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Offline Roland

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Re: Thinking of buying a C-172...
« Reply #75 on: June 04, 2006, 09:28:04 PM »
Sure he has to! ;D
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Offline Gulfstream Driver

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Re: Thinking of buying a C-172...
« Reply #76 on: June 05, 2006, 04:37:25 AM »
I've got a student that's building an RV-10.  Probably a little more than you want to spend...150K, but you get a 250 hp engine that supposedly gets 6.5 gph at 17,000ft.
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Offline Mike

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Re: Thinking of buying a C-172...
« Reply #77 on: June 05, 2006, 09:42:27 PM »
Quote from: Gulfstream Driver on June 05, 2006, 04:37:25 AM
I've got a student that's building an RV-10.  Probably a little more than you want to spend...150K, but you get a 250 hp engine that supposedly gets 6.5 gph at 17,000ft.

So, they are up to RV10's now, huh?!

That was kind of what I am thinking here. Since they are up to the 10's, there might be a few 5's or 6's to be found somewhere for cheap. Ya know what I mean?!

But the problem is I know NOTHING about them....
(maybe I should ask Chuck  ;) )
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Re: Thinking of buying a C-172...
« Reply #78 on: June 05, 2006, 10:36:11 PM »
The 6, 7, and 9 are side by side 2-seaters, economical and fairly speedy. The RV-8 (makes me tingle plenty) is a tandem 2 seater that looks a little like a T-34. The RV-10, a recent development, is designed in order to allow for backseat pilots and/or the family dog (just bring something to cover the seats if your dog sheds like mine).
The -10 is on my short list for a second airplane, after we've finished the 801. Or... maybe the third airplane cuz I'd like a simple light airplane for peapatch flying.
I need a bigger hangar.
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Offline Frank N. O.

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Re: Thinking of buying a C-172...
« Reply #79 on: June 22, 2006, 01:19:05 AM »
Any news?

Frank
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Offline Mike

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Re: Thinking of buying a C-172...
« Reply #80 on: June 22, 2006, 04:21:32 PM »
You know, it's kinda frustrating...

I always have a lot of plans for things I want to do when we are sitting and waiting for the next fire. But we have been busy lately and every time we weren't on a fire, we were relocating to a position where the next fire "might" be. And the last couple of times we sat was in Mesquite, NV and Caliente, NV and as the names might already give away it's really really hot there. It seems like when it gets to about 110 degrees (I guess 40 - 45 celcius) my motivation to do anything goes downhill rather quickly and my brain isn't functioning as well (creative wise) as it should be.
So I just sit there, frustrated, and play freecell or something....

I did talk to a lot of fixed wing guys here at the tanker base and found out a bunch of new things. It also looks like my company might buy and R44 just to do reliefs between all the contracts since any of our pilots could just jump in it and fly it.
So, everything is still in the works.

I did get some Chicken Wings work done however and it looks like we might have found somebody for Oshkosh this year after all. I am kind of excited. I will keep you guys posted.

Tomorrow I should be home again for 2 days with aircondition and high speed internet connection, so I might get more research done as well.
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