snaildrake
Well-Known Member
I've been searching for a plans-built design I really want to build. I think my essential requirements are pretty clear now:
I never considered an open cockpit before, but mostly I lumped them all together. How about a discussion of the Spacewalker II as well as its variants the Revolution and Sportster? What are the pluses and minuses of flying an open-cockpit plane? What kind of conditions can you fly an open cockpit plane in with reasonable comfort? Has anyone built, flown or worked on one of these planes? -Dan
- Easy for a low-hour pilot to fly
- Daytime VFR within 200 miles of home
- Enough useful load for two 200lb crew
- Cruise at 100-120mph on <=6gph
- Direct drive aviation engine for dependability
- Able to fly effectively from paved airstrips at 5000-6000' altitude
- Preferably LSA eligible
I never considered an open cockpit before, but mostly I lumped them all together. How about a discussion of the Spacewalker II as well as its variants the Revolution and Sportster? What are the pluses and minuses of flying an open-cockpit plane? What kind of conditions can you fly an open cockpit plane in with reasonable comfort? Has anyone built, flown or worked on one of these planes? -Dan