aviator9587
I'm New Here
I just sold my beloved V tail Bonanza a few days before Oshkosh, I ended up borrowing a friends F33A Bonanza to fly up the the show and camp for a few days. My short list for a next airplane is save up for a used SR22 (I have 600hrs in type) or this winter start a RV10. I grew up in my dads maintenance shop and feel this is something I can tackle. I quickly signed up for a demo ride when I got to Oshkosh. We sat in the airplane and it was a great fit. For the next few days I was going to numerous vendors, talking with builders, and doing research. The more I looked at it the more I got excited. My fianc? had some concerns and was pro SR22. We went to a little workshop, she deburred, dimpled, and squeezed her first rivet. She became very interested after that because she looked at it as something we can do together. Her biggest concern is the interior, Vans is not huge on nice interiors. I assured her we can make it as nice as a SR22. We also want a parachute, I lost my dad in a plane crash and I want more options.
So the demo ride came...
We arrived 20 minutes early and the appointment before mine was a no show. So we strapped in and we were ready to go. They start the engine and it ran very rough. I noticed the mixture was full forward and asked why it ran so rough. (Ive never flown in a RV10 or 6 cylinder lycoming). He leaned it a little bit, not near what i do in the Bonanza. On the mag check of course it ran worse because of the fouling plugs. He asked if we felt comfortable taking off. We went ahead and took off. On take off at 2700RPM it was deafening loud, I was looking to see if the headsets were on. As soon as we broke ground he pulls it to 24' 2400RPM, goes against every engine management program I have ever learned from. I asked if we can do a full power climb and he said this is how they climb. The fuel pressure was in the bottom of the yellow, I asked if that was normal and he said it was in the climb, fuel pump was off. We leveled out and the demo pilot was adamant about showing me slow flight. I was more interested in seeing its cruise performance. I asked if we could climb to altitude and do some cruise configurations and he declined due to time constraints, I looked at my watch and it was 9:55. We had been in the air 10 minutes. So about 5 minutes later he said we need to turn back. He takes the controls and begins jockeying the throttle to come in, from idle to 20 inches. Every time he goes to idle the engine begins to back fire and run rough. Im a corporate pilot and every airplane I fly has an approach power setting, Bonanza 15-17 inches, PC12 9-11PSI, Helicopter I fly, 20% Torque. This gentleman did not know that power setting. When we landed there was considerable shimmying in the landing gear, he says thats normal and we taxied in. We got out and began walking off and my fianc?, who is a non pilot but flies with me all the time, was not comfortable at all after with the RV10. We were walking away from the airplane at 10:15.
So my question is, is there someone that can give me a real demo ride, max performance climbs, LOP cruises, ROP cruises, in an airplane that is comfortable and quiet? We live about 45 minutes outside of New Orleans and are willing to travel for this experience. Help me seal the deal!!!!
So the demo ride came...
We arrived 20 minutes early and the appointment before mine was a no show. So we strapped in and we were ready to go. They start the engine and it ran very rough. I noticed the mixture was full forward and asked why it ran so rough. (Ive never flown in a RV10 or 6 cylinder lycoming). He leaned it a little bit, not near what i do in the Bonanza. On the mag check of course it ran worse because of the fouling plugs. He asked if we felt comfortable taking off. We went ahead and took off. On take off at 2700RPM it was deafening loud, I was looking to see if the headsets were on. As soon as we broke ground he pulls it to 24' 2400RPM, goes against every engine management program I have ever learned from. I asked if we can do a full power climb and he said this is how they climb. The fuel pressure was in the bottom of the yellow, I asked if that was normal and he said it was in the climb, fuel pump was off. We leveled out and the demo pilot was adamant about showing me slow flight. I was more interested in seeing its cruise performance. I asked if we could climb to altitude and do some cruise configurations and he declined due to time constraints, I looked at my watch and it was 9:55. We had been in the air 10 minutes. So about 5 minutes later he said we need to turn back. He takes the controls and begins jockeying the throttle to come in, from idle to 20 inches. Every time he goes to idle the engine begins to back fire and run rough. Im a corporate pilot and every airplane I fly has an approach power setting, Bonanza 15-17 inches, PC12 9-11PSI, Helicopter I fly, 20% Torque. This gentleman did not know that power setting. When we landed there was considerable shimmying in the landing gear, he says thats normal and we taxied in. We got out and began walking off and my fianc?, who is a non pilot but flies with me all the time, was not comfortable at all after with the RV10. We were walking away from the airplane at 10:15.
So my question is, is there someone that can give me a real demo ride, max performance climbs, LOP cruises, ROP cruises, in an airplane that is comfortable and quiet? We live about 45 minutes outside of New Orleans and are willing to travel for this experience. Help me seal the deal!!!!
