Desert Rat
Well Known Member
Hey all,
I was planning to start a rv7 tail kit this fall, but I happened to see a flying airplane for sale that caught my eye. Quickbuild 7 with apparently nice paint, O-320-E2A/sensenich with around 800 hours, and a panel that I'll kindly call "less than ideal"
As I'm mulling over the pros and cons, I just though that I'd throw it out here for opinions. I don't think that forum rules will allow me to link it here, but it's a blue/silver 7 in Lamar Colorado. Anybody know anything about that particular plane?
Seems to me that if it's as advertised, a guy could upgrade the panel, resell the VFR stuff and have a nice little IFR weekend plane that could do 700 nm legs and runs on Mogas for about $80k. Am I wrong?
We all want to go fast, and if I build one I'm going with an IO360, CS prop, and a nice IFR panel, but realistically, 90% of my flying is 200 miles or less, with some 800 mile trips a few times a year.
If I'm brutally honest with myself, more power would be nice, but I'd be paying dearly for the 10 minutes it would shave off of short trips and to go nowhere fast on local joy rides.
It seems like this might allow me to get into a flying rv and do a nice avionics package for quite a bit less that it would cost me to build one.
I welcome all opinions!
I was planning to start a rv7 tail kit this fall, but I happened to see a flying airplane for sale that caught my eye. Quickbuild 7 with apparently nice paint, O-320-E2A/sensenich with around 800 hours, and a panel that I'll kindly call "less than ideal"
As I'm mulling over the pros and cons, I just though that I'd throw it out here for opinions. I don't think that forum rules will allow me to link it here, but it's a blue/silver 7 in Lamar Colorado. Anybody know anything about that particular plane?
Seems to me that if it's as advertised, a guy could upgrade the panel, resell the VFR stuff and have a nice little IFR weekend plane that could do 700 nm legs and runs on Mogas for about $80k. Am I wrong?
We all want to go fast, and if I build one I'm going with an IO360, CS prop, and a nice IFR panel, but realistically, 90% of my flying is 200 miles or less, with some 800 mile trips a few times a year.
If I'm brutally honest with myself, more power would be nice, but I'd be paying dearly for the 10 minutes it would shave off of short trips and to go nowhere fast on local joy rides.
It seems like this might allow me to get into a flying rv and do a nice avionics package for quite a bit less that it would cost me to build one.
I welcome all opinions!
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