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Folks,
I have officially reached my wits end and I am reaching out for help.
Our family has an RV-8, N248DF. It was built by Scott Farnsworth in 2013 and previously owned by my girlfriend's dad, and after he passed away we inherited this amazing airplane.
He raced it a Reno, he used it for aerobatics and dogfighting, and he used it to show me I was not as much of a tough guy as I thought when his daughter and I first began dating. It was also involved in a mid-air in 2017 that both pilots survived!
Point is, this airplane has a history, we love this airplane, and I want to add to that history by using it to take his daughter somewhere so I can propose to her.
The plane (and us!) are based out of Phoenix (KDVT) and I am looking for someone with time in an RV to take me up in our -8, or their -4, -6 or -7 for an hour or two of familiarity and transition training (mostly pattern stuff, stalls, approaches, landings) before I go up solo in the -8 for more hours to get comfortable before I take anyone else up in it with me. I have TW time already so I understand the basics, but also when I ask around for someone to do some training in this plane with me, they are all TW people and they really insist on three point landings which...I do not want to do in this plane.
This plane as a Mattituck IO-360 w/ high compression cylinders, a Catto 3 blade climb prop, inverted fuel/oil, smoke kit (uninstalled), a Dynon Skyview, and rear seat primary flight controls with the little mushroom button rudder pedals. We have good checklists for the airplane, it just underwent a condition inspection a few months ago and passed with flying colors, and it is running like a champ.
I just finished a bachelor's in aerospace engineering using my GI Bill and money is *tight*, so although I wish it was possible, spending 5k on flights, hotels, food, transition training and instruction from someone in Texas or Oregon is...just not an option for me at the moment.
I have already spent a few hours in our -8, and another hour in a friend's -6A, so I have felt the snappiness of the RVs, but I have not logged any landings in either. I have flown multiple approaches to short final, done basic maneuvers and cross country stuff, but always relinquished controls before landing.
Anyways, if anyone knows anyone, I am available literally every morning of every day of the week. I am extremely willing to learn and I am very patient and attentive, I used to work in Naval Special Warfare, and I recently made it through the interview process at SWA so I start in the D225 program in October!
If you can be of any help, please reach out!
Thank you very much!!
I have officially reached my wits end and I am reaching out for help.
Our family has an RV-8, N248DF. It was built by Scott Farnsworth in 2013 and previously owned by my girlfriend's dad, and after he passed away we inherited this amazing airplane.
He raced it a Reno, he used it for aerobatics and dogfighting, and he used it to show me I was not as much of a tough guy as I thought when his daughter and I first began dating. It was also involved in a mid-air in 2017 that both pilots survived!
Point is, this airplane has a history, we love this airplane, and I want to add to that history by using it to take his daughter somewhere so I can propose to her.
The plane (and us!) are based out of Phoenix (KDVT) and I am looking for someone with time in an RV to take me up in our -8, or their -4, -6 or -7 for an hour or two of familiarity and transition training (mostly pattern stuff, stalls, approaches, landings) before I go up solo in the -8 for more hours to get comfortable before I take anyone else up in it with me. I have TW time already so I understand the basics, but also when I ask around for someone to do some training in this plane with me, they are all TW people and they really insist on three point landings which...I do not want to do in this plane.
This plane as a Mattituck IO-360 w/ high compression cylinders, a Catto 3 blade climb prop, inverted fuel/oil, smoke kit (uninstalled), a Dynon Skyview, and rear seat primary flight controls with the little mushroom button rudder pedals. We have good checklists for the airplane, it just underwent a condition inspection a few months ago and passed with flying colors, and it is running like a champ.
I just finished a bachelor's in aerospace engineering using my GI Bill and money is *tight*, so although I wish it was possible, spending 5k on flights, hotels, food, transition training and instruction from someone in Texas or Oregon is...just not an option for me at the moment.
I have already spent a few hours in our -8, and another hour in a friend's -6A, so I have felt the snappiness of the RVs, but I have not logged any landings in either. I have flown multiple approaches to short final, done basic maneuvers and cross country stuff, but always relinquished controls before landing.
Anyways, if anyone knows anyone, I am available literally every morning of every day of the week. I am extremely willing to learn and I am very patient and attentive, I used to work in Naval Special Warfare, and I recently made it through the interview process at SWA so I start in the D225 program in October!
If you can be of any help, please reach out!
Thank you very much!!