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Hi, I'm a new comer and I hope this question has not been asked too
many times before. I'm looking into a light bush plane type, kind like a PA-11. I'm interested in one that can take two people and take off and clear 50' in around 700', possible to be put on a float. I've looked at Kitfox, Rans, CH701, Capella, Bushcaddy, and of course the J3 / PA-11. I'm looking into the flight quality, sturdiness and safety, building and maintainance easiness, and factory and builder support. I understand that they are all quite similar with the standard kits cost just below $20k, and will probably cost a total of close to $50k when ready to fly. Will take just over 1k hours for an average person. The other bench mark airplane is a Cessna 150/152 which I have quite a bit of time in. I really like the flight quality and overal quality. I also flown a few hours on a J3. Kind of drafty and strange. It could be that I just need to get used to it. Now the C150 will need almost 1400' at gross. But it has a somewhat higher gross. One question is that could the C150 be made to take off in less than 1000'. In terms of cost, you can get one nice Cessna 150/152 at almost half of the cost of the homebuilts that I mentioned. Sorry I did not ask specific questions. I'd appreciate it if someone can take the subjects and give some enlightenment and actual experience. Jizhong |
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