Hey all -
So I'm looking for RV9 to buy - I'm a former CFI/ATP, I flew oil and gas guys around during the early fracking days...4000 TT but zero experimental and zero Vans.
For the last year of so a friend and former student kept calling me to help him to rivet his RV-14 and I've been drawn back in!!!
When i mentioned to him I was interested in the RV9, he said that you guys would know who to call, where to look...
I've been talking to a guy in Canada, but the logistics of that deal seem fairly complex, and a US buyer is his last choice. So lower 48 seems like a good choice for Covid time.
So if you guys have suggestions, I feel like I'm coming back to a familiar place, but so much has changed in the last 15 years, I'm almost starting from scratch.
My wife convinced me to leave aviation as a career years ago, so she's not FULLY on board with the "hobby" aspect of it - YET. So I'm thinking I need to look in the range of 75K or less if she's gonna buy in. Steam gauges are fine, 320 preferably, fixed pitch prop is fine.
Baby steps...so I've already been lurking in the forum, reading lots of posts and trying to soak it in...I'm sort of excited to be back...but I know I've let all those skills atrophy. I want to go slow, enjoy the process and fly for fun again.
So if anyone knows of an RV9 that may become available or needs a home - I'd appreciate it...I'm in Texas - but I want to get started so it doesn't really matter where the plane is - (except Canada won't let US citizens in right now, so that's a bit complicated) I'll go the seller and make it work. So thanks in advance - this is a great resource.
Brian
So I'm looking for RV9 to buy - I'm a former CFI/ATP, I flew oil and gas guys around during the early fracking days...4000 TT but zero experimental and zero Vans.
For the last year of so a friend and former student kept calling me to help him to rivet his RV-14 and I've been drawn back in!!!
When i mentioned to him I was interested in the RV9, he said that you guys would know who to call, where to look...
I've been talking to a guy in Canada, but the logistics of that deal seem fairly complex, and a US buyer is his last choice. So lower 48 seems like a good choice for Covid time.
So if you guys have suggestions, I feel like I'm coming back to a familiar place, but so much has changed in the last 15 years, I'm almost starting from scratch.
My wife convinced me to leave aviation as a career years ago, so she's not FULLY on board with the "hobby" aspect of it - YET. So I'm thinking I need to look in the range of 75K or less if she's gonna buy in. Steam gauges are fine, 320 preferably, fixed pitch prop is fine.
Baby steps...so I've already been lurking in the forum, reading lots of posts and trying to soak it in...I'm sort of excited to be back...but I know I've let all those skills atrophy. I want to go slow, enjoy the process and fly for fun again.
So if anyone knows of an RV9 that may become available or needs a home - I'd appreciate it...I'm in Texas - but I want to get started so it doesn't really matter where the plane is - (except Canada won't let US citizens in right now, so that's a bit complicated) I'll go the seller and make it work. So thanks in advance - this is a great resource.
Brian