High fuel prices = buyer's market?

But Jay, you're not going to get Mary and both kids into anything LSA.
You'd have to have 'his' and 'hers' planes, and then you'd still
probably not have the payload you have with Atlas, plus you're talking
about more like 8 GPH for the two airplanes, double the hangar space,
two annuals etc.

Yeah, we're pretty much stuck with high fuel costs until the kids are
grown.

Then, look out! We just might pick up a Decathlon...or a Yak...or a
CT...

:-)
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Jay Honeck wrote:


Yeah, we're pretty much stuck with high fuel costs until the kids are
grown.

Then, look out! We just might pick up a Decathlon...or a Yak...or a
CT...


Hey at least Atlas can burn mogas (well until they put ethanol in it).
I'm stuck with that blue stuff for my Six, no mogas STCs because of the
octane requirments. It'll be a long time before the kids are all grown
for me.

On 2006-07-20, Jay Honeck wrote:
I agree, Howard. That little Rotax-powered LSA "CT", sipping 4-gallons
per hour, is looking better and better....

I flew a friend's Europa over to Yorkshire the other week to get some
maintenance done. It has the Rotax 914S. 1600 fpm climb at 55 knots (at
takeoff power, you have 20 degrees nose up pitch), and 140 knots.

The best thing is economy cruise (about 130 knots) it gets 50 nautical
miles per gallon (no wind), better than most cars.

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