REFLECTOR: Velocity at KFCI today

Tue May 14 22:43:25 CDT 2013

I would tend to agree, its whatever you want.  IMAO, an SUV is ONE door with cut down keel and yokes.  A single door is significant enough to keep it limited to its own, SUV designation. (I guess a center stick plane it could just be one door but I really would not want to be the one to tell a lady to straddle the center stick to get to the passenger seat without a cut down keel). An SE is the smaller of the two single engine, gull wing models with standard size wings  and TWO doors.  The Classic/Standard Velocity is the older one door, clam shell door model.  SE is the Standard Elite....Elite referring to the gull wing doors. The 173 is the smaller fuselage with the larger/XL wings (could have yokes) The yokes were offered as an option in different models as the outboard side sticks are now (I don't know if yokes are still an option).  I kinda like my yokes over the center stick.  I MAY consider outboard side sticks one day.....maybe not. Then the XL, the larger with gull wing doors.......XLT......retract, fixed......geeeesh, now the twin.....and perhaps limo long version........options, options. ;-)

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] on behalf of Reiff Lorenz [Reiff at Lorenz.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:30 PM
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Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Velocity at KFCI today

Chris,

Thanks for the clarification. I had assumed N21VA was a 2-door SUV because it has an SUV serial number (SUV 113) on its registration. Contradictorily, it has a Model designation of SE-RG even though in the photo, the G look very F. So now I'm totally confused.

Two doors = SE makes sense. Some others have told me that yokes & cut keel = SUV, regardless of doors. Maybe the bottom line is: in experimental aviation we all have the privilege of calling our planes whatever we want. If Creus wanted this to be Velocity SE-RG SUV 113, then so be it!

Whatever you call it, it's still a good looking plane in my book.

Reiff Lorenz, Dayton, OH
Velocity XL-RG, 44% complete
Currently working on: Brake fluid reservior.

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Chris Barber
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:26 PM
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Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Velocity at KFCI today

I duel door is and SE, not an SUV, IMAO.  Mine was delivered as an SUV the day before the factory did away with the SUV option.  The factory stated adding a second door was the difference between the two and the only exterior difference.  On the inside the difference is a cut down keel (to aid passenger seat entry sliding in from the single pilot door) and dual yokes.....the yokes became an option for a while. I don't know is yokes are still offered since the introduction of the side sticks.  May be just a tomato/tomaaahhhto think but seems the two doors makes a big enough difference to make it an SE with dual gull wing doors. FWIW

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org<mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org> [reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] on behalf of Reiff Lorenz [Reiff at Lorenz.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:17 PM
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[http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5307/5611022699_9e682d24ee.jpg]  <http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=ikmMBbb8LamcGM&tbnid=NcZ2EtPteT3oBM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflickeflu.com%2Fset%2F72157627949348590&ei=3ZiSUbnYGaHi4AOys4CAAQ&bvm=bv.46471029,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNGe9WYTGSJo687q80aeIfAY8HvrxA&ust=1368648277668057>

That's Ruben Creus's dual-door SUV. Looks like it's registered to the Glass Pilots Club of Ashburn, VA.

Good looking plane!

Reiff Lorenz, Dayton, OH
Velocity XL-RG, 44% complete
Currently working on: RG system and electrical planning

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org<mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org> [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Peter Braswell
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:19 PM
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Subject: REFLECTOR: Velocity at KFCI today

Hi all,
So I was out doing some approaches today and when I landed, I noticed a Velocity on the ramp.  I think it was an SUV variant (had yokes) and was a FG with a fixed pitched cato prop.  N number was N21VA.  I looked around for you to chat, but was a bit pressed for time so I had to scoot.  Just wondering if it might have been somebody on this list.

Best,
Peter

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