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Do I Regret Buying this Plane? - RV12 Review After 1 Year 

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In this video, I talk about some of my thoughts about the Vans RV12 Experimental Light Sport Airplane after owning it for about a year and a half. I love it, but I also have some regrets about going with this airplane.
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00:00 Intro
01:12 Why I chose this airplane
01:28 What does it do well?
03:22 What does it do Poorly?
05:00 Traveling airplane
06:28 My Regrets
08:00 Am I selling the airplane
08:25 What airplane do I actually want?
09:58 Conclusion

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Комментарии : 58   
@FlyVansAircraft
@FlyVansAircraft 2 месяца назад
Come out to Oregon and fly the RV-10 with us. And the 14/14A while you’re at it. :)
@FloridaFlying
@FloridaFlying 2 месяца назад
Oh man, I would love that immensely! The RV10 is my dream “forever plane”.
@TheShays
@TheShays 2 месяца назад
RV10 is the way I went, I don't regret it, love it.
@freakfly23
@freakfly23 9 дней назад
I love my dad's rv10. Been all over the country with it.
@droge192
@droge192 2 месяца назад
Really like your natural, 'non-ego' style. Keep it up sir. Great content!
@pachabeche
@pachabeche 2 месяца назад
"I'm 6.1 I have about 3 inches" Has to be one of my favorite Pedro lines.
@imbtmn9836
@imbtmn9836 2 месяца назад
I'm about to buy an RV12is here in NZ. Sounds like I am in a very similar place as you when you bought this plane. Thanks for sharing. I have a lot to look forward to.
@lesboatright5928
@lesboatright5928 2 месяца назад
Great Job on the video! You got a super nice machine there; the RV-12 is hard to beat in the "Bang for the Buck" category.
@dereksellars
@dereksellars 2 месяца назад
Thanks for the video, well done.
@joshcox8785
@joshcox8785 2 месяца назад
I'm in a similar position (and location.. Florida). Bought a PA-28-181 about 18 months ago. Enjoy it, fly a lot of places around FL, but I'm also feeling the need for more speed and also some improved IFR capabilities.
@epanneflek
@epanneflek Месяц назад
Hi i'm from Aruba, and like youre videos..keep up!!
@crazycons
@crazycons 2 месяца назад
Given the turmoil in Vans and the drastic price increase, buying a RV10 may become more expensive at the moment than buying a Beech and having it maintained for a few years. I also own a RV12 and I generally like it (we cannot use it for IFR flights in Europe anyways). Therefore, I also just bought a Beech Debonair to replace it. I guess the increase in cost will show and be painful
@mauriceevans6546
@mauriceevans6546 2 месяца назад
Mosaic will definitely change light sport aircraft, especially is the speed and weight is kept intact
@arnaldoborghi2194
@arnaldoborghi2194 2 месяца назад
nice video, I am going to see an R7A this morning, I will see in your channel if you have a vido about your MP Liceuse that Iam also interested to get to maintain my own aircraft
@kaizenexcellens
@kaizenexcellens 26 дней назад
Thanks great video - can you fit the RV series with BRS parachutes?
@rafaelfigueroa2479
@rafaelfigueroa2479 2 месяца назад
Excellent, I'm on the same path : RV-10 and in the future a DA62
@FloridaFlying
@FloridaFlying 2 месяца назад
So cool. I would love to fly in and do a video on the DA62. Love that plane
@2525NACR
@2525NACR 2 месяца назад
I hope you take a look at a Velocity VL. Nice and fast 200kt and roomy 4 seater. Then someday when you get rich and famous you can get a Velocity twin, closest thing to a Beechcraft Starship
@puttputt73
@puttputt73 5 часов назад
My buddy loves his 10. Says its exactly what he expected: 85percent of a Cirrus at one third the cost.
@fpvflyby6855
@fpvflyby6855 2 месяца назад
Hi I really appreciate you doing this video. I am a sport pilot and I currently own an airborneXT 912 80hp which is a flex wing aircraft. I’ve been tossing the idea around in my head about doing some training in an RV 12 and maybe getting certified to fly it. possibly buy one but not sure I was wondering if you would be willing to chat on the phone at sometime?
@josepina8793
@josepina8793 Месяц назад
I had to switch to this airplane to finish my commercial training in another flight school. I met all the requirements now I only need to get familiar with the airplane to present the commercial checkride. Still haven’t flown it looks quite different than a cessna 172 😂
@mohammadbarani5452
@mohammadbarani5452 2 месяца назад
How many flying hours you have in total and how much do you pay for insurance? If you switch to a certified, would you save enough in insurance that can pay for the maintenance of a certified? Thanks
@DanFrederiksen
@DanFrederiksen 2 месяца назад
a bonanza would probably 5x your cost. It's an awful old plane that's really in trouble in an engine out situation and even if you survive you will want to commit suicide when you get the price for the engine replacement :) I'm not even kidding, it's 100k+. Maybe look at a 915 "LSA" if that's technically legal somehow. WT9 comes in a 915 version although they might be hard to find used. Risen 915 is a 400km/h aircraft (216ktas) yet still sips fuel and climbs like a jet. Practically gettable in USA with some speed then a Lancair 320 or so might be doable.
@2Phast4Rocket
@2Phast4Rocket 2 месяца назад
On things for sure, once you have a chance for piloting a fast RV, with thr exception of the RV12, you don't want to go slow. The RV12 was designed for a light sport pilot with all the limitations other RVs don't have
@MzukiseniSikrweqe
@MzukiseniSikrweqe 2 месяца назад
Very educational content here. Can you please make a video explaining why pilots still buy old certified airplanes instead of newer experimental planes. What benefits comes with certified airplane if they old and expensive to maintain. Thank you
@chetmyers7041
@chetmyers7041 6 часов назад
Certified planes can have a lower purchase price.
@JohnCBobcat
@JohnCBobcat 2 месяца назад
Since you have your Light-Sport Repair cert, have you thought about doing anything to the -12 for it to "grow" a little bit for you? Speaking to the fuel burn and speed, is something like the Edge Performance EP912i upgrade on your metaphorical radar? Supposed to be a ULS engine upgrade, with ~8 more horsepower (not a lot, but something) as well as reduced fuel burn and slightly lighter weight overall. Also heard good things about the E-Props propellors, which is definitely something I'd be looking at myself. That said, I'm a nobody who has no plane, though I'm really trying to save up to build a -12 and the changes above are on my interest list.
@jcldano
@jcldano 7 дней назад
Don’t need the repairman cert to maintain or change the aircraft. It’s experimental. You’d need an LSRM-I or LSRM or A&P to sign off on condition inspections.
@Heisrisen237
@Heisrisen237 2 месяца назад
Looks?!, hammers can look cooler or fancier, but they hit the nail the same. (IMHO)
@cadmanchannel
@cadmanchannel 2 месяца назад
Thank you for the video. Performance in anything (car, motorcycle, airplane) needs light weight. You want short field? Light weight. All airplanes are a compromise of many things. I have time in a RV-6 and loved it, but for going places, the Bonanza has been the tool for the job. I was asked what plane I would want regardless of cost, F33 Bonanza came out of my mouth so fast I was surprised. Good for you on having any plane. Smooth ride in the afternoon is not going to be there at the same time as good short field performance.
@exoticflorida2360
@exoticflorida2360 2 месяца назад
How are you able to fly IFR in this aircraft? I had kind of scratched the RV 12 off of my list because I was under the impression light sport could not fly IFR regardless of the avionics configuration.
@FloridaFlying
@FloridaFlying 2 месяца назад
It has to be an *experimental* light sport and you have to have an IFR rating. It cannot be the factory built SLSA. In the end it’s an experimental airplane, but a light sport pilot can fly it too as long as they follow the light sport limitations
@pauljohnson2372
@pauljohnson2372 2 месяца назад
PP can IFR in light sport. Light sport can fly VFR rules in IFR equipped LSA, pretty sure
@exoticflorida2360
@exoticflorida2360 2 месяца назад
@@FloridaFlying that’s kind of what I had ascertained after my research that as long as it was experimental and met the requirements of 91.205 for IFR. However I was convinced otherwise. Thanks! Are you aware of any hangars/space available at X04?
@NorthwestAeronaut
@NorthwestAeronaut 2 месяца назад
Do you have the 912is? Because the 912is only burns 3.5-4 gallons an hour in cruise.
@FloridaFlying
@FloridaFlying 2 месяца назад
912ULS. Burns about a gallon more per hour than the 912is
@jcldano
@jcldano 2 месяца назад
True. Over about 200 hours behind a 912iS I’ve averaged 3.5 gal/hr.
@ildarmingazov2304
@ildarmingazov2304 2 месяца назад
Hey there!
@herbyh369
@herbyh369 Месяц назад
What do you think about the Velocity aircraft vs Vans?
@FloridaFlying
@FloridaFlying Месяц назад
Velocity is great for long distances and it’s faster and more efficient, but they may not be as good for short runways. I love both planes
@richardmg9
@richardmg9 2 месяца назад
the RV-10 would also require the certified maintenance, no?
@FloridaFlying
@FloridaFlying 2 месяца назад
No sir, the RV-10 is experimental so maintainence can be done by the owner. However the condition inspection has to be done by an A&P
@2Phast4Rocket
@2Phast4Rocket 2 месяца назад
Actually any pilot owner can do maintenance on any aircraft, certificated included.
@jcldano
@jcldano 7 дней назад
@@2Phast4RocketWhat? As far as I know, it’s only the preventative maintenance tasks in 14 CFR 43 Appendix A, part c.
@fpvflyby6855
@fpvflyby6855 2 месяца назад
I love your video, very informative. I am a sport pilot and fly a flexwing. I am considering the RV12 but would love the opportunity to speak to you if your up for it. Let me know. I can share my cell
@pachabeche
@pachabeche 2 месяца назад
The game.
@jimsmith7829
@jimsmith7829 2 месяца назад
Let me know if you decide to sell! 😁
@navion1946
@navion1946 День назад
Sorry but for the cost delta of a RV10 and a nice Bonanza you could maintain the Bonanza for the rest of your life.
@chetmyers7041
@chetmyers7041 6 часов назад
What will you spend if you have to overhaul the engine on the Bonanza?
@navion1946
@navion1946 Час назад
@@chetmyers7041 oh probably 47,000. But you can have a beautiful Bonanza for $200K while RV-10’s are running over $300K
@navion1946
@navion1946 Час назад
@@chetmyers7041 and the overhaul on an RV 10 will be about the same price.
@AircraftWings
@AircraftWings Месяц назад
I thought IMC was not allowed for ELSA. This must be registered as SLSA.
@brucemiller8109
@brucemiller8109 2 месяца назад
Nice money pit.
@FloridaFlying
@FloridaFlying 2 месяца назад
But…it’s a money pit of happiness
@brucemiller8109
@brucemiller8109 2 месяца назад
Yea ok Its all good till the prop stops. Ive fooled with Aviation for 30+Years, rebuilt a few accident AC, I ended up buying a restored 1967 172 rather then rebuild my self... Like car restoration... buy 1 done at auction. Good luck, can you post a pic of you lighting a Cigar with a 100$ Bill Money bags.@@FloridaFlying
@richmanwisco
@richmanwisco Месяц назад
@@brucemiller8109 Why are you here?
@brucemiller8109
@brucemiller8109 Месяц назад
@@richmanwisco I hope to shine the light of knowledge to stupid people who think of themself as Mini Howardhughes. By.
@richmanwisco
@richmanwisco Месяц назад
@@brucemiller8109 You're quite full of yourself I see. Sorry that I didn't genuflect in your general direction. And by genuflect I meant fart. Get lost.
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