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Best homebuilt for ~700 nm commute
On Jul 20, 9:21*pm, BobR wrote:
On Jul 20, 2:26 pm, es330td wrote: On Jul 16, 9:57 pm, "Jim Stockton" me@nowhere wrote: " With fuel prices, that would be a significant difference. -- Jim in NC Following that I would suggest Airtran to DFW. They can handle almost any weather that you couldn't and a ticket is about the same as 25 gal of avgas. Alot more practical and a lot less likely to make a smoking hole due to got to get there pressure. If you want to fly a homebuilt do it, just don't try to reliably commute in it. My 2 cents worth. Jim Stockton If I can't fly myself the commute becomes impossible. My home is almost 2 hours drive from KATL and the place I would be is 1.5 hours from KHOU. *My trip one way is 3.5 hours before I am on an airport property. *Factor in security, loading the plane and flight time and one way is now 7 hours. *Doing that twice in a weekend leaves me with almost no time as I am dependent on carrier schedules. *I can afford the avgas but I can't afford the time. In the late 60's and early 70's I used to commute between Houston and Dallas on almost a daily basis. *Texas International used to offer a weekly ticket called the Consecutive Executive. *You paid one price for a weekly pass that allowed you to fly anywhere TI serviced through out the week. *It was great and worked well for me since I lived 10 minutes from the airport in Houston and the office was 5 minutes from Love field in Dallas. *There was no real security checkin and you just walked to the boarding gate, showed you ticket and walked on. Even if they offered such a bargain today I don't think it would be possible to do this today with all the issues of security and check in. *Even if you live close to the airport at both locations, the time to commute would take longer by commercial than by private plane for anything less than 800-1000 miles depending on aircraft. *I really believe the distance is probably even greater but allowing for a fuel stop does affect the time. What I would recommend is looking for a 4-place aircraft with a bit more stability. *I know that many of the 2-place homebuilts have the range and speed you are looking for but would be concerned about the workload factor on long routine flights. *You don't want a plane that you have to fly every minute of the flight. *Most of the 4-place planes have slightly heaver wing loading and will give you a smoother flight. *I am building a Pulsar Super Cruiser (KIS Cruiser) that would make an outstanding choice. *I would also recommend the RV10 if you don't mind the larger engine and increased fuel burn.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I also intend to do this with a good autopilot. If I am going to be thinking about doing this regularly by myself spending 5k+ on good avionics is cheap in consideration of the safety factor it adds. |
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Best homebuilt for ~700 nm commute
es330td wrote:
I also intend to do this with a good autopilot. If I am going to be thinking about doing this regularly by myself spending 5k+ on good avionics is cheap in consideration of the safety factor it adds. The great thing about Ex-HB is you can get a hell of an Auto-Pilot for less than 5K |
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Best homebuilt for ~700 nm commute
"es330td" wrote in message ... My mission requirements are a 700 nm range with reserve and a flight time under 4 hours facing occasional IMC weather as I will be flying between GA and east Texas. I'd also prefer something with as low a fuel burn as possible for cost savings. BD-4 |
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Best homebuilt for ~700 nm commute
"Blueskies" wrote in message
... "es330td" wrote in message ... My mission requirements are a 700 nm range with reserve and a flight time under 4 hours facing occasional IMC weather as I will be flying between GA and east Texas. I'd also prefer something with as low a fuel burn as possible for cost savings. BD-4 That actually was a very good cross country performed, although I never rode in one and have no idea of the roll stability or lack of same. In fact, all I know of its handling is the statement of an owner, about 25 years ago, who siad: "It will spin, DON'T!" Peter |
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