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OT pilots, would you fly this?
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:14 pm
Van's Aircraft RV-3. I ordered an info pack for this plane years ago, and I've always been a fan of Van's.
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Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:15 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Looks kinda like a baby Mustang.
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:16 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
why not? except what's that little thingy sticking out of the nose?
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:18 pm to 777Tiger
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why not? except what's that little thingy sticking out of the nose?
I was about to make a snarky comment but then I realized who you are!
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:19 pm to FightinTigersDammit
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Looks kinda like a baby Mustang.
People sometimes call them "micro fighters."
Here's a kit-built P-51 (3/4 scale) replica called the Thunder Mustang. This plane has a Falconer V-12 engine and has performance that is equal to, or better, than the actual P-51. You can own one for $300K!
>This post was edited on 10/17/19 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:21 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Looks sharp.
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:22 pm to 777Tiger
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what's that little thingy sticking out of the nose?
Decorative mustache.
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:23 pm to 777Tiger
I think some of those smaller planes wear a fake mustache to hide their shame of not having real engines.
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:23 pm to elposter
Why only a two-blade prop?
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:27 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
I like them. You hear of crashes here and there but generally pilot error. They seem top notch for an experimental category plane and used are very affordable.
I almost pulled the trigger on a Grumman tiger the other day, but the preinspection found issues with the spar. Knew the price was too good to be true.
Im a huge fan of canopy planes.
I almost pulled the trigger on a Grumman tiger the other day, but the preinspection found issues with the spar. Knew the price was too good to be true.
Im a huge fan of canopy planes.
This post was edited on 10/17/19 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:27 pm to FightinTigersDammit
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Looks sharp.
This plane drinks "only" 22 gallons/hour, while the original drinks 50 gallons/hour. At a southern regional average of $6/gallon, that's not very economical, but I bet that's a hoot to fly.
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:27 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
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I think some of those smaller planes wear a fake mustache to hide their shame of not having real engines.
years ago I knew a guy that had a KingAir who wanted to go on a hunting trip and asked if I knew how to fly it, me: "does it have wings?" so I took another old fighter pilot baw out to the airport to sit in it and try to figure out how to start it, he kept looking outside to the left and right with a puzzled look, I asked him wtf? he said he couldn't figure out why there six thrust levers and only two enginesPosted on 10/17/19 at 12:30 pm to Napoleon
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I almost pulled the trigger on a Grumman tiger the other day, but the preinspection found issues with the spar. Knew the price was too good to be true.
Im a huge fan of canopy planes.
I would love to have a 2-seat Grumman American Yankee AA1, especially with a tailwheel conversion. My only issue with those planes is the castering nosewheel, but the TW conversion would of course eliminate that. My late flight instructor told me years ago those are some of the best airplanes for the money.
Here you go!
This post was edited on 10/17/19 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:30 pm to elposter
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Decorative mustache.
Goddamned Lyft drivers.
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:31 pm to FightinTigersDammit
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Why only a two-blade prop?
How do you know that's not one of those exotic monoprops?
Do you see a second blade?
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:32 pm to 777Tiger
Are you in the BR area, 777? I may be seeking some refresher instruction before too long when I retire, as I haven't been a PIC since 1998.
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:35 pm to 777Tiger
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why not? except what's that little thingy sticking out of the nose?
You havent lived until you cup a prop doing touch and go's in a Mooney with a low-time pilot and a wad of pine trees coming at you at the end of the runway.
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:36 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
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I may be seeking some refresher instruction before too long when I retire
I'd love to do stuff like that but I'm near DFW, gitcha azz back in the sky, baw!
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:39 pm to N2cars
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you cup a prop
what dat is?
Posted on 10/17/19 at 12:44 pm to 777Tiger
Hitting the runway with the prop.
Accidentally pulled the gear up, prop hit the runway.
Pilot was transitioning from a 172 to a retract-gear Mooney.
Accidentally pulled the gear up, prop hit the runway.
Pilot was transitioning from a 172 to a retract-gear Mooney.
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