I just test flew an RV 6A that was for sale and a couple of questions arose. First, The seller/builder had some very nice build logs available and a good paper trail that showed all the components and what had been done on the engine (Field overhaul). The problem was that the POH he presented was clearly for another aircraft. It looked like he pulled a POH off the interweb and cut and pasted his N number (And on a few pages he left the original number). So the question is Can I do my own test flying and issue my own POH?
Second, The plane flew nice and ran very well until it came time to do stalls. In the landing configuration the thing just quit flying with little/no notice and fell off on a wing with the nose aimed at the ground. I laughed (Used to much bigger airplanes that give a lot of warning so I figured I was just slow to react . and tried again with about the same result. I have some RV time in a 12 I just sold and a buddy's 6A and I don't remember the stall being as abrupt. Could this be a CG issue?
Lastly, Where is the Gross Weight Listed? The sign off for the Phase 1 testing showed 1650 and his make believe POH showed 1800.
I don't mean to tear into this owner with all of this (He did build a very nice RV but the guy has issues much of which could be age related) and I have mostly been dealing with his son who has been much more honest and helpful. I have lined up a pre purchase in the event we close a deal.
Thanks for any help,
Kirk
Second, The plane flew nice and ran very well until it came time to do stalls. In the landing configuration the thing just quit flying with little/no notice and fell off on a wing with the nose aimed at the ground. I laughed (Used to much bigger airplanes that give a lot of warning so I figured I was just slow to react . and tried again with about the same result. I have some RV time in a 12 I just sold and a buddy's 6A and I don't remember the stall being as abrupt. Could this be a CG issue?
Lastly, Where is the Gross Weight Listed? The sign off for the Phase 1 testing showed 1650 and his make believe POH showed 1800.
I don't mean to tear into this owner with all of this (He did build a very nice RV but the guy has issues much of which could be age related) and I have mostly been dealing with his son who has been much more honest and helpful. I have lined up a pre purchase in the event we close a deal.
Thanks for any help,
Kirk