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Comments from a Velocity owner and aeronautical engineer who also
didn't have time to build, so bought instead. Additional comment is that my Dad has a Mooney 201 that I've flown quite a bit so I think I'm fairly well placed to at least comment on your question. For me, there were a few big drivers for the Velocity. 1) Stall characteristics - I can pull the throttle, slow to stall speed, roll into a 45 degree bank and pull the stick to my stomach and nothing happens. I know this isn't an issue for "good" pilots, but the records are littered with stall/spins. I'm human and make mistakes. Whether rational or not, the stall/spin is one of my biggest fears. 2) Maintenance / avionics - with a homebuilt, I can do everything myself outside of the "annual". This has helped with the nuisance issues, but I still use the local A&P for a lot of work. Additionally, I have access to cutting edge development that is too expensive or simply not available to certified aircraft. Example is my Trutrak 2 axis autopilot / ADI. I absolutely love it and my Dad can't put it in his Mooney without a LOT of effort if at all. 3) Factory support / aircraft complexity - factory support may not be as good as Mooney, but in the experimental world the ability to get factory check out and factory annual is a big deal. Also note that the Velocity can perform extremely well as a VERY simple airplane. My plane is fixed prop, fixed gear and keeps us with a 201. My plane is more basic from a maintenance perspective than a Cessna 172 and was it a simple transition from that plane. 4) Useful load - I can put myself, my wife, both kids, the dog and a weekends worth of luggage into it and still easily cover 300-400 miles. Jeff |
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On Mon, 12 May 2008 06:18:20 -0700 (PDT), jsbougher wrote:
For me, there were a few big drivers for the Velocity. 1) Stall characteristics - I can pull the throttle, slow to stall speed, roll into a 45 degree bank and pull the stick to my stomach and nothing happens. I know this isn't an issue for "good" pilots, but the records are littered with stall/spins. I'm human and make mistakes. Whether rational or not, the stall/spin is one of my biggest fears. Fair statement. 2) Maintenance / avionics - with a homebuilt, I can do everything myself outside of the "annual". This has helped with the nuisance issues, but I still use the local A&P for a lot of work. Additionally, I have access to cutting edge development that is too expensive or simply not available to certified aircraft. Example is my Trutrak 2 axis autopilot / ADI. I absolutely love it and my Dad can't put it in his Mooney without a LOT of effort if at all. Hadn't thought of this one. 3) Factory support / aircraft complexity - factory support may not be as good as Mooney, but in the experimental world the ability to get factory check out and factory annual is a big deal. Also note that the Velocity can perform extremely well as a VERY simple airplane. My plane is fixed prop, fixed gear and keeps us with a 201. My plane is more basic from a maintenance perspective than a Cessna 172 and was it a simple transition from that plane. 4) Useful load - I can put myself, my wife, both kids, the dog and a weekends worth of luggage into it and still easily cover 300-400 miles. Jeff All of these work for me except the dog. I'm married to one, Sweet Vicki. Don't need another ![]() |
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