It all began one evening in June 1998 over a few pints of Adnams Best Bitter in my pub. “Here I’ve got a good idea,” says Chris “Let’s build an aeroplane. A proper one that climbs quicker than 500 ft/min and cruises quicker than 90 kts.” An article about a Van’s RV6 was thrust in front of me. “What about one of them?”
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There just happened to be a Van’s Fly-in at Peterborough Sibson the following Sunday. We had to drive there as Chris’s License hadn't arrived from the C.A.A. Not long having passed his G.F.T. And me, still under instruction.
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The long and short of it was that Nigel Reddish was persuaded to take us for a spin in his 6, G-RIVT.
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The conversation on the journey home consisted of “Gotta have one,” and various other statements of a similar nature.
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The order form was filled in that evening for the tail section of an RV6 and duly posted 1st thing Monday morning.
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We also applied for our end user number from Customs, and registered the build with the Popular Flying Association
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This here’s us. Me (Chris) on the left, and my build partner (Chris) on the right.
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