You have an electrical system in a Bucker?
heathen!
I didn’t notice that in Bobs post. Bob - you holding out on me? A Bucker?
Welcome to the club!
(Most of us have electrical systems, and Lycomings, except the very few Jungmeisters still flying with the Siemens.)
Flying a Bucker will make you wish an RV flew as well, unless you actually want to go somewhere, or want heat, or luggage, or…… ya, they fly well anyway.
Yep, I'm a heathen...but a retro-centric heathen amigo. What started out as "I really want a better radio than a handheld (that only listened, couldn't talk)", turned into a new panel...and a boost pump (to augment that Christen wobble pump), so then came a bigger alternator (it had a tiny one)...and I better check those old fuel and oil hoses (all 17 of them...yep...they look and "sound" 34 years old), and boy is Tom Swearengen a great guy to work with...and that
Ya man!wiring...yuck...it's all new now...and I learned to lace!...and, well you get the pic. But the panel is black and white round dials...even the new UMA engine gauges, with an FK-38 Kompass in the middle, that I found on eBay in Australia...and it works...and its just two hands from a German Luftwaffe plane in 1945! Having fun with this...making the systems and FWF stuff as nice (hopefully) as the last owners made the fabric restoration!
J J, I didn't know you have a Bücker...or did I? I know Lava did, do you now own that one, or did you have one too? It's an absolute blast. Lycoming AEIO-360B with 10:1 and full inverted fuel and oil. Climbs like a homesick angel. Did a roll on the last leg home from South Carolina after purchase, and...whoa! Awesome! All you said above rings true...the RV is awesome...and the Bücker is such a nice compliment to it...and will teach you what your feet are for too! . Let's get them together!
I don;’t know how many folks watched the EAA webinar with Van on Tuesday night, talking about the history of RV’s, but there was an interesting moment in the Q&A (I had dropped off for another engagement by then, but I was watching the replay yesterday). Van was asked “What’s your favorite of all the RV’S?” His initial response was what you’d expect…..”that’s like askign a parent who’s you favorite child!!!”
Then he thought about it and said “another way to look at it is if you could only have ONE RV, which would it be?”
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His answer? The RV-8!!
Fight’s on…….
Most pilots fly solo or one pax. statistically. If you fly two or more passenger than the RV-10 is the choice or another make model.Let me discuss the question with my three passengers…
Most pilots fly solo or one pax. statistically. If you fly two or more passenger than the RV-10 is the choice or another make model.
The Jungmann is just a fantastic airplane I liked the 320 fixed pitch wood better than the 360 with metal fixed pitch. 320 was no electric, 360 electric.