I spent most of the weekend working (not on the plane), but I did get out a bit to meet up with a prospective RV builder down at Hollister. He checked out Greg’s RV-8 and my RV-7, and we talked quite a bit about what’s involved in building. Greg’s son Nicholas then arrived with his transition instructor in another RV-7, so we decided to do some three ship formation work.
We started out with me flying lead since I have the least formation experience. Greg was off my right wing and Nicholas was off my left.
We then switched positions and I flew off of Nicholas’ right wing. This was the first time I’ve ever flown this close to another plane, and it was a huge amount of work. You literally can’t take your eyes off the lead plane for a second or you could move substantially out of position.
We then moved into a left echelon formation with Greg taking the lead and me in the middle. I still have a ton to learn, but this was a blast.