paulincapetown
Member
Am about to place my order for an RV7 kit from Vans (today/ tomorrow) and have determined that I can?t afford a v/p prop. I have however decided to continue with the purchase of my Lyc IO -360. Hopefully in a couple of years time I will be able to afford the propeller. In the meantime, my builder will plumb it all in so that when I am ready, will literally have to just attach the prop and gov etc but cabling will already be in place.
My questions are:
1. Is this a sensible approach? - should I continue with the purchase of an IO -360 engine and accessories (except the prop) or
2. should I just accept that the performance of a normally aspirated engine( XO 360) will be fine and sufficient for my purpose -which will be some aeros but mainly cross country and off field landings.
3. And finally is the roughly $10,000 difference between a F/P and V/P worth it?
I know this is an age old question but keep getting different advice. Would really appreciate comments from this forum
Paul
My questions are:
1. Is this a sensible approach? - should I continue with the purchase of an IO -360 engine and accessories (except the prop) or
2. should I just accept that the performance of a normally aspirated engine( XO 360) will be fine and sufficient for my purpose -which will be some aeros but mainly cross country and off field landings.
3. And finally is the roughly $10,000 difference between a F/P and V/P worth it?
I know this is an age old question but keep getting different advice. Would really appreciate comments from this forum
Paul