Transition training C150 to RV6

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2 жыл бұрын

The first half of the summer of 2021 was spent transition training learning how to fly may Van's RV6 named "Raven" with Jeff Bell and Luke Penner from Harv's Air in Steinbach Manitoba. This is some of the highlights of the summer training, and the journey from C150 trainer to RV6 Tailwheel Pilot.
still learning all the time!

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@FlightChops 2 жыл бұрын

Love this! Great story telling - thanks for sharing!

@thomasanderson7454 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations. I’m looking for an RV myself. What a great video and narrative. Thanks for sharing the journey!

@billbrisson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!, the journey continues... learning every flight

@LeshBridge 2 жыл бұрын

And here i am in kenya listening to someone making you a recipe from Kenya!

@billbrisson 2 жыл бұрын

Fez was a student pilot working on his CPL here from Kenya, and his chicken recipe was really good. He joked "This is what's putting him through flight training" as his family owned a restaurant at home :) there were students from Israel, China, Japan, India, all flying at Harv's Air.

@LeshBridge 2 жыл бұрын

@@billbrisson Thats Great to hear! I wonder what the restaurant is called, i would go visit! I'm personally working on my own, but also looking at trying to get a Nanchang into Kenya! However I don't think a ferry flight from the US would be the best idea! I wanted to say let me know if you know anyone who could advise or help me with this. Also great Channel!

@dwaynemcallister7231 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your content Thx, gives me inspiration to complete my Europa XS mono, maybe I'll go to Harv Air too when it's time. It's great to here from fellow Canadians

@prepperpilot7379 2 жыл бұрын

Good call my friend on training. Smart man . Did same with my RV8.

@billbrisson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@adventurwithken412 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your new RV6, happy flying

@billbrisson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks... loving the RV grin :) Just got back from a $100 Hamburger (although with the current price of gas...$100 is a bargain!)

@nkolbjornsen Жыл бұрын

Wonderful story and great videos.

@jimydoolittle3129 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on your new Aicraft 🛫 awesome bird ❤️

@billbrisson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks... loving the RV grin :)

@RaceMentally 9 ай бұрын

Great video dude. Love it. Just got myself a 6A

@billbrisson 9 ай бұрын

The RV grin is real! Congrats

@JK-rv9tp 7 ай бұрын

That was a kick. 12 years ago when I inherited a small sum, it wasn't enough for an RV, so I settled for a "Poor Man's RV", a Pazmany PL-2. Imagine a tri-gear RV 6 with several extra feet of span, oleo gear, tip tanks, and maybe 25-30 kt slower with an O-290. It's one of the few homebuilts that shares the RV's factory production construction with factory production quality drawings (hand drawn in the late 60s). All three gears are identical oleos, built from plans (!). With the fully enclosed wheel fairings and an O-290, it will true out at about 150-155mph at 8000 ft. At low alt I cruise it at 115 w/o fairings and 125 with them on @50%, at a bit over 4 Imp gal/hr. Cheap flying! It's aerobatic (Taiwan built 50 as a cadet trainer) but the ailerons are somewhat heavy, though very crisp, and it's not supposed to be spun. It has large flaps that extend under the fuselage and you can do Stuka like approaches. Overall handing qualities are excellent. Pazmany knew what he was doing. I really wanted a taildragger, but on the other hand the very wide, low tri gear of the PL-2 allows operation in just about any wind and the gear is extremely robust. I have to content myself with towing gliders in a Pawnee for tailwheel thrills these days. The guy I bought it from had completed a show quality RV-7 and had one airplane too many.

@109grob 2 жыл бұрын

You going to have lots of fun with that plane, the RV 6 is awesome!

@billbrisson 2 жыл бұрын

I will if it ever warms up here lol. -31C here this morning:(

@Max50ww 2 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@aaronforster2384 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see you’re enjoying HMB as much as I did, it was also my introduction to tail wheel flying, ironically enough also transitioning from a 150. I was snickering to myself recollecting my first solo in the ole girl. I’m very happy to see her in good hands, blue skies and tailwinds man!

@billbrisson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks... ya, she has a good home, I was looking through the logbook shortly after I bought it and came across the name of a kid who I grew up with that lived 4 doors down from me on our street.... small world!

@billbrisson 2 жыл бұрын

might be making a trip out to Calgary this summer, and maybe out to the island... we'll see :)

@petermelillo6524 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I am about to embark on the same journey, moving from my straight tail 172 to a 6. Thanks for posting this!

@billbrisson 2 жыл бұрын

you're going to love it! there were days I wondered if I was ever gonna get the hang of this plane, but it will come, Yesterday I landed with a 10kt cross wind and had no problems at all!

@gonzalogimenez9222 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice machine! I also expended 2021 flight testing a RV-7 that I’ve built. Awesome aircraft. Very fun! Greetings from Chile.

@billbrisson 2 жыл бұрын

the RV grin is real! enjoy the 7!

@antoinecarrier5278 2 жыл бұрын

I saw it when it was available for sale and I was really close to go and buy it myself! Nice plane 😛

@billbrisson 2 жыл бұрын

well I'm glad you didn't ;)

@MartyG144 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video! I just transitioned from a 150 into a Thorp T-18 last summer, so I know the feeling!

@billbrisson 2 жыл бұрын

yes sir... at first I was wondering if I'd made a big mistake, but I stuck with it and I'm sure glad I did

@evangreen7562 11 ай бұрын

Awesome video for prospective RV owners.

@billbrisson 11 ай бұрын

Thanks, since this video, I've put a couple hundred hours on the Raven, and flown from Saskatchewan to Quebec and am still learning!

@TimKirkmt Жыл бұрын

really enjoyed this video, and nice landings

@billbrisson Жыл бұрын

thanks, some of my landings (arrivals!) were pretty ugly, but practice practice practice.... there were a lot of "Go-arounds" I won't say I've mastered it yet, but they are usually pretty smooth now... the odd bouncer, but for the most part good. :)

@TimKirkmt Жыл бұрын

@@billbrisson airspeed is key element, moving from the rooster to the Van's must have been a shock/fun/exciting/bit daunting!!!

@billbrisson Жыл бұрын

@@TimKirkmt it was... thankfully I had a good instructor, and flying in the pattern with a bunch of 150's made me get used to flying at lower speeds in the RV, so I got used to getting it slowed down early on the pattern. now I'm pretty comfortable with the speed and have got a better handle on when and how to reduce my cruise speeds to pattern speeds. practice practice practice :)

@TimKirkmt Жыл бұрын

@@billbrisson it all sounds great fun. the RV is just such a great aircraft, please make more videos, its always fun.

@billbrisson Жыл бұрын

@@TimKirkmt working on a few... my editing skills are slow, and with the nice weather i have been flying and enjoying the summer weather. and building an air strip... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fsijkq6K0eCXiaM.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mJ5yibNnsa_Ppqc.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/btWpddqJurzJhY0.html

@PHMNX 2 жыл бұрын

Good thinking to take advantage of the best instructors. With my 80 hours, I also felt a little insecure to fly my finished RV-7 for its maiden flight. So I asked a retired Dutch Airforce pilot that flew F104 in his days ad also had hundreds of hours on a RV-7. Few more to go before I go solo in my RV. Great te see the instructions from Luc.

@billbrisson 2 жыл бұрын

ya.. I figure Luke saved me from rolling my plane up into a ball of twisted aluminum a couple times! Your RV7 is beautiful! that paint job is amazing! (and I really love the copper colour, my truck is that colour!)

@PHMNX 2 жыл бұрын

@@billbrisson Yes it is actually Car paint. (Lexus and Volkswagen)

@Alex-gj5ou 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍

@troynyholm232 Жыл бұрын

You have a great way of telling a story, you might want to think about your camera placement and the shot you are going for....it seems like the camera is pointed up and just showing the sky, you cannot see your control inputs or the sight picture in relation to the aircraft......just a suggestion.

@billbrisson Жыл бұрын

Thanks, camera placement and framing are a couple things I am working on, it's a learning curve with both flying and filming. I am seeing an improvement in almost every video, be it ever so slight.

@thomasaltruda 2 жыл бұрын

The -6 is a really fun plane.. I feel it’s more fun than the -7! Be careful with the aerobatic gross weight.. you are probably over aerobatic gross weight with two people…

@billbrisson 2 жыл бұрын

ya... I have the baggage area cleaned right out, and keep it light when I'm goofing off in it :)