Personally, I think everyone should have one of each. One speedy traveler, and one low and slow.
My dentist once asked me, "Why two planes?" My answer, " 'cause I can't afford 3 yet!" Duh... If I had sufficient hangar space, I'd be shopping for a 2 seat biplane to go along with the other two. It's probably best that I don't have more hangar space. :o) -Jeff Scott Arkansas Ozarks > Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 12:08 PM > From: "Oscar Zuniga via KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org> > To: "krnet@list.krnet.org" <krnet@list.krnet.org> > Cc: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildr...@hotmail.com> > Subject: KR> Challengers, etc. > > Larry; the guys standing in green grass over on this side of the fence always > want to be in the green grass over on that side instead, and vice-versa. I'd > love to be able to fly cross-country in a 160 MPH fast glass airplane with an > enclosed cockpit and cabin heat, up at 10,000'. Instead, I rarely get over > 2500' in my open-cockpit, 70 MPH Pietenpol that I can only sit in comfortably > for about 2 hrs. Many of the benefits that I get from owning and flying my > experimental are the ones that you're looking for in your Challenger. I fly > a Light Sport aircraft under Basic Med, I enjoy the sights and smells flying > slow down low, the high wing on the airplane lets me see everything down > below, behind, and ahead. My certified Jeff Scott-built A75 burns 4 gal/hr > of anything I care to put in it (but I fly it on 100LL exclusively). > Liability insurance is one dollar a day. I have no battery, no starter, no > electrical system, no ADS-B or transponder, no radio except a handheld. My > takeoff and landing checklists are three items long, and any passenger who > can stuff themselves into the front cockpit is good to go because they sit > directly on the CG and cannot over-gross the plane if they can fit into it. > If I'm careful and it's not too hot or high, I can land and take off in the > length of a football field. The plane stalls power-off at about 35-37 > indicated. Thousands of examples of the design have been built and flown > successfully and inexpensively since 1929. > > What I can't do with it is do my own annuals, go fast, fly high, or stay warm > ;o) > > Oscar Zuniga > Medford, OR > Air Camper NX41CC, A75 power > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
