Vans RV10 serious tourer?
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Vans RV10 serious tourer?
Don't know much about these kits. Obviously on permits, so some restrictions there, but how practical are these as serious tourers? The numbers seem quite impressive.
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The performance figures look terrific, but the snag here is no IFR touring. There would have to be a very compelling reason to buy one of these over and above a cirrus or a pa28 235 - or even a very nice arrow III.
Put it on a C or A with attendant right to IMC flying, and then you'd have a serious proposition.
I might even get tempted to trade my Arrow III....
Put it on a C or A with attendant right to IMC flying, and then you'd have a serious proposition.
I might even get tempted to trade my Arrow III....
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There is a flight test comparison planed Cirrus/RV10 in next months Light Aircraft mag. Serous touring does not require IFR and less than 1% of touring pilots have an IR. The big advantage will be cost (over the Cirrus), but I will post more after the mag comes out.
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There is a flight test comparison planed Cirrus/RV10 in next months Light Aircraft mag
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We hosted an RV10 at our EAA hangar last month. 3 guys flew up from the south for a race at Watkins Glen. Nicely equipped and here in the states you can fly it IFR. The airplane makes the arrow that I'm using to earn my instrument rating look like a trash truck. I was suprised how big it was too. Looks like a great tourer to me, if you can afford it.
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"Can an N-reg "experimental" category aircraft be flown in Europe (if kept as N-reg) and be flown IFR by an FAA IR pilot?"
Only for about 30 days, unless you can convince the CAA to extend. There are new regs under discussion which may allow European permit aircraft to fly IFR in Europe. It will be some time before the outcome becomes clear.
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Only for about 30 days, unless you can convince the CAA to extend. There are new regs under discussion which may allow European permit aircraft to fly IFR in Europe. It will be some time before the outcome becomes clear.
Rod1
