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Sat, Jul 12, 2003

Ya Gotta Love Arlington...

Third day in, and the meteorological luck experienced by the folks who host the NWEAA Fly-In just won't quit. We have blue skies up the wazoo, lots of sun, a light breeze and airplanes cranking through here by the gross. Arlington looks to be in position to set yet another record for attendance (with attendance numbers that will be based on reality, we're sure, instead of the ridiculous fiction put forth by Sun 'n Fun for a number of years), and the folks we're meeting seem to be responding to the NWEAA vibe of friendly service and hospitality. Serious kudos must go to the volunteers, who comprise one of the most dedicated groups in all of sport aviation. They've been uniformly friendly, welcoming and surprisingly unobtrusive... a class act.

Yup... this is turning into Fly-In heaven.

It's also turning into quite the showcase

The first prototype RV-10 showed up and made a discreet first day's appearance across the ramp from the Van's booth, where a crowd immediately gathered and took up a constant cue around the bird for several hours. Van's has a(nother) hit on his hands. A cursory inspection of the beast shows fairly spacious interior dimensions, a roomy panel and a lot of thought given to creature comforts. Destined to use 210 to 260 HP, the RV-10 has a maximum speed of 211 mph (with 260 HP), and a max cruise of 201. The cabin is 48.25 inches wide for the front seaters and 436 inches across in the back. It's a thoroughly conventional trike geared bird, with dual stick controls, a pretty large panel and a good-sized baggage area, good for 100 pounds.


The RV-10 has a gross weight of 2700 pounds, an empty weight of 1600 pounds, and totes 60 gallons of fuel. This is going to be hot seller... with a kit price of $35K for the standard kit and $45 for the quick-build. The first standard kits (just the tail) should start being available next month, with Quick-Build versions coming next summer (2004).

The annual NWEAA airshow scene is a busy one this year... filled with everything from a surprisingly good Cessna 150 acro act, to the usual Pitts routines, a great Long-Eze bit, and the father/Son Team of Bud and Ross Granley flying a Yak 55 and a YAK 18 in ways that would undoubtedly terrify the folks back home in Mother Russia. Bud has our vote as the best current airshow pilot in the business, for the moment, but his son Ross is proving to be NO slouch... and should give his Pop a run for his money, in no time. The guy can fly.

Eric Bear's YAK 54 routine is wild. The AnywhereMap sponsored flyer has a huge airshow schedule this year and spite the fact that he must be beating his brains out to keep up with it, the routine remains anything but tame. Don't miss it. A new act, showing up for the first time this year is a formation flight team comprised by five Navions led by a former Snowbird pilot. Called the "Frazier Blues," the routine is a very pleasant demonstration of precision in the kind of GA birds that most any pilot can relate to... Cool.

More details to follow...

More Sights From Arlington's NWEAA Fly-In 2003

FMI: www.nweaa.org

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