Masterplumber
Active Member
This is just a general news item. I mostly read at this site, and seldom post. I built an RV 7A (with a lot of help) and started flying in 2003. I loved it but like a lot of us decided to change to an RV 10. I just finished that and flew it to OshKosh Wednesday, left in the rain.
I sold the 7A to an Australian in Adelaide. Jon Johanson acted as the broker and now is the ferry pilot. He is a truly amazing fellow to say the least. He has had some major adventures. Having him look over your aircraft at an annual before flying it to Australia really is an education in itself. He knows RV's.
In any event, he just called on his satellite phone. He is 4 hours out, cruising at 150 knots with zero wind factor, 7 gal/hr, planning to catch a bit of a tail wind soon, as he gets further west and south. 1500 more nautical miles to go to Hawaii. The 7A has an MT prop and Aerosport engine, IO 360 B1B, with an STEC AP, with altitude hold. I'm nervous as I can be.
I'm just amazed that this little aircraft can cross the Pacific. I'm wondering how many other readers know of Pacific ocean crossings like this? I can't imagine this happens very often. I don't think my reproductive organs are big enough to take this challenge.
My plane is at http://jpkoonce.net/
I sold the 7A to an Australian in Adelaide. Jon Johanson acted as the broker and now is the ferry pilot. He is a truly amazing fellow to say the least. He has had some major adventures. Having him look over your aircraft at an annual before flying it to Australia really is an education in itself. He knows RV's.
In any event, he just called on his satellite phone. He is 4 hours out, cruising at 150 knots with zero wind factor, 7 gal/hr, planning to catch a bit of a tail wind soon, as he gets further west and south. 1500 more nautical miles to go to Hawaii. The 7A has an MT prop and Aerosport engine, IO 360 B1B, with an STEC AP, with altitude hold. I'm nervous as I can be.
I'm just amazed that this little aircraft can cross the Pacific. I'm wondering how many other readers know of Pacific ocean crossings like this? I can't imagine this happens very often. I don't think my reproductive organs are big enough to take this challenge.
My plane is at http://jpkoonce.net/