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Bought an RV!

Kaldragon

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Well, yesterday I had a pre-buy done on a lovely RV-6A by Randy Richmond down in Ft Worth. He was excellent, letting me know what the builder seemed to do well, and the few things I'll need to fix on my new RV. He was very informative and accomodating, and an absolute joy to have look over my aircraft. I can't recommend him enough.

After that, the seller flew it home due to insurance requirements, and today we finished signing the registration forms, money changed hands, and we knocked the insurance requirements out over a few flights.

I gotta say, I see why there's that "RV Grin" even with the few squawks I'll have to fix/work on with my mechanic. Thanks for being a great community guys, and for helping me along with the process!
 

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Congrats!

OMG you are going to love that thing.

Let me recommend Vic Syracuse's recent book on maintaining experimental aircraft. It hits the sweet spot when it comes to educating people (like me) who buy rather than build RVs. Tons of useful info.

https://baselegaviation.com/store/
 
Thanks guys! I had a ton of fun flying her around for the insurance requirements, now I just need to do a few minor fixes and get everything squared away ; )

I do gotta say, she's pretty **** fun!

And yeah! Randy actually commented on the aluminum spinner, I didnt know that they were rare!
 
OMG you are going to love that thing.

Let me recommend Vic Syracuse's recent book on maintaining experimental aircraft. It hits the sweet spot when it comes to educating people (like me) who buy rather than build RVs. Tons of useful info.

https://baselegaviation.com/store/

Hey just wondering about vics book. Is it good for maintaining/learning about your Rv too (didn’t build mine). I don’t need to do a pre-buy but would like to know more about it. The $125 price tag is a little steep if it’s one of those books that I’ll never read because it’s not applicable to me. TIA
 
Watch Vic’s videos

At least watch Vic’s videos to learn a lot of what you’ll need to know.
Here is one, there are more just do a search.

https://youtu.be/SXG7gRrh7UY

If your an EAA member go to EAA.org and search for Vic Syracuse videos there are a number of his Webinars there.
 
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I'm out of KCWC

Also, thanks for the video! I'll definitely have to take a quick look at that air filter amongst a few other things I'd like to double check.
 
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