On Thu, 27 May 2004 13:37:46 GMT, Nathan Young
wrote:

On Thu, 27 May 2004 01:54:13 GMT, Smutny
wrote:

On Tue, 25 May 2004 19:48:08 -0700, "Tom Sixkiller"
wrote:

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Well, I guess there's a first time for everything. :~)

Sounds, though, like you're trying to justify a decision you've already
made.


Dude, I haven't made any decision, I'm just keeping an open mind.
The RV series offers an incredible 'bang for the buck'.

If the IRS frowns on homebuilts, or if there is a production a/c with
similar performance at a similar value, I'd definately consider it for
this role. For both business and personal travel.

But I don't see a 200kt, IFR capable, 600# useful load, 800 mile range
a/c being produced for around $100,000. The Cirrus SR20 comes closest
at $200,000+.

If the homebuilt path doesn't pan out, or if you would rather buy than
build, an older Mooney 201 will meet your price target, but fall a
small amount short on speed (the 201 is 201mph). A Mooney 231 meets
all of your requirements, but average cost is more like $125k...
There are 231s with runout engines for sale for $100k however.

-Nathan

I've thought of Mooney's and flown a friend's M20E. There are a
couple things about the Mooney that keeps it from the top of my list.

Too cramped for me and only one door top the list. At this stage I
also would like to stay away from retracts from the simple point of
more systems = more possible points of failure.

-j-