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You may want to look at Meadow Lake KFLY vice KCOS. It is just to the northeast. Just a little less to deal with in terms of taxi time. It isn't a huge issue though. Colorado Springs is a pretty slow Class C. Carl

I will say however, having flown both the RV-12 and the S-19, the S-19 is also a very nice plane. I bought plans for it but ultimately bought the RV-12 kit to build. Obviously however Vans has had a lot more success with the -12. Carl

The RV-12 is not aerobatic. Neither is the RV-9 or RV-10 but the rest of the RV series are very aerobatic. I am building a RV-12 and it is a fun little plane. I did a demo ride in the new RV-14 at the Vans factory while I was out at the recent RV-12 Expo in Oregon. It too is incredibly fun...

Well I just finished attending the RV-12 Expo up here in lovely Sunriver Oregon. What a great event. Tonight the event was wrapped up with a really nice dinner and a presentation by Van himself. Prior to the event Rainbow Aviation offered the two day class required for E-LSA owners to...

I use FF for flight planning and have the profile for my plane set up to be a burn rate that is higher by at least 20% of my actual burn rate. I use that plus a set time I am not going to exceed in the air. I don't ever really trust the fuel level sending unit. I do however trust my fuel flow...

I will be coming up from Colorado Springs in my Gobosh 700. I will be flying in the Air Venture Cup race from Mitchell SD. If you haven't seen the race before, it is a cool way to start off the OSH week. Info at airventurecuprace.com. I have my fingers crossed that the weather will be as...

I have flown 2800 miles round trip in my Gobosh S-LSA from Colorado Springs to Sebring and around Florida. I have also flown it from here to OSH twice and another of the same model to OSH once. We regularly do other longer cross countries in the LSA. It is clearly a misconception that you...

I disagree with this assertion. For a new LSA versus a new certified plane the LSA is cheaper to buy, cheaper to fly and cheaper to maintain. If you compare against used certified planes and new LSA's the used certified planes will cost less, but still may be more expensive to maintain and...

Here is a picture of mine with my plane. A friend asked if he could bring over a model and a photographer and shoot some pictures of my plane and the next thing I knew they wanted to shoot the car too. I said sure :)

I suggest contacting Don at his contact info on that web site link posted previously. I know when he and I were talking he mentioned an hourly rate for training and I know I have read of people who had just one day up there with him. I am sure he will work with you. He runs a first rate...

I used to own a 2009 Cayman S and loved it. I hadn't planned to buy a new one but in the 2013 model the new Boxster S is just awesome and I got one. The 2014 year they released the new model Cayman S. As stated earlier, they are basically identical except the drop top. My Boxster S is a 7...

I highly recommend Don Lee and Alaska Floats and Skis. He is up the road in Talkeetna but well worth the drive up. I took his Bush Pilot class and it was awesome. I got to land on some incredible backwoods strips, land on a gravel bar in the middle of a river and fly my wife up over glaciers...

I too recommend watching the EAA webinar. There will be a new one up soon for this year, but it will be very similar to the last year's version I am sure. I have flown there three times and did things slightly differently each time. I flew in once and ended up parking the plane at Portage due...

Cheyenne is a fun trip up from APA as well. Just make sure you take a close look at the forecast winds there before heading up. They have a restaurant on the field that is an easy walk from the FBO. Raton is a nice trip to the south also. They will cook you a burger at the FBO. It has...

Sonerai II just outside of APA's airspace in Highlands Ranch. http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/reports-small-plane-crashes-in-highlands-ranch

Check out the Vans RV-12 newly released as S-LSA now. It is reasonably priced, a nice plane and ~550 pounds useful load. http://rv12slsa.wordpress.com/

I use flight following every flight and have had awesome experiences with Denver approach folks. The Colorado Springs approach folks are ok and usually helpful. The most fun I have had recently was working with the approach folks in the Dallas area. It was incredibly busy on the radio down...

Just guessing but it would make a splash for them at Sun n Fun. They seem to try and have big release news at SnF and OSH. Guess we will know in a bit over a month. Carl

I know some people don't like to do it but I get flight following every time I go up unless I am staying in the pattern. This is a great way of knowing whether folks in a MOA or other air space are near you. It is great to know a MOA is hot, but I would rather know that it is hot and the...

I went up to fly with Don last summer. It was the most amazing flying I have done. Don is the nicest guy and a great pilot and more importantly an awesome instructor. At the time I was probably a 300 hour Sport Pilot with limited experience in heavier planes and no experience in tailwheel...