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Hey all, I've been lurking for a while but I figured I'd get off my butt and at least say hi and introduce myself.
I just moved back to MN after being away for a while, am working on saving up to build a home in the country with hanger/workshop within the next couple years, and am planning on collecting parts to start building my first experimental/home built plane.
I'm a private pilot with my float plane, tailwheel, and complex endorsements/ratings, and have decided that I prefer the 'off airport' type flying. I don't have the budget to do anything too off airport, but soft field/grass field/field field take offs and landings appeal to me greatly. While I don't NEED a 2 seater, I'm about 60/40 for a 2 seater over a single seater for no other reason than I've got a few friends who like flying but don't have their license, and I plan on getting my CFI in the next year or so in order to teach my friends for free. I also plan to trick my wife into getting her pilots license without her knowing, but don't tell her
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Fuel burn is also more important to me than speed, but I'd still like to be able to cruise between 70-90. I want to be able to fly cheaply (2-4 gph of mogas at cruise) and I don't really need any luxuries. I'd PREFER tailwheel, but could deal with tri gear. Lastly I'm looking to build for <20g (and I'm fine buying used stuff and overhauling it).
I'm thinking one of the following would be a great choice.
Kolb Aircraft
Quad City Challenger
Earthstar Aircraft
I'm trying to figure out how to get some seat time in them and hoping to find a way to locate some local owners and convince them to let me buy them fuel for a ride.
Anyways, enough rambling for me, that's me in a nutshell. I love reading about all of your builds and hope to add my own here before too long!
I just moved back to MN after being away for a while, am working on saving up to build a home in the country with hanger/workshop within the next couple years, and am planning on collecting parts to start building my first experimental/home built plane.
I'm a private pilot with my float plane, tailwheel, and complex endorsements/ratings, and have decided that I prefer the 'off airport' type flying. I don't have the budget to do anything too off airport, but soft field/grass field/field field take offs and landings appeal to me greatly. While I don't NEED a 2 seater, I'm about 60/40 for a 2 seater over a single seater for no other reason than I've got a few friends who like flying but don't have their license, and I plan on getting my CFI in the next year or so in order to teach my friends for free. I also plan to trick my wife into getting her pilots license without her knowing, but don't tell her
.Fuel burn is also more important to me than speed, but I'd still like to be able to cruise between 70-90. I want to be able to fly cheaply (2-4 gph of mogas at cruise) and I don't really need any luxuries. I'd PREFER tailwheel, but could deal with tri gear. Lastly I'm looking to build for <20g (and I'm fine buying used stuff and overhauling it).
I'm thinking one of the following would be a great choice.
Kolb Aircraft
Quad City Challenger
Earthstar Aircraft
I'm trying to figure out how to get some seat time in them and hoping to find a way to locate some local owners and convince them to let me buy them fuel for a ride.
Anyways, enough rambling for me, that's me in a nutshell. I love reading about all of your builds and hope to add my own here before too long!
