have
connected with one another for trips, training and rides around the patch.
"It's about sharing the love of flying and if you can share expenses, then
so much the better." Pilots planning a flight register it on the Web site
and describe their itinerary. If someone happens to be going their way (or
just wants to get up in the air), he or she e-mails the pilot in the posting
and they sort out the details between themselves. Ivy stresses that he's not
arranging flights (that would be Part 135 work), he's just providing a kind
of pilot matchmaking service that leaves it up to the individuals to decide
when and where they fly. There are about 4200 pilots signed up and, at any
one time, about 500 flight postings."

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/506-full.html#190928
(AvWeb story: Ride-Sharing, Aviation Style)


Montblack

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Old November 7th 05, 11:41 PM
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In article ,
"Montblack" wrote:

http://www.pilotsharetheride.com/


I think it is a Ralley of some kind (French aircraft).
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Old November 8th 05, 04:33 AM
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Maybe French but not a Rallye. They had trailing link nosewheels,
were low winged with moving leading edge slats.

And some of the Aerospatiale Rallyes were made right here in the USA,
shipped over in parts and put together here.

Wonderful airplanes. A friend is going to Texas to pick up a 100 HP
Rallye powered with a Rolls-Royce engine soon. He already has a
Rallye with 220 HP Frankllin engine.

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Old November 8th 05, 08:47 AM
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Montblack wrote:
Saw this in AvWeb today (pasted below)
http://www.pilotsharetheride.com/

Two questions:

1. What kind of plane is that on their home page?


It is a French plane, a Robin DR_something to be precise.
Very nice aircraft, very popular on this side of the pond.

By the look of it, it is not equiped with the diesel engine.

-Kees

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Old November 8th 05, 09:01 AM
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In that case you did something wrong or the slats were not rigged
properly.
Keep enough airspeed and those things will stay closed.

-Kees MS880B

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Old November 8th 05, 09:45 AM
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wrote:
Montblack wrote:
http://www.pilotsharetheride.com/
1. What kind of plane is that on their home page?


It is a French plane, a Robin DR_something to be precise.
Very nice aircraft, very popular on this side of the pond.
By the look of it, it is not equiped with the diesel engine.


It is a wooden construction, thus quite light. After a change in ownership,
the current producer is Apex Aircraft in Darois, France:
http://www.apex-aircraft.com/en/robin/index.htm

As Kees pointed out, they recently introduced a version with the Thielert
Centurion 1.7 aerodiesel. This "Ecoflyer" is currently the cheapest new
aircraft on the market having the latest advances in engine technology.
From what I read elsewhere, the diesel-equipped model already makes up
around 90% of their production. Good news for renters like myself...I would
be thrilled to see one appear in my vicinity in the not-too-distant future.


Greetings,
Markus
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Old November 8th 05, 10:27 AM
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Montblack wrote:

1. What kind of plane is that on their home page?


It's a Robin, don't know which type exactly. Robin is a French airplane
and pretty popular in Europe.

http://www.apex-aircraft.com/

Stefan
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Old November 8th 05, 10:55 AM
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Montblack,

In addition to what Kees said: The Robins can be recognized easily by
the upward canted outer wing section, quite pronounced. Other features:
canopy sliding back and fabric-covered wings.

Same company builds the CAP aerobatic planes. See
http://www.apex-aircraft.com/

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

 




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