MudFlap asks:

I've been doing a lot of research and I think I really like the design
of this aircraft.
I've got a very strong mechanical background, and I'm currently going
thru A&P
school. I've never worked with composites, though. Is it really a
plane that
someone without much aircraft or building experience could handle?

Absolutely. There are MANY folks that have built COZY's as their first
aircraft, and when people ask me if they could build one, I ask them two
question:

1) can you read English?
2) do you know which end of a screwdriver to hold onto?

If the answer to both of these questions is "yes", then you have the
tools you need to build this plane. If you're an A&P (or soon will be)
then you're way ahead of the game. Composites are NOT difficult, if you
know how to mix a drink and cut with scissors.

As has been pointed out by another, determining your desired mission is
the first step in picking an aircraft. If you want a high speed
cross-country cruiser, and don't need STOL or aerobatics, the COZY is a
good pick, especially if you want more than 2 seats. It handles great,
cruises fast, and is easy to fly. Landing speeds are higher than the
C-172's and Warriors that many of us have flown, but they're hardly
difficult to deal with. It took me 2 approaches in another COZY to get
the hang of it.

I now have 245 hours in 2.5 years in mine, and I love it. I've been all
over the country in it - S&F twice, OSH twice, and out to Colorado from
Mass.

If you're really interested in getting more information about
building/flying COZY's, I suggest you join the COZY mailing list, which
has about 570 folks on it at the moment. See:

http://www.cozybuilders.org/mail_list/

for info on how to join.

..... I plan on getting my pilot's license after A&P school. Thanks
for your input.

Plan on a pilot's certificate - there's no such thing (in the USA) as a
pilot's "license" :-).

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Marc J. Zeitlin
http://marc.zeitlin.home.comcast.net/
http://www.cozybuilders.org/
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