I am sure you have had this topic a few hundred times, so
well..
sorry.........
I am currently flying a perfectly good 1974 PA-28/180.......
but like most of you I want something
1.)new
2.)not the 300K that Piper/Cessna/Cirrus charge you
3.)Fast 200ish MPH
4.)Around 1000 mile range or better
5.) 4 Seats with some room for cargo
6.) can do a grass strip if I wanted it to
7.) can cross the Rockies/operate out of High density alt with out trouble
With that I have narrowed the search to 2 primary choices.
1. TEAM TANGO's Foxtrot 4
it looks sleek and posts better numbers overall that Anything else out there and seems like a fairly quick build. So far i have been leaning toward that airplane. (www.teamtango.com)
2. Vans RV-10 well you all know the great things about this airplane.
My usual mission right now is myself, my wife our 2 80lb Labs and a bag or 2
for a weekend get a way, and the usual around the flag pole pattern flying.
I am a first time builder, I am very motivated with a supportive, but skeptical spouse on the subject.
I have not had a test flight in either aircraft as I cant find any in my local area of Omaha. NE
I was wondering if anyone has weighed the pros
and cons of these two types? I am stuck and can't really figure out what the best route would be composite or RV.
The RV has awesome support, but for whatever reason the construction seems a little more intimidating.
The Foxtrot only has 2 flying completions, they seem like good airplanes so i am not sure if that is a red flag of concern, a company has to start somewhere.......
I am in the Military and will be spending about 4-6 months a year overseas deployed so i am looking for a project that can be completed with max effort while I am home and but still not take 4 years to finish... I am hoping for a 1-2 year build.......
since I am new to the Builder community Any and all inputs are helpful I just want to be well educated before i end up too far over my head.
thanks
JOE
well..
sorry.........
I am currently flying a perfectly good 1974 PA-28/180.......
but like most of you I want something
1.)new
2.)not the 300K that Piper/Cessna/Cirrus charge you
3.)Fast 200ish MPH
4.)Around 1000 mile range or better
5.) 4 Seats with some room for cargo
6.) can do a grass strip if I wanted it to
7.) can cross the Rockies/operate out of High density alt with out trouble
With that I have narrowed the search to 2 primary choices.
1. TEAM TANGO's Foxtrot 4
it looks sleek and posts better numbers overall that Anything else out there and seems like a fairly quick build. So far i have been leaning toward that airplane. (www.teamtango.com)
2. Vans RV-10 well you all know the great things about this airplane.
My usual mission right now is myself, my wife our 2 80lb Labs and a bag or 2
for a weekend get a way, and the usual around the flag pole pattern flying.
I am a first time builder, I am very motivated with a supportive, but skeptical spouse on the subject.
I have not had a test flight in either aircraft as I cant find any in my local area of Omaha. NE
I was wondering if anyone has weighed the pros
and cons of these two types? I am stuck and can't really figure out what the best route would be composite or RV.
The RV has awesome support, but for whatever reason the construction seems a little more intimidating.
The Foxtrot only has 2 flying completions, they seem like good airplanes so i am not sure if that is a red flag of concern, a company has to start somewhere.......
I am in the Military and will be spending about 4-6 months a year overseas deployed so i am looking for a project that can be completed with max effort while I am home and but still not take 4 years to finish... I am hoping for a 1-2 year build.......
since I am new to the Builder community Any and all inputs are helpful I just want to be well educated before i end up too far over my head.
thanks
JOE