Note from JD: I sold Daisy in 2015. She went to a really good home and is being well taken care of.
Daisy is my Vans RV-3B aircraft. She is wonderful!
We have had some fantastic times together and seen some amazing places. From our home base in New Mexico, we’ve flown to Minnesota, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, and Kansas. I’ve taken her on long cross-country business trips, backcountry camping trips, sightseeing trips, and skiing trips. She has carried me to many breakfasts, performed many hours of formation work, and seen some of the most spectacular scenery this country has to offer.
She is powered by a Lycoming O-320 and a fixed pitch Sensenich metal prop. The panel mounted Garmin 296 is coupled to a TruTrack ADI Pilot II autopilot that includes altitude hold – pretty swell on long trips!
Some of the trips include:
- 2012 Las Vegas, NV Trip
- 2012 Nebraska Trip
- 2012 Mountain Air, NM Breakfast Flight
- 2012 Idaho Backcountry Trip (and here, here, and here)
- 2012 Negrito Backcountry Camping
- 2012 Negrito Recon and Breakfast
- 2012 Me-Own Recon
- 2012 Negrito Backcountry Trip – New Mexico Pilots Assoc. Fly-In
- 2012 Copperstate Fly-In
- 2012 Thanksgiving Trip to Missouri (and the return)
- 2012 Christmas Dinner Search
- 2013 January Grapevine, AZ Backcountry Trip
- 2013 February Grapevine, AZ Backcountry Trip
- 2013 Glowing Red NM Video
- 2013 Double Circle Backcountry Airstrip
- 2013 Cactus Fly-In (and here, here, and here)
- 2013 Minnesota-Iowa-Missouri Trip
- 2013 Idaho Backcountry Trip (and here and here)
- 2013 Negrito Work Weekend and Backcountry Camping Trip
- 2013 Montana Trip
- 2013 Negrito Backcountry Camping Trip – New Mexico Pilots Assoc. Fly-In
Projects have included:
- Gust Locks
- Wheel Chocks
- Canopy Cover
- Shimmy Shimmy
- Brake Pedal Alteration
- Canopy support strut
- Hot Magneto
- Tail spring and wheel replacement
- Ski Truck (and here)
Conditions inspections:
- 2012
- 2013
Miscellaneous:
- Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)
- Stereo Music
- Fuel Quantity Calibration
- Engine Power Rule of Thumb
- First Flight
- Video Camera Mount
Fantastic ! IMHO the best RV ever designed. Can’t wait to buzz around in my dad’s RV-3.
Greetings! Many thanks for your articles over the years (I was especially interested in the Subarubar ones).
Two things which may interest you:
[1] Suzuki engine conversion may be superior to Subaru? Both begin with “S” whereas Rotax does not. These folks sell a new engine with PSRU for $8,000. Also sellers of Kiev Props. https://www.bydanjohnson.com/video/aeromomentum-suzuki-auto-engine-conversion/
[2] get rid of unwanted smells in boat and other vehicles by using an ozone generator; see home-made one at Instructables.com. Instructables is a wonderful website; an expression point for clever people world-wide.
— best wishes,
Merle
Hi there, interested to know how the RV3 compares to the RV4.
Cheers
David.
Hi David! Check out this post that compares the two aircraft.