Sport Pilot Talk

Great looking plane, Cam! I can't believe how fast you built it!

RTK wrote:

cam737 wrote: LOL - we LIVE in Orange County!

Small world, RTK. I live in Irvine and learned to fly at FUL!

Wow! That kit is going together fast. Looks great!

Mark

Is there a manufacturer and airplane where you can go and stay about a month and build an airplane? Actually, there are quite a few kit manufacturers that offer this type of program. There are also various independent builder assist centers that will help you build your kit. But do your homework be...

Congrats on the RV12. I hope to be getting a plane (w/in the next year) after I get my SP training. I am looking at the Sling2 and the RV12 as well as the Aerotrek. Just out of curiosity, what was the deciding factor to go with the RV12? At the risk of sounding like an infomercial for Van’s, I felt...

Congratulations! Nice paint and interior colors.

MrMorden wrote:
So Vne is 87mph?

If I remember correctly, I think 88 mph was the DeLorean's liftoff speed!

Either way, airspeed indicators--ah, I mean speedometers--from that era only went to 85 mph!

cam737 wrote:Guys, you are supposed to be helping me decide on ULS or iS...not scaring me into neither!

I'll be interested to know which way you decide to go. I have to make the same decision for my ELSA RV-12. Keep us posted!

Mark

You can still order kits with the ULS or iS, but its my understanding the factory built -12 will be iS only. They were supposed to have pricing for the factory built plane last October, but is been put off, still no word on when they will spool up production. The kits are a go. If i had put a depos...

Scooper wrote:Welcome, Mark, from a long time Kitplanes subscriber.

Thank you for being a subscriber, Stan. I appreciate it!

Mark

RTK wrote:Welcome, Mark! I’m just up the coast from you and am based out of Fullerton.

I grew up in Fullerton, learned to fly at Fullerton Airport, and kept my Warrior at Fullerton Airport. It's a great little airport!

Mark

I’m awaiting delivery of a Sling 2. Kitplanes is a great resource. Hope to,see you here often. I think you'll really like the Sling 2. The Aircraft Factory's U.S. facility is about an hour's drive from my house, and they are really nice planes. I had a tough time deciding between the Sling 2 and RV...

drseti wrote:So, instead of going sport pilot, what you're really doing is steping UP to LSA.

I like your thinking. That's a great way to describe it!

Mark

Thanks, everyone, for the warm welcome!

Mark

Had I gone with the certified RV-12 S-LSA, when it becomes available again, it will only be offered with the iS. I guess Van’s Knows something TAF doesn’t. Are you sure the RV-12 SLSA will only be offered with the 912 iS engine? I’m building an RV-12 ELSA with the new iS fuselage, and Van’s has mad...

Greetings everyone. I’m an instrument-rated private pilot who has decided to go sport pilot. I previously owned a Piper Warrior, but now I’m building an RV-12. My day job is executive editor of Kitplanes Magazine.

Mark