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Waiex training
by Bryan Cotton » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:38 pm
My Waiex substitute is a rental C140.
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Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: Waiex training
by MichaelFarley56 » Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:36 am
Very cool Bryan! That's a rental? I don't think I've ever seen a Cessna 140 as a rental!! What do you think of it?
I have no doubt the Waiex will be a lot easier to fly than the Cessna! I'm sure the Cessna is fun though! You obviously won't need it, but get all the tailwheel time you can! 25 hours of TW time will make insurance much easier to get for the Waiex.
I have no doubt the Waiex will be a lot easier to fly than the Cessna! I'm sure the Cessna is fun though! You obviously won't need it, but get all the tailwheel time you can! 25 hours of TW time will make insurance much easier to get for the Waiex.
Mike Farley
Waiex #0056 - N569KM (sold)
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Waiex #0056 - N569KM (sold)
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Re: Waiex training
by Bryan Cotton » Thu Sep 26, 2013 5:02 pm
Michael,
The 140 is a good airplane. I flew one back in NY and was restoring it. It was a chapter project. When I had to move I was separated from the project. It would have been a good choice to buy a 140 instead of the Waiex kit on the one hand - for about half the money I could have a flying airplane. But, I like to build, I want to build with my kids, I don't have an A&P rating (yet), I want something a little sportier, faster, and I want to do a little acro. I like the 140 because it is harder to do a nice job on the landings compared to the piper taildraggers. I hit 25 hours of TW time a couple hours after my first solo back in 1990, so I am good there. C120/140's are good. They are not light sport, which has been a bummer for those who lose the medical.
The 140 is a good airplane. I flew one back in NY and was restoring it. It was a chapter project. When I had to move I was separated from the project. It would have been a good choice to buy a 140 instead of the Waiex kit on the one hand - for about half the money I could have a flying airplane. But, I like to build, I want to build with my kids, I don't have an A&P rating (yet), I want something a little sportier, faster, and I want to do a little acro. I like the 140 because it is harder to do a nice job on the landings compared to the piper taildraggers. I hit 25 hours of TW time a couple hours after my first solo back in 1990, so I am good there. C120/140's are good. They are not light sport, which has been a bummer for those who lose the medical.
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Bryan Cotton - Posts: 5496
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- Location: C77
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