pierre smith
Well Known Member
A question for the DAR's and others:
My two stepsons, 19 and 17 want to learn to fly but I'm hesitant to start them in my -10, so I toyed with the idea of them and me building a -12 but with the 0-200...(for the life of me, $26,000 for a Rotax goes down hard!)
My wife likes the idea and I spoke with Danny at Kosola and Associates, in Albany, Ga. about fabbing an engine mount...not a problem...it's what they do....repairs to cracked/broken mounts as well.
So now the airplane becomes an EAB and I assume can be flown as a light sport, no? Any other restrictions/concerns I might have missed? I've read that Van hopes to show the 51% compliance this year??
I'd also appreciate weight information of the Rotax vs. the 0--200
Thanks,
My two stepsons, 19 and 17 want to learn to fly but I'm hesitant to start them in my -10, so I toyed with the idea of them and me building a -12 but with the 0-200...(for the life of me, $26,000 for a Rotax goes down hard!)
My wife likes the idea and I spoke with Danny at Kosola and Associates, in Albany, Ga. about fabbing an engine mount...not a problem...it's what they do....repairs to cracked/broken mounts as well.
So now the airplane becomes an EAB and I assume can be flown as a light sport, no? Any other restrictions/concerns I might have missed? I've read that Van hopes to show the 51% compliance this year??
I'd also appreciate weight information of the Rotax vs. the 0--200
Thanks,