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@Datadriver Thank you. I discussed this with my wife, but failed in convincing her that a Velocity would be a good choice. I guess we'll either end up with a 2-seat RV or continue to fly our Mooney.

The shop we used back then (Midwest Sky Sports) forced us to use Poplar Grove when they found a crack in the crankcase of our IO360, as they refused to work with any other engine shop. The originally discussed $10k - $15k repair turned into a mandatory +$30k full overhaul (this did not even...

Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin'

This is my favorite video to the song:

Frankly, I think my wife overrates the turf strip issue, since we land on turf probably less than 5 times per year and only on airstrips which will be within range of the Zenith that we are building. I did some more reading and learned that the SE models apparently sit just as high as the 173...

I saw this 173 with dual doors and like it: https://www.barnstormers.com/ad_detail.php?id=1482782 I wasn't aware that they are turf capable and have only a single door as standard. Good to know.

Can one of you Velocity drivers help me sell a Velocity to my wife? After reading Bryan's annual inspection thread (we had 1.5 years ago a +$40K annual ourselves due to an unexpected engine overhaul and some other stuff) I am again increasingly motivated to replace our Mooney with an...

:( Sorry to hear. I am one of his subscribers.

Considering how more and more traditional helicopter work is being done with drones, it is probably not an industry I would get into. Note, that I am saying this as somebody who's only interest in flying professionally is in flying helicopters.

Hmmm... this sounds kind of creepy!

Just to make you feel better about your decision: We used AQI twice and were very happy with their service. The two A&Ps I know also exclusively use them.

...and considering that this will be a brand spanking new aircraft with the latest and greatest avionics. Costs for maintenance and particularly possibly future upgrades are also significantly cheaper for an EAB than a certified aircraft.

No, but I also didn’t ask as I’m not interested in the certified version. The two weeks to taxi program would be awesome, but still a bit too pricey for us. For a nicely painted, IFR Sportsman we’d have to budget for +$250k!

I spoke with them at Sun‘n‘Fun, things might have changed since then: The certified Sportsman will be offered in parallel to the the two weeks to taxi program. Also, if somebody only wants to buy the kit, „they‘ll work it out“, even though they are not actively promoting this path anymore. I...

150 kts would still be great and about as fast as our Mooney! They advertise the TSI with a cruise speed of 155kts up high, in reality it however cruises at +160kts! Frankly, this is the plane I was hoping to see from Van‘s: Easy to build, pulled rivet, relatively fast, high wing, 4-seater...

Wow, this is EXACTLY what we're looking for as our next kit, assuming it is as fast as the current TSI. Looking at Sling's track record, I'm very confident that they will not only get it done but that it will be a great plane and a high quality kit. I'm sure this will sell like hot cake, lots...

The better fuel economy and the lower costs of Jet-A will reduce fuel cost by almost 50%. Plus, it's turbocharged what is a nice benefit for operation at higher altitudes. Still, $90k is a lot of upfront money for an unproven, experimental engine. Compared to an experimental 200hp IO360, it...

I'm selling our only lightly used Dual XPS170 GPS + ADS-B Receiver, which is however already a few years old. It has the latest firmware installed. Also included: Apple iPad charger + USB cable Specs, owner's manual and list of compatible apps (we used it with iFly)...

I recently followed a buddy on an IFR flight in his older Mooney on FlightAware. He was hand-flying, as he doesn't have an auto-pilot. I was surprised to see how much he struggled to stay on the VOR radial. He is a captain at a major airline with around 20,000 hrs! Talking to him, it is also...

I've been pretty impressed by their quality of work so far: https://www.facebook.com/darkaeroinc/ I just wish, like with Raptor, that they would have started with a conventional Lycoming / Continental engine.