René Bubberman invited me to fly in his RV-7 (CS, tipup, taildragger) from Rotterdam (EHRD) to Seppe (EHSE) and back. It gave me the opportunity to compare the view from a tipup to a slider canopy (PH-RVP). The canopy choice is still on my list, although I do have a […]
This weekend I met a lot of other builders on the BBQ of the NVAV at Teuge Aiport (EHTE). The chairman of the association (René) built a beautiful RV-7A (PH-RVP). The host of of this event (Erik) also built an RV-7A (PH-FLY), so there are several experts I can interview […]
Today I visited Victor who build the beautiful RV-7A PH-OBO at the Seppe airport (EHSE). My focus was on the workmanship of the empennage. Especially the trim tab finishing had my interest.
One of the NVAV members has built a beautiful RV-7a and his call sign is PH-OBO. Since he is a Hobo-player, it looked to me that the call sign could not be a coincidence. After some research (and an email to the department of ILenT), I found you can reserve […]
Turns out there is a Dutch equivalent of the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association), the NVAV (Nederlandse Vereniging van Amateur Vliegtuigbouwers). So I registered and found that there are several Van’s RV-7 builders among their members. Sounds like a great source of information and expertise.