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Hi guys and girls. Looks like I will get to ferry an RV-3 across Australia from East Coast to west. Right in the middle of summer...
I have a couple of questions if anyone has some experience and may be able to answer them for me please:
1. How large is the cockpit to store things like a full bottle of water, and empty bottle (for obvious reasons!) and a few snacks? I haven’t seen an RV-3 in the flesh, but have a heap of time in RV-4 (and some in a 6 and 7). How does it compare cockpit room size to the -4?
2. I have seen pics on the net of the baggage compartment, looks about the same size as a -4?
3. Likely going to get a few cheap window shades to stick to the canopy above my head. Any better ideas?
4. How is the ventilation?
5. Any handy hints for a 2000nm trip in this aircraft (I have done long trips before, but not in a single seater).
Trip will be day VFR only, no autopilot. Plan due to our 35-42 degree Celsius days will be to go as high as the weather allows to keep cool.
Cheers
CB
I have a couple of questions if anyone has some experience and may be able to answer them for me please:
1. How large is the cockpit to store things like a full bottle of water, and empty bottle (for obvious reasons!) and a few snacks? I haven’t seen an RV-3 in the flesh, but have a heap of time in RV-4 (and some in a 6 and 7). How does it compare cockpit room size to the -4?
2. I have seen pics on the net of the baggage compartment, looks about the same size as a -4?
3. Likely going to get a few cheap window shades to stick to the canopy above my head. Any better ideas?
4. How is the ventilation?
5. Any handy hints for a 2000nm trip in this aircraft (I have done long trips before, but not in a single seater).
Trip will be day VFR only, no autopilot. Plan due to our 35-42 degree Celsius days will be to go as high as the weather allows to keep cool.
Cheers
CB