"Brent Rehmel" wrote in message
You can get a Zodiac 601 HD flying with basic instruments and radios for
about $34,000. This is a good kit because it has very low construction
time,
about 1/5 of what Van's RV aircraft require. The wings are removable so it

The build time for a Zodiac is a big factor. You can build a Zodiac 601 HD
from just the plans, shaping and cutting all of the aluminum yourself in
less time than it takes to build an RV-4. You can build a Zodiac from
scratch in the same amount of time it takes to build the latest prepunched
kits, like the RV-8.

You can build a Zodiac kit in about 1/4 the time as an RV-8 standard kit,
and it will still take 2 1/2 times as long to build the latest RV-8
quickbuild kit. The fastest a standard kit RV has ever been built is 87
days, the fastest a Zodiac has ever been built is 7 days.