RV 8 First Time Passenger (More RV Grins)

Took a friend up for a flight...paired the flight down significantly. As always, had an awesome flight and without fail...the RV does not disappoint. This was her first flight in such a small of a plane.

[@RealGoldRealWealth]

Very nice 8!! Great flying experience for your passenger. Kudos to SP for his awareness and attention to his passenger's comfort level throughout the flight.

[@MattsRV8]

Awesome!

[@dereklchung]

Really loved this video. Seems like everyone had a great time.

[@sierrapapa624]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@AndyRRR0791]

You know you've achieved success when your passenger is only reaching for the selfie button...

[@nigeldawson8218]

I want an RV-8A, man.

[@sierrapapa624]

The 8A looks good! I assume the 8 is a little better for grass strips.

[@awash-mg8ce]

Awesome video as always Sierra Papa where do you fly out of?

[@sierrapapa624]

Thanks! Small airport east of Dallas.

[@reyesben]

Camera was smooth at first then wobbling at the end. Was that just the camera or the whole plane?

[@sierrapapa624]

Just the camera. I have to figure a way to keep it from wobbling. My last video was ruined.

[@reyesben]

Sierra Papa I think when you buy the GoPro accessories they always seem to come with white squares of paper or rubber. I think you use those as shims to make the Mount more firm. I did that once on a helmet cam while skiing and it helped. By the way, awesome plane. I’m a PPL thinking about buying a vans and stuck on whether I want an RV-7 or 8. My typical mission is a 1 hour flight to Martha’s Vineyard to spend a day in town or at the beach. Can you fit beach chairs in your RV 8? Umbrella?

[@sierrapapa624]

Ok I’ll have to try that out with my GoPro. You’re going to love the RV. While the RV 8 has plenty of room for baggage, it’s not good for large items. You have to have compact items. I don’t think a beach umbrella would fit. I have put a lawn chair back there for flyins though.

[@Chrisovideos]

@@sierrapapa624 The wobbling is just the nature of how the gopro shutter works (rolling shutter). Any four cylinder aircraft engine will put off enough vibration to cause this. The Gopro 5 and higher have stabilization that gets rid of most of this, especially the 7's or higher. I had the same problem in my plane until I started using the ones with stabilization.

[@sierrapapa624]

@@Chrisovideos That makes sense. Good to know that the newer GoPros have better rejection of those vibrations.

[@endwood]

215 indicated? I hope that's in K's an hr !

[@sierrapapa624]

Its actually mph.

[@endwood]

that's nearly a 190 kts! That's near impossible to do straight & level without going max power & even then sounds sus!@@sierrapapa624

[@sierrapapa624]

Hahaha...maybe I misread it...there is another throttle setting other then WOT?;-)

[@cal7875]

Knots per hour? 😄

[@RealGoldRealWealth]

@@cal7875 Being very picky here. Technically, no such thing. The term Knots is the measurement of nautical miles per hour. So the "per hour" after Knots is redundant.