Hi everyone! I was referred here by the nice folks at Pilots of America (same username there) because of a question I asked about RV's over there. I'm a private pilot and I am instrument rated but I don't like flying IFR. I'm from St. Louis, but I have taken a 1 year contract to work out in Oklahoma City. I have some obligations I'll need to get back for, and I'll also want to come home fairly often to visit family and friends. After looking at rental options (speed, cost per hour, etc), clubs (speed, cost per hour, club dues) and ownership, they all seem fairly close to one another on paper, with ownership costing a little more. However, availability would be a lot better and I wouldn't be stepping on anyone's toes by having the airplane gone for entire weekends. Then after my contract I could sell the plane if I don't want to hold on to it or it just doesn't seem feasible.
I think the best planes that fit my mission would be VFR equipped RV-4's, RV-6's, or RV-6A's. I am tailwheel endorsed but have less than ten hours total, though I'll be logging more doing some recurrent. All of my tailwheel time is in a Decathlon. Could I get some real world numbers on things like insurance and operating/mx costs? And how difficult are the RV's to land if I got a conventional gear example?
Thanks!
I think the best planes that fit my mission would be VFR equipped RV-4's, RV-6's, or RV-6A's. I am tailwheel endorsed but have less than ten hours total, though I'll be logging more doing some recurrent. All of my tailwheel time is in a Decathlon. Could I get some real world numbers on things like insurance and operating/mx costs? And how difficult are the RV's to land if I got a conventional gear example?
Thanks!