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Hey Ultra!,
I like those KR's, but I have had the same concern about it that Colin had. I sure wish there was a Sport Pilot version of a KR. Maybe a KR 1/2 ! HAHA But I have to admit I hate fiberglass type stuff...it just eats me up. With a total lack of decent wood available, I may have to change plans and go with a metal plane. I still think the Mini-Coupe is kinda neat. And plans are cheap! The Thatcher CX-4 is WAYYYY cool, but plans are expensive ( for my poor butt anyway!). But back to the gliders, have you seen the free glider plans on the net? I wonder if a small engine could be mounted to that thing? Patrick student SPL aircraft structural mech "UltraJohn" wrote in message link.net... Below copied and pasted from their web site, The plane won't meet SP criterial because of it's speed but the motor glider version will. The two are the same except the outer wing panels which you can build both and use either as a motor glider or higher performance single seater if you have a PPL. John http://www.fly-kr.com/ The KR-1 is the single seat low wing retractable monoplane which is typically powered by smaller VW engines, up to the VW 2100. The KR-1B motorglider is a standard KR-1 with modified outer wing sections. With this simple wing conversion, the original KR-1 becomes an excellent self-powered glider. |
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W P Dixon wrote:
Hey Ultra!, I like those KR's, but I have had the same concern about it that Colin had. I sure wish there was a Sport Pilot version of a KR. Maybe a KR 1/2 ! HAHA But I have to admit I hate fiberglass type stuff...it just eats me up. With a total lack of decent wood available, I may have to change plans and go with a metal plane. I still think the Mini-Coupe is kinda neat. And plans are cheap! The Thatcher CX-4 is WAYYYY cool, but plans are expensive ( for my poor butt anyway!). But back to the gliders, have you seen the free glider plans on the net? I wonder if a small engine could be mounted to that thing? Patrick student SPL aircraft structural mech Patrick I did a little checking and the KR-1B appears to meet the SP requirements. They not only have an approximately 6 foot longer wingspan it is also a different shape. The max cruise speed is 130 mph with a VW 1600 and the stall speed is lower also bringing it within range. Doesn't help you any with the fiberglass problem though! ;-) John |
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Hey,
I may have to check into that. I believe the free plans I was speaking of is called a GOAT or something like that. I do wish a KR2 was a SP, I do like it!!!!!! Patrick student SPL aircraft structural mech "UltraJohn" wrote in message hlink.net... W P Dixon wrote: Hey Ultra!, I like those KR's, but I have had the same concern about it that Colin had. I sure wish there was a Sport Pilot version of a KR. Maybe a KR 1/2 ! HAHA But I have to admit I hate fiberglass type stuff...it just eats me up. With a total lack of decent wood available, I may have to change plans and go with a metal plane. I still think the Mini-Coupe is kinda neat. And plans are cheap! The Thatcher CX-4 is WAYYYY cool, but plans are expensive ( for my poor butt anyway!). But back to the gliders, have you seen the free glider plans on the net? I wonder if a small engine could be mounted to that thing? Patrick student SPL aircraft structural mech Patrick I did a little checking and the KR-1B appears to meet the SP requirements. They not only have an approximately 6 foot longer wingspan it is also a different shape. The max cruise speed is 130 mph with a VW 1600 and the stall speed is lower also bringing it within range. Doesn't help you any with the fiberglass problem though! ;-) John |
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When our airplanes get here next month, we will be charging $69/hr wet
for our S-LSA airplane (Aerostar Festival). Our instructors get $30/hr so your dual time will be $99/hr. Figure 30 hours for the average person and the cost for a Sport Pilot license will be $3,000.00. Since we only use CFI's for your training, all of the dual that you do for your Sport Pilot license will count towards a Private later if you choose to go for it. Rick Pellicciotti http://www.lightsportflying.com keepitrunning wrote: Has anyone come up with an estimated cost of a sport pilot license versus a regular pilot's license. Then would it be reasonable to add the requirements for a pilot's license later? Any thoughts and comments are appreciated. Gary |
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Maybe this is it:
http://home.att.net/~m--sandlin/bug.htm David "W P Dixon" wrote in message news Hey, I may have to check into that. I believe the free plans I was speaking of is called a GOAT or something like that. I do wish a KR2 was a SP, I do like it!!!!!! Patrick student SPL aircraft structural mech "UltraJohn" wrote in message hlink.net... W P Dixon wrote: Hey Ultra!, I like those KR's, but I have had the same concern about it that Colin had. I sure wish there was a Sport Pilot version of a KR. Maybe a KR 1/2 ! HAHA But I have to admit I hate fiberglass type stuff...it just eats me up. With a total lack of decent wood available, I may have to change plans and go with a metal plane. I still think the Mini-Coupe is kinda neat. And plans are cheap! The Thatcher CX-4 is WAYYYY cool, but plans are expensive ( for my poor butt anyway!). But back to the gliders, have you seen the free glider plans on the net? I wonder if a small engine could be mounted to that thing? Patrick student SPL aircraft structural mech Patrick I did a little checking and the KR-1B appears to meet the SP requirements. They not only have an approximately 6 foot longer wingspan it is also a different shape. The max cruise speed is 130 mph with a VW 1600 and the stall speed is lower also bringing it within range. Doesn't help you any with the fiberglass problem though! ;-) John |
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Hey Rick,
I sure wish you could sell a few of those planes over here in east TN. I may have to come over to Memphis and take one for a ride! Lord that's a longgg drive! I need a plane and cert to go fly a plane and get a cert!!!!! Patrick student SPL aircraft structural mech "Rick Pellicciotti" wrote in message ... When our airplanes get here next month, we will be charging $69/hr wet for our S-LSA airplane (Aerostar Festival). Our instructors get $30/hr so your dual time will be $99/hr. Figure 30 hours for the average person and the cost for a Sport Pilot license will be $3,000.00. Since we only use CFI's for your training, all of the dual that you do for your Sport Pilot license will count towards a Private later if you choose to go for it. Rick Pellicciotti http://www.lightsportflying.com keepitrunning wrote: Has anyone come up with an estimated cost of a sport pilot license versus a regular pilot's license. Then would it be reasonable to add the requirements for a pilot's license later? Any thoughts and comments are appreciated. Gary |
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Yep!
That's the one David, Does that little critter just look like alot of fun or what? May be just to light to hold any type of engine. Maybe one of those small government surplus things? Patrick student SPL aircraft structural mech "dje" wrote in message ... Maybe this is it: http://home.att.net/~m--sandlin/bug.htm David "W P Dixon" wrote in message news Hey, I may have to check into that. I believe the free plans I was speaking of is called a GOAT or something like that. I do wish a KR2 was a SP, I do like it!!!!!! Patrick student SPL aircraft structural mech "UltraJohn" wrote in message hlink.net... W P Dixon wrote: Hey Ultra!, I like those KR's, but I have had the same concern about it that Colin had. I sure wish there was a Sport Pilot version of a KR. Maybe a KR 1/2 ! HAHA But I have to admit I hate fiberglass type stuff...it just eats me up. With a total lack of decent wood available, I may have to change plans and go with a metal plane. I still think the Mini-Coupe is kinda neat. And plans are cheap! The Thatcher CX-4 is WAYYYY cool, but plans are expensive ( for my poor butt anyway!). But back to the gliders, have you seen the free glider plans on the net? I wonder if a small engine could be mounted to that thing? Patrick student SPL aircraft structural mech Patrick I did a little checking and the KR-1B appears to meet the SP requirements. They not only have an approximately 6 foot longer wingspan it is also a different shape. The max cruise speed is 130 mph with a VW 1600 and the stall speed is lower also bringing it within range. Doesn't help you any with the fiberglass problem though! ;-) John |
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So, if you are ever suspicious that you might fail your NEXT physical,
don't go. Just let it expire and then get your Sport Plane Rating. If I recall, they do offer a one-time waiver, but that just sounds like the same red tape as if you fail a physical or have a problem like a heart attack, kidney stones, etc. Scott T o d d P a t t i s t wrote: wrote: I just saw the FAA presentation at '04 OshKosh on DVD, and they stated very clearly, several times, that you CANNOT get a SPL if you've failed a medical, until you get a successful medical. If that is so, WTF is the SPL for, anyway???? It's for all those who haven't failed. T o d d P a t t i s t (Remove DONTSPAMME from address to email reply.) ___ Make a commitment to learn something from every flight. Share what you learn. |
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I never really wanted to go for the Rotax. I did consider the Jab 3300 but
now I have pretty much decided on a Wynne built Corvair. What did it for me was a the price, less than $7000, and the fact that Falcon will insure the the plane on first flight. Are Corvair engines and parts getting hard to find yet? I used to have a corvair. There was an old corvair junkyard (that's all they had) near me at the time, but I don't know if it's still there. |
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Rick Pellicciotti wrote:
Since we only use CFI's for your training, all of the dual that you do for your Sport Pilot license will count towards a Private later if you choose to go for it. Rick Pellicciotti Rick, When you say "we only use CFI's for your training" do you mean you use only Subpart H CFI's? I thought Subpart K Flight Instructors were CFI's too. Am I wrong? And when you say "all of the dual that you do for your Sport Pilot license will count towards a Private" are you saying that dual with Subpart K Instructors can't be used later to meet instruction requirements for a Private? Can you point me to the relevant part of the FARs that applies? Thanks. |
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