Antonio, you can sit in mine. For better or worse it's exactly the same
width as the cesnna 150 I currently fly. I'm building with a single
center stick so when I'm solo, I will sit in the middle and use the
outer rudder peddles.
Someone with some aircraft knowledge and a regular 40hr work week could
build a Sonex with all of the quick build options in substantially less
than a year, under 30 grand. There are several flying examples on
Barnstormers right now in between 23,500 and 40K...
-Bruce
dongeneda2000 wrote:
>
>
> Thanks Bruce, that was very helpful. I have admired the Sonex for
> several reasons, but the perceived small cockpit has me spooked. Wish
> I could sit in one. A combination that seems very appealing to me so
> far, is a CH650 kit with Corvair power, sort of seems to meet the need
> for speed and comfort pretty well.
> I should have added, I am just about to turn 72, so a "quick build
> kit" is pretty necessary!
> Don - In the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
>
> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com>, Bruce Johnson
> <bjohnson@...> wrote:
> >
> > 1) As an A&P the LSA regs do not change anything that you could do on
> > a standard category aircraft like a Champ or Ercoupe or Am built
> > experimental, that has not changed whether the plane happens to meet
> the
> > definition of LSA or not. What you can or cant do on sLSA aircraft is a
> > little deeper in the regs, but I'd get some Rotax training if you want
> > to get into maintaining or doing annuals.
> >
> > 2) The eLSA that you have on the field is very likely a grandfathered
> > eLSA that was registered under the provision to help make legal fat
> > ultralights. That eLSA and the sLSA mentioned above can be used for
> > flight training and rental. If you buy a kit from an sLSA maker and
> > build it exactly to their specs, then you have a type of eLSA that is
> > not usable for paid training or rental (the only plane I know of
> that is
> > currently_ actually delivering_ eLSA kits is Vans - RV12). If you do
> > not build it to their specs and cannot prove you complied with the 51%
> > rule, then you either have experimental exhibition with all the
> > limitations, or a very expensive lawn ornament. Any other kit maker is
> > just as it has always been - Experimental Amateur built.
> >
> > 3) Kit or sLSA? if sLSA you have literally 100 to choose from!
> > (http://sportpilot.org/learn/slsa/
> <http://sportpilot.org/learn/slsa/>) If 51% qualified kit, then even more
> > to choose from.... My dad has been flying a StingSport sLSA
> > www.sting.aero for 3 1/2 years. I have almost 50 hours on it myself.
> > Very comfortable, the newer ones get even closer to the 120knot mark
> > than the old ones, there is everything in the panel you ever wanted, it
> > will set you back $120K and it looks like a miniature Cirrus. If you
> > like high wings I REALLY like the Jabiru 250, which has the fuselage of
> > their 4 place kit and lots of room to carry lots of stuff, probably
> > looking in the $60K range for the kit, engine, panel, etc. On the other
> > end of the spectrum, I'm building a Sonex, from plans, for very
> close to
> > $15K complete (from a kit starts around $24k complete), it will cruise
> > at around 130knots TAS up high, I'm adding an aux fuel tank that will
> > give me 5 hours range. But the cockpit is definitely on the small
> > side. Or buy a $20-30K 1940 something Champ or Cub or Taylorcraft and
> > fly away low and slow
> >
> >
> > Bruce Johnson
> > Plans building Sonex 593 in Schertz, TX
> > working on windscreen
> >
> > dongeneda2000 wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > I am an A&P and pilot, single engine land, and new to this forum. I
> > > could not pass a medical even if I bribed a med examiner, so have not
> > > tried. This LSA thing has me very interested, but I am having trouble
> > > understanding it all. Here are some questions I would love some
> > > feedback on:
> > > 1. As an A&P, am I correct in believing that I can do maintenance and
> > > perform annuals on any LSA? Does that include aircraft like say an
> > > Ercoupe?
> > >
> >
> > > 2. There are two LSA, the SlSA that is factory assembled, and ESLA
> > > that apparently is a homebuilt. My question is, if I buy a kit from a
> > > certified SLA maker, I can assemble that plane only according to
> their
> > > specs. If I deviate from those plans, then what do I have? What about
> > > a kit from a kit maker that does NOT have an "approved" model to make
> > > kits from? What is the difference?
> > > 3. I want to acquire the absolute fastest, dependable, and most
> > > comfortable LSA available for longer distance use. Which ones
> should I
> > > be looking at?
> > > If anyone has a source of this information, or will help me
> understand
> > > this, please feel free to do so.
> > >
> > > __._,_
> > >
> >
>
> __._,_.__
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