The s4/5 will not qualify as Ultralight because of weight.
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On Jan 2, 2015, at 12:56 PM, "acensor@fastmail.fm [Sport_Aircraft]" <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Re Rans S4...
"...like flying a toy Cessna..."With lots's of really important differences... Many desirable , others not.Depends quite in which Cessna you compare to. But let's say a152 or 172.... CIt'll land and take off a fraction of the space a Cessna needs. In 400 feet with room to spare...Actually a slightly better rate of climb.Stall/touch down speed less than half.Fuel consumption about 3.5 gallons per hour of cheap auto gas vs about 7 gallons per hour of liquid gold called avgas.In short... In every way imaginable _Radically_ cheaper to fly and maintain....Except one: being fabric tying it down outside at cheap airstrip monthly fee, or storing unprotected fron sun is really not a viable option as it is with metal aircraft like Cessnas.Depending on your situation that could mean as much as $400 a month for a hanger.The 503 rotax is not known as the worlds most reliable...unless it is meticulously maintained by someone who really knows that engine.
There's lots of info on the web about the characteristics and quirks if the S4 .. Good info for a new owner or new pilot or rebuilder IMO.Brubaker.... Are you hoping to fly it as a ultralight.... No N-number?And what did it cost you..,and how much $$$ do you figure to get it flying?Just curious.Alex
---In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, <frankiebpr@...> wrote :I flew one and is like flying a Toy Cessna.Happy New Year and may all your dreams be realized.Frank/Puerto Rico
Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 1, 2015, at 9:12 AM, "brubakermal@... [Sport_Aircraft]" <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com> wrote:were rebuilding a rans s4 I picked up at a estate sale the seller received the plane when he got the house at a tax sale I think it will be fun to fly with a 503 and set up with a tail dragger .
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