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Pilots of the OT...
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:37 pm
...WYFI?
I love these planes, but don't have the where-with-all to build one.
I love these planes, but don't have the where-with-all to build one.
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Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:38 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
As a doctor, IWCI.
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:38 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
quote:
WYFI?
I don't frick planes.
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:39 pm to Yellerhammer5
Never. I'm comfortable in my flying skills, but not with my meahnical skills. I'm perfectly content in a Cessna or piper.
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:40 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
No. Just because I know how to fly a plane doesn't mean I know how to build one.
I'll leave the manufacturing to the professionals.
I'll leave the manufacturing to the professionals.
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:44 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Seems like every year several kit planes go down around here
No thanks
No thanks
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:51 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:
Seems like every year several kit planes go down around here
Don't all types of planes crash in Alaska?
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:56 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
good friend built an RV14. Pretty little plane, very impressive with the build.
I have ridden in it, and flown it (I did not land or take-off). I am not a pilot though.
I have ridden in it, and flown it (I did not land or take-off). I am not a pilot though.
Posted on 9/28/17 at 3:02 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Why the Shell Gasoline colors?
Posted on 9/28/17 at 3:24 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Sill one page after an hour?
The OT is showing it’s true poor colors.
The OT is showing it’s true poor colors.
Posted on 9/28/17 at 3:27 pm to dkreller
Pffff! The OT have people to fly them.
Posted on 9/28/17 at 3:27 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Personally I’m not a fan of kit planes. I’d rather fly something that has a good performance track history (Cessna’s, etc).
Posted on 9/28/17 at 3:29 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Saw a guy crash one in 2005. He was doing high speed taxis to test out the engine and decided to take off on the 3rd run.
Engine quit on him about 500 feet up and he tried the suicidal turn back to the runway. He never had a chance.
ETA: Crash Details
Engine quit on him about 500 feet up and he tried the suicidal turn back to the runway. He never had a chance.
ETA: Crash Details
This post was edited on 9/28/17 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 9/28/17 at 3:31 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
quote:
Don't all types of planes crash in Alaska?
Quite often. One crashed in the water in front of me a few weeks ago and I didn't even notice it.
Posted on 9/28/17 at 3:58 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
The Vans style of construction, structurally, is good. You can look at a copy of Bruhn on airframe design and see for yourself.
This post was edited on 9/28/17 at 4:22 pm
Posted on 9/28/17 at 4:08 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Please take me when you get one.
Posted on 9/29/17 at 12:00 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
I really want a piper cherokee 6, but I'll never have the time or money.
Posted on 9/29/17 at 12:13 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
I've flown a couple of home-builts.
If they're well built and maintained, they are safe.
I almost bought an ultra-light a couple years ago but decided to wait.
Pilot error is the cause of most crashes whether it's in a home-built or manufacturer plane anyway.
If they're well built and maintained, they are safe.
I almost bought an ultra-light a couple years ago but decided to wait.
Pilot error is the cause of most crashes whether it's in a home-built or manufacturer plane anyway.
Posted on 9/29/17 at 12:43 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
I have flown a Vans RV6, fast, responsive, once you fly one a Cessna seems like flying a dump truck. Have several friends that have built them, other than the RV12 sport plane, the kits are a 2000 hour project that can easily eat up a hundred thousand bucks if you go with a new engine and state of the art avionics. There are almost 10,000 of Van's kits built and flying, the few accidents they have had were mostly from pilot error, or engine issues. The only airframe failures I know of were determined to be a result of the pilot overloading the airframe, and that number is in the low single digits.
Posted on 9/29/17 at 1:04 am to Loungefly85
quote:
Saw a guy crash one in 2005. He was doing high speed taxis to test out the engine and decided to take off on the 3rd run.
quote:
Engine quit on him about 500 feet up and he tried the suicidal turn back to the runway. He never had a chance.
This plane was not even in the same universe as Vans or any of the other kit planes with a proven reliability record. He was also really pushing the envelope with a "home" converted turbine powerplant.
"The KR-2 is a low wing two-seat airplane constructed of wood, foam and fiberglass. When manufactured in 1993, the airplane was equipped with a Volkswagen 1835 engine of approximately 70 horsepower (HP). According to a friend of the pilot, the pilot had replaced the Volkswagen engine with a Solar T62 turbine propeller engine, converted from a ground power unit (GPU). The Solar T62 was de-rated from 160HP to approximately 90HP. The propeller was a hydraulic adjustable type. The pilot also converted the airplane's landing gear from tail-wheel to a tricycle wheel configuration. The airplane's logbooks were not available for review during the course of the investigation. "
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