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smittysrv

smittysrv

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Hi!

Any RV builders out there? I just joined this forum and am building an RV-9A.

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Yes. Chris Jones springs unbidden to mind. Calling Chris Jones!

And welcome to the board!
 
smittysrv said:
Hi!

Any RV builders out there? I just joined this forum and am building an RV-9A.

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There are a few RV'ers around here.

I like your play on the North by Northwest scene - that was (and still is) a great movie!


Trapper John
 
I'm not a builder but there is a very active group of RV guys at the airport I hang out at (9A1). They are fun airplanes.
 
Welcome to the board! Where are you building?

I've got a couple hundred hours of stick time in the -7A that my dad and I built 4 years ago. He loved the build so much that he's working on a -10 now. I haven't flown a -9A yet, but there are a few based as well as being built nearby (KBNW).

RVs are a great breed of aircraft. It's hard to not be happy with the end result. ;)
 
Hi Chris,

I'm in Plano, TX. I'm building my RV-9A on my side of the garage. I also have a C-172 at McKinney Airport.
 
Hi Smitty:

I completed my 6A in 2006 after 10 years of construction. Now enjoying the flying as much as the building.

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This was taken at OSH last year. You have probably heard this before, but keep pounding those rivets. It is WAY worth it! :thumbsup:
 
smittysrv said:
Hi Chris,

I'm in Plano, TX. I'm building my RV-9A on my side of the garage. I also have a C-172 at McKinney Airport.
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Cool beans! We did the tail and wings in the basement then took over the garage when it was time to do the fuse. I was down in your area recently - flew the RV down to CVB for a few days of visiting with my sister.

Lots of RV's down in that area. Have you had a chance to get any stick time yet to get your permanent RV grin? ;)

painless said:
You have probably heard this before, but keep pounding those rivets. It is WAY worth it! :thumbsup:
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^^^ What he said!! :yes:
 
smittysrv said:
Hi!
Any RV builders out there? I just joined this forum and am building an RV-9A.
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My brother in law completed his 9 about a year ago and flew it to OSH last summer. I'm hoping he makes it up here this summer so I can fly it a bit.
 
I finished my RV-6 about 8 years ago and have put roughly 600 hours on it since.

Wonderful machine.
 
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