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Any thoughts from the peanut gallery....

Paul


Are you married to the concept of Factory Built/Certified airframes only?

There is a whole nother world (Experimental Amatuer Built) out there
with panels that can rival the new glass. An RV-10 might be right up
your alley, and you can even get someone to "help" you build it. Or buy
one thats flying. A Velocity might meet your mission too. Lancair 4/P..

The kit has been on the market a little over a year, and I saw TWO that
were complete, flying, nice panels, with For Sale signs on them, and
their appearance was certainly not "amatuer built".

One that has been flying for a while (several hundred hours) carries
much more weight/status with me than one that is "almost complete but
not yet flown".

Dave