Originally Posted by
Airhoss
I've never heard anything bad about them. Now I just need to come up with a spare 80K.....
Oh well it's fun to dream!
With $80K you are going to have one dressed out machine. With the -8 quick build, figure $32k for the airplane. The site says $1500 for the required tools so add $2000 because you will want a few duplicates, no doubt.
If you look at the engine choices, there is little difference in the top end with the 150/180/210hp. Quite a bit of diff on t/o performance but the wing is the wing is the wing.
All this to say you should be able to buy/build and get into the air for less than $50k..
If you have not flown one, find one and go fly it. Find out if your impression is borne out with actually flying one. And then there is the other route..
Experimental / Van's RV