A few months ago a young Navy helicopter pilot reached out to me about my airplane. He was interested in building an RV-10 but had yet to see one up close. I agreed to let him look at mine and fly in it with me.
He was stationed in Pensacola and had been trying to find an RV-10 to check out. His girlfriend stumbled across me (likely on Van’s Air Force) and suggested he call me. He texted me and asked if the two of them could see/fly my RV-10 the next time he was back in Norfolk, VA.
Without hesitation, I agreed.
Joe and Jordan both fly the SH-60 for the Navy. She is still stationed on the USS Eisenhower in Norfolk so he comes back to the East coast regularly.
We decided to meet on a Saturday morning to discuss airplane building, ownership and flying. The weather was near perfect, so we ended up doing a flight down to Johnston County NC to get some barbecue. My friend Dave flew a Cirrus SR-20 down too.
Overall, it was a really fun day. Hopefully, Joe and Jordan will become builders.
