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Wow okay, do share more. what happened with your purchase?

I've been looking and waiting. Wish a good one would come along that's local to me.

Been looking at an entry level aircraft to buy. I recently saw a Cherokee 140 in pretty good shape but the engine time is about 1900 hours. I wanted an aircraft with at least 300-400 hours left on the engine before overhaul. My mission is 50-100 hour a year. But the discounted price on this...

That was a very good read. Thanks for sharing.

You can put a Subaru engine in it if you want. Probably set you back around the same price as the Corvair engine. I've seen the Subaru mounted on a seaplane and that thing is awfully quiet. As per the wood frame, here is the response from Azalea Aviation: "We went with wood because it is a known...

Those are probably the average numbers. I spoke to one of the builders who went from kit to flying @ $42,000

This past week I had a great time talking to Bill at Azalea Aviation about The Saberwing aircraft. For those who are not familiar with this airplane, it's a 2 place experimental that uses a Corvair engine. Climbs at 500 ft - 750 ft per minute and cruises @ 150 mph, burning 5-6 gallons of fuel...

What's your fuel burn @ 85% power?

Gave me a good laugh :D

I'm going to do a video piece on this soon. I like to get your take on it. Since I've been flying or talking about airplanes, cruise speed is generally what people prioritize when it comes to the aircraft's performance. Everyone wants to go fast, but you have to get to your cruise altitude first...

I was looking at the Zenith ch601 myself. You can find them used now for much less than $49k. Although I was spooked when I read some of the accident reports of the wings breaking off in midair. What's your take on that? and what has been your experience with the aircraft so far?

I saw the BushCat for the first time @ Oshkosh. That is a pretty STOL airplane. But you can also build a Kitfox for same price or less.

Right, I meant brand new or fairly used. The used modern LSA selling are still a tad bit above $50k. I flew a Sling 4. Sling 2 is the LSA version.

You ain't lying. I mean there are cheaper alternatives for your engine. Auto conversions like Viking. Although I'm personally skeptical about using any type of car engine for flying.

Well building is a way to have a relatively modern aircraft without the heavy price tag. Isn't the Merlin GT a kit as well?

Someone asked the other day on the current state of GA and my answer was "cost". LSA and Experimental are supposed to be low entry level for flying. Yet just about every LSA I've covered are selling north of $200K fully loaded. So I'll like to make a list of experimental aircraft you can build...

Get the ACS from the FAA website and the Oral Blue Book. Use those 2 as your main guide for your flight training.

A20s are great. I haven't regretted buying mine.

You're living the dream Carlos. Congrats!

I think GA is in good stands in terms of new technologies and innovation, particularly in the LSA and experimental category. I can't speak so much on the decline of active pilots as I don't have exact numbers. That said, I just spoke to friend tonight who I didn't even know is a Pilot. He hasn't...