Plane for the kids

Build your own and have the kids help. You can build a Cub,
plans and kits are available. You've got 4-5 years to build
it before the kid will be old enough to solo.

There are choices, the instructor is more important than the
airplane, a good instructor can make the student use the
rudder and land straight even in a CE-150.



--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

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"Jim Burns" wrote in
message ...
| I'm looking forward to that day. My son will be 12 in a
couple months and
| we kid each other about buying him a SuperCub someday (ok
Dad, time to sell
| the house, pitch a tent, and buy a SuperCub) But
seriously, I kick that
| question around all the time.... which airplane would be a
good trainer for
| him to learn in yet provide Dad with something fun,
reasonably fast, and
| that would ultimately get Dad off his arse and finally
build that grass
| strip and hanger in front of the house? SuperCubs being
priced what they
| are, I keep leaning towards a C170 with a 180hp conversion
and C180 gear
| legs.
|
| Jim
|
| "Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
|
oups.com...
| My kids have flown around in my Mooney their entire
lives. Now they are
| getting close to the teen years and I'm thinking of
buying them a plane
| and teaching them to fly in it. I've got a few years
before they are
| old enough but I'm starting to think about it. Some
group suggestions
| would be appreciated...
|
| 1) If I buy the plane just long enough for them to learn
to fly can I
| aviod California sales/use tax by being a dealer? How
long can a dealer
| hold the plane? If I only need the plane for 12 months
or so, it would
| be sad to have to pay 9% sales tax on the plane.
| 2) I'm throwing around the best plane to teach them in
that would be
| fun and not too expensive for dad. I'm thinking maybe a
Taylorcraft or
| a Lucsome. I learned in a Cessna 140 so that might be a
good choice
| too. I could just buy them a C150 but having something
fun for dad to
| fly (i.e. Aeronca, etc) would make it all the better!
| 3) Has anyone else on the list taught their kids to fly?
I do know of
| two other CFIs that have done this. The kids loved it.
However, once
| they finished their private life seems to prevent much
other flying
| until they establish in a career. I figure the boys will
be pretty busy
| with scouts, high school, and trying to get into a good
college they
| will want to earn their private and then set it aside
for some years.
|
| -Robert, CFI
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