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Dick Sipp
Joined: 11 Jan 2006
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Location: Hope, MI
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 Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:48 pm Post subject: A dream come true |
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For those of you with mature flying airplanes disregard the following...you already know.
For those still building or in early test flying your efforts will be rewarded if you stick to your dreams of building and flying
the RV10.
My first attempt at building an experimental airplane was an RV4 that provided 10 years and 700 hours of great fun and satisfaction.
The logic I used in deciding to build a 10 was to be able to still enjoy flying a great handling airplane I might be able to build and exchange the
"Harley Davidson" of the line for an "SUV" that could be shared more comfortably by the rest of the family and others. Instead of formation &
aerobatics, I hoped to find enjoyment in regaining the ability to fly in the IFR system with state of the art avionics.
With the test phase complete and building confidence in the airplane & Chelton EFIS/FMS system combined with the TruTrak autopilot in the IFR system I can see that the above goals have been exceeded.
Part of the justification for the airplane was comfortable travel for the family and the dog. So far all of the passengers have been very happy.
The dog (wearing her ear protection) sleeps through the whole trip and my wife says we are going to visit everyone in the address book as long as the money holds out.
For example, we took a weekend trip from central MI to southern IL in 2:30, normally a 10 hour drive. While there we took a side trip with 4 folks for dinner at
the Land between the Lakes in KY., thirty minutes each way, normally a 2+00 drive.
The next mission was to ferry two normal guys and one big dude plus some tools and bags from central MI to an airport just south of the DCA ADIZ to pick up an Acro Sport biplane one of them was purchasing. Flight time was 3+00 and fuel burn was 38 gallons. We spent several hours on the ground and still arrived back in MI before 6:00 PM. On the return we were given a number of re-routes which with the avionics, autopilot, and a good copilot/radio operator, were easy to handle. We also spent a little time in some rather rough building convective clouds. The airplane and autopilot performed well. In spite of 10-25 knot headwinds we still landed with an hour's fuel remaining.
The airplane is fun to fly and performs well even at max weight and is a very productive transporter. Take your time, expand your comfort envelope cautiously, and then accept the compliments of friends and family with humility.
Dick Sipp
40065 N110DV
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AV8ORJWC
Joined: 13 Jul 2006
Posts: 1149
Location: Aurora, Oregon "Home of VANS"
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| Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:11 pm Post subject: A dream come true |
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Di ck, in your humility do you have pictures of N110DV we can mutually enjoy?
John
From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of richard sipp
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 9:45 PM
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: A dream come true
For those of you with mature flying airplanes disregard the following...you already know.
For those still building or in early test flying your efforts will be rewarded if you stick to your dreams of building and flying
the RV10.
My first attempt at building an experimental airplane was an RV4 that provided 10 years and 700 hours of great fun and satisfaction.
The logic I used in deciding to build a 10 was to be able to still enjoy flying a great handling airplane I might be able to build and exchange the
"Harley Davidson" of the line for an "SUV" that could be shared more comfortably by the rest of the family and others. Instead of formation &
aerobatics, I hoped to find enjoyment in regaining the ability to fly in the IFR system with state of the art avionics.
With the test phase complete and building confidence in the airplane & Chelton EFIS/FMS system combined with the TruTrak autopilot in the IFR system I can see that the above goals have been exceeded.
Part of the justification for the airplane was comfortable travel for the family and the dog. So far all of the passengers have been very happy.
The dog (wearing her ear protection) sleeps through the whole trip and my wife says we are going to visit everyone in the address book as long as the money holds out.
For example, we took a weekend trip from central MI to southern IL in 2:30, normally a 10 hour drive. While there we took a side trip with 4 folks for dinner at
the Land between the Lakes in KY., thirty minutes each way, normally a 2+00 drive.
The next mission was to ferry two normal guys and one big dude plus some tools and bags from central MI to an airport just south of the DCA ADIZ to pick up an Acro Sport biplane one of them was purchasing. Flight time was 3+00 and fuel burn was 38 gallons. We spent several hours on the ground and still arrived back in MI before 6:00 PM. On the return we were given a number of re-routes which with the avionics, autopilot, and a good copilot/radio operator, were easy to handle. We also spent a little time in some rather rough building convective clouds. The airplane and autopilot performed well. In spite of 10-25 knot headwinds we still landed with an hour's fuel remaining.
The airplane is fun to fly and performs well even at max weight and is a very productive transporter. Take your time, expand your comfort envelope cautiously, and then accept the compliments of friends and family with humility.
Dick Sipp
40065 N110DV
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robin1(at)mrmoisture.com
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| Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:54 pm Post subject: A dream come true |
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Dick,
Nice motivating note.
I plan to fly with two, count them two dogs when my -10 is up and running. We already have the Mutt Muffs for each but while at OSH this year I saw a clear bag that goes over the dogs head fed by the ships O2 system. Seems like a good idea for X-Country flight at altitude.
Any PIREPS by users would be appreciated.
Robin
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From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com on behalf of richard sipp
Sent: Sat 9/20/2008 12:44 AM
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: A dream come true
For those of you with mature flying airplanes disregard the following...you already know.
For those still building or in early test flying your efforts will be rewarded if you stick to your dreams of building and flying
the RV10.
My first attempt at building an experimental airplane was an RV4 that provided 10 years and 700 hours of great fun and satisfaction.
The logic I used in deciding to build a 10 was to be able to still enjoy flying a great handling airplane I might be able to build and exchange the
"Harley Davidson" of the line for an "SUV" that could be shared more comfortably by the rest of the family and others. Instead of formation &
aerobatics, I hoped to find enjoyment in regaining the ability to fly in the IFR system with state of the art avionics.
With the test phase complete and building confidence in the airplane & Chelton EFIS/FMS system combined with the TruTrak autopilot in the IFR system I can see that the above goals have been exceeded.
Part of the justification for the airplane was comfortable travel for the family and the dog. So far all of the passengers have been very happy.
The dog (wearing her ear protection) sleeps through the whole trip and my wife says we are going to visit everyone in the address book as long as the money holds out.
For example, we took a weekend trip from central MI to southern IL in 2:30, normally a 10 hour drive. While there we took a side trip with 4 folks for dinner at
the Land between the Lakes in KY., thirty minutes each way, normally a 2+00 drive.
The next mission was to ferry two normal guys and one big dude plus some tools and bags from central MI to an airport just south of the DCA ADIZ to pick up an Acro Sport biplane one of them was purchasing. Flight time was 3+00 and fuel burn was 38 gallons. We spent several hours on the ground and still arrived back in MI before 6:00 PM. On the return we were given a number of re-routes which with the avionics, autopilot, and a good copilot/radio operator, were easy to handle. We also spent a little time in some rather rough building convective clouds. The airplane and autopilot performed well. In spite of 10-25 knot headwinds we still landed with an hour's fuel remaining.
The airplane is fun to fly and performs well even at max weight and is a very productive transporter. Take your time, expand your comfort envelope cautiously, and then accept the compliments of friends and family with humility.
Dick Sipp
40065 N110DV
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MauleDriver(at)nc.rr.com
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| Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:46 am Post subject: A dream come true |
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Oh yeah! I can feel the dream.
I'm driving my "Jeep" around right now. The off road tires are a little rough and the soft top is a pain sometimes but with the door off it's fun in the summer. Exhausting on long trips though.
Can't wait for a full size, highway tired "SUV".
Thanks.
richard sipp wrote: [quote] For those of you with mature flying airplanes disregard the following...you already know.
For those still building or in early test flying your efforts will be rewarded if you stick to your dreams of building and flying
the RV10.
My first attempt at building an experimental airplane was an RV4 that provided 10 years and 700 hours of great fun and satisfaction.
The logic I used in deciding to build a 10 was to be able to still enjoy flying a great handling airplane I might be able to build and exchange the
"Harley Davidson" of the line for an "SUV" that could be shared more comfortably by the rest of the family and others. Instead of formation &
aerobatics, I hoped to find enjoyment in regaining the ability to fly in the IFR system with state of the art avionics.
With the test phase complete and building confidence in the airplane & Chelton EFIS/FMS system combined with the TruTrak autopilot in the IFR system I can see that the above goals have been exceeded.
Part of the justification for the airplane was comfortable travel for the family and the dog. So far all of the passengers have been very happy.
The dog (wearing her ear protection) sleeps through the whole trip and my wife says we are going to visit everyone in the address book as long as the money holds out.
For example, we took a weekend trip from central MI to southern IL in 2:30, normally a 10 hour drive. While there we took a side trip with 4 folks for dinner at
the Land between the Lakes in KY., thirty minutes each way, normally a 2+00 drive.
The next mission was to ferry two normal guys and one big dude plus some tools and bags from central MI to an airport just south of the DCA ADIZ to pick up an Acro Sport biplane one of them was purchasing. Flight time was 3+00 and fuel burn was 38 gallons. We spent several hours on the ground and still arrived back in MI before 6:00 PM. On the return we were given a number of re-routes which with the avionics, autopilot, and a good copilot/radio operator, were easy to handle. We also spent a little time in some rather rough building convective clouds. The airplane and autopilot performed well. In spite of 10-25 knot headwinds we still landed with an hour's fuel remaining.
The airplane is fun to fly and performs well even at max weight and is a very productive transporter. Take your time, expand your comfort envelope cautiously, and then accept the compliments of friends and family with humility.
Dick Sipp
40065 N110DV
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Kelly McMullen
Joined: 16 Apr 2008
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Location: Sun Lakes AZ
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| Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:34 am Post subject: A dream come true |
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I found Dick's original email with pics sent to the list last month
and forwarded it to John privately. It should be found in the
archives/forum from August 7 for others that wish to go back and look.
On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 12:06 AM, John Cox <johnwcox(at)pacificnw.com> wrote:
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John
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Dick Sipp
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| Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:59 pm Post subject: A dream come true |
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It would be interesting to know how a dog's tolerance of reduced O2 compares
to humans.
Dick
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