I'm interested in purchasing my very first aircraft. However when I discovered that the engine is an experimental Lycoming IO-360 engine, it naturally raised a few questions in my mind about the safety/reliability and future worth of an experimental engine?
To those of you who have installed and flown with experimental engines of any type, what have been your pros and cons doing so? Have you ever felt less safe flying yourself and passengers around with an experimental engine that does not require to be in compliance with all safety AD's that certified engines must be in compliance with? Or is the certified vs. experimental engine dilemma really just come down to personal preference?
The engine on the aircraft I'm interesting in buying was overhauled back in 2000 by the Canadian company Aerosport Power and only has approx. 600 hrs since that last major overhaul. Do any of you have any feedback on the quality of work that they do? According to their website, they seem like a very well known and respectable experimental engine company in Canada. However, I treat everything on the company's website with a grain of salt that needs verification from any customers to give me confidence.
Last question, if the airplane is being sold for approx. $80,000 would I be able to re-sell the aircraft years later for at least the same value, with the same experimental Lycoming engine? Or would I be forced to sell it for a far less value, primarily due to the experimental engine?
Thanks in advance for any helpful inputs!
To those of you who have installed and flown with experimental engines of any type, what have been your pros and cons doing so? Have you ever felt less safe flying yourself and passengers around with an experimental engine that does not require to be in compliance with all safety AD's that certified engines must be in compliance with? Or is the certified vs. experimental engine dilemma really just come down to personal preference?
The engine on the aircraft I'm interesting in buying was overhauled back in 2000 by the Canadian company Aerosport Power and only has approx. 600 hrs since that last major overhaul. Do any of you have any feedback on the quality of work that they do? According to their website, they seem like a very well known and respectable experimental engine company in Canada. However, I treat everything on the company's website with a grain of salt that needs verification from any customers to give me confidence.
Last question, if the airplane is being sold for approx. $80,000 would I be able to re-sell the aircraft years later for at least the same value, with the same experimental Lycoming engine? Or would I be forced to sell it for a far less value, primarily due to the experimental engine?
Thanks in advance for any helpful inputs!