Ever since I sold my last airplane I've been strategizing my next move. With -2 due next month (another boy) clearly a heavy hauling 4 seater will be something I need to look at or a 6 seater if I just want a "one and done" airplane we can grow into.
My plan all along was an RV-10. However with a new house, a baby and a toddler, work, air guard flying, etc strategizing the time management to build it would be the biggest challenge.
The recent announcement of Dynons plans for the Skyview however has upended everything. Suddenly a lot of older certified airplanes with good bones, but run out panels and avionics are now a lot more attractive. With several hundreds of hours behind the Skyview, the prospect of a new affordable panel in a suite I'm familiar with in a (insert production single or twin here) has become a lot more attractive. A well cared for V-tail bonanza can be had, revamped and a full skyview installed (when it's approved of course) for 2/3 or less of the price of building an RV-10. That's a lot of years worth of gas and annuals....
Discuss?
My plan all along was an RV-10. However with a new house, a baby and a toddler, work, air guard flying, etc strategizing the time management to build it would be the biggest challenge.
The recent announcement of Dynons plans for the Skyview however has upended everything. Suddenly a lot of older certified airplanes with good bones, but run out panels and avionics are now a lot more attractive. With several hundreds of hours behind the Skyview, the prospect of a new affordable panel in a suite I'm familiar with in a (insert production single or twin here) has become a lot more attractive. A well cared for V-tail bonanza can be had, revamped and a full skyview installed (when it's approved of course) for 2/3 or less of the price of building an RV-10. That's a lot of years worth of gas and annuals....
Discuss?