Brantel
Well Known Member
Won't be long till I put the order in for my fuse so I must commit to the 7 or the 7A soon.
My thoughts have been changing lately about why I started out thinking that I would build a 7A.
Back when I started out, I purchased the 6 tail kit because that was before the 7 came around. Back then the 6A was cheaper than the 6.
Now the 7 is cheaper than the 7A by about a grand when you take out the steps. (you don't need steps with a 7 do you?) Not to mention that the 7 looks like it is easier to build because the mains do not bolt to the spar (pain in the tail end) and if you dont need steps, that takes their extra work out of the process.
With the nose gear proving to be less than robust, and the chance that I would like to use some of the grass strips around here, I would like to go to the 7. This coupled with the look of a 7 with a 3 blade Catto prop that is awsome.
I once thought that insurance cost was my main reason for not wanting a 7 but from what I gather, the first year seems to be where this happens and after that, the rate drops off quick as you build time. The grand saved on the kit could offset this initial higher cost.
I have no tail wheel time but my instrument instructor is a high time tail wheel instructor that is almost done with his 7 so I do not think getting transition training and tail wheel training will be a problem.
Is this good thinking or am I nuts?
My thoughts have been changing lately about why I started out thinking that I would build a 7A.
Back when I started out, I purchased the 6 tail kit because that was before the 7 came around. Back then the 6A was cheaper than the 6.
Now the 7 is cheaper than the 7A by about a grand when you take out the steps. (you don't need steps with a 7 do you?) Not to mention that the 7 looks like it is easier to build because the mains do not bolt to the spar (pain in the tail end) and if you dont need steps, that takes their extra work out of the process.
With the nose gear proving to be less than robust, and the chance that I would like to use some of the grass strips around here, I would like to go to the 7. This coupled with the look of a 7 with a 3 blade Catto prop that is awsome.
I once thought that insurance cost was my main reason for not wanting a 7 but from what I gather, the first year seems to be where this happens and after that, the rate drops off quick as you build time. The grand saved on the kit could offset this initial higher cost.
I have no tail wheel time but my instrument instructor is a high time tail wheel instructor that is almost done with his 7 so I do not think getting transition training and tail wheel training will be a problem.
Is this good thinking or am I nuts?