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I didn’t find it on there. When he said “Raptor aircraft, I remember it sounded familiar, but it wasn’t until I came home and looked it up that it was the failed prototype that had the same name. The guy boasted that the aircraft (and all parts) would be American-made. I believe it’s also...

There was one episode where they had to repo a helicopter, but the pilot (supposedly) was only licensed to fly airplanes, yet he managed to fly the helicopter anyway. In another episode, they were flying at night and the avionics quit, so they used a road GPS (not a handheld flight GPS) to...

I went yesterday. I went 3 consecutive years back in 00-02. While I enjoyed the event and had plenty to see and do, it seemed smaller and a bit less busy than I remember. I once heard a rumor that it was best to go during the week. Any truth to this? I’ve been recently going to Osh, so no...

Yesterday I saw a booth with a black, single-seat, low-wing experimental (it looked similar to the Dark Aero). The posted cruise speed was 170 kts with only 100 hp (Rotax 912). I clearly remember the guy saying “Raptor Aircraft”, but when I do a search, only the failed 4/5 seater prototype...

I failed to mention that if I were to own, I’d tie down on the ramp vs. paying for a hangar, though I’d be sure to cover it.

Some of them have the backwards tail, like Mooney. :D One thing to consider is whether or not you’d want an A&P who is unfamiliar with these aircraft (not just the Aero, but any listed in this thread) to work on them. When it comes to the Grumman Cheetah or Tiger (another aircraft to...

There currently are a few Beech Sundowners on barnstormers. They’re a bit slower than a Skyhawk or Cherokee (despite being 180 hp), but they’re more spacious and have two doors. I believe the parts are more expensive, so maintenance may cost more in the long run.

True, but they say that the hype of owning your own airplane is very real.

According to some of the responses in this particular thread about purchasing a Grumman Cheetah vs. Tiger, buying the slower & less powered airplane now and upgrading to the faster airplane later is a bad idea and should be avoided...

Yes I’ve been told that earning those ratings will help. However, it’s not financially worth getting those ratings solely for insurance.

For low time pilots wanting to own their own aircraft, it’s a given that insurance will cost more the less time they have logged, and as they build time the insurance rates decrease. However, I believe I read that there’s a threshold where insurance won’t decrease no matter how much time is...

When it comes to to purchasing an M20C versus a taildragger Vans RV 6-9 and insure it for the same price (let’s say $100k), which aircraft would have the higher insurance premium? We’ll assume the pilot buying the aircraft has the bare minimum complex time (if any is required at all) and/or the...