Help please...
Ok, I have just about decided I want to build an RV. I've bought some tools, and I'm starting to play with the toolbox, and the sample project.
I "think" I want to build an RV-9A, but I want to be sure.
I have had a chance to fly an RV-6a, and an RV-9a (thanks Tonya!), and while they are both great, I liked the extra room in the 9, and I don't have a need/desire for aerobatics.
I'm 5' 10" 215, and my wife is 5' 3". I believe we would both have enough room to be comfortable on long trips in the 9, but should I consider the 14?
We currently own a Cessna Cardinal, and I'm looking for something that will be faster, and cheaper to operate (less fuel consumption).
I'll be looking to build the plane as a full IFR platform, and doing a lot of cross country flying.
I'm a little concerned about the nose wheel issues on the 9, is that warranted, or is the problem overblown?
I keep hearing that the 14 will be an easier kit to build? How much should that play into my thinking?
I've never attempted anything of quite this scale before, so I am really trying to make sure I make a fully informed decision.
Thanks,
-Dan
Ok, I have just about decided I want to build an RV. I've bought some tools, and I'm starting to play with the toolbox, and the sample project.
I "think" I want to build an RV-9A, but I want to be sure.
I have had a chance to fly an RV-6a, and an RV-9a (thanks Tonya!), and while they are both great, I liked the extra room in the 9, and I don't have a need/desire for aerobatics.
I'm 5' 10" 215, and my wife is 5' 3". I believe we would both have enough room to be comfortable on long trips in the 9, but should I consider the 14?
We currently own a Cessna Cardinal, and I'm looking for something that will be faster, and cheaper to operate (less fuel consumption).
I'll be looking to build the plane as a full IFR platform, and doing a lot of cross country flying.
I'm a little concerned about the nose wheel issues on the 9, is that warranted, or is the problem overblown?
I keep hearing that the 14 will be an easier kit to build? How much should that play into my thinking?
I've never attempted anything of quite this scale before, so I am really trying to make sure I make a fully informed decision.
Thanks,
-Dan