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| Subject: | Re: 181 mph Allegro! |
Brad,
Forgive the delay in responding, for some reason email notifications had been turned
off...
I've got a few requirements for my mission, almost all of which is less than 300,
with one potential up to 400 for a grandparent in Indiana (400.2, in fact).
Realistically that far away, i'd expect to be 4 hours realistically for any LSA,
fast or slow, and that would probably require a fuel/restroom stop for me.
I'm currently looking more toward an SLSA aircraft, however would be willing to
consider an ELSA from an experienced builder -- I do not have a desire to build
my own aircraft at this time, but would probably want to do something like
that down the road.
I've been flying a Sportcruiser for the past few months, and while I have enjoyed
it, the plane is almost 2 hours drive away, which does inhibit my usage quite
a bit. I would have flown this past weekend to my vacation destination, for
example (25 minute flight vs 2 hour car ride + the joy of getting there by air!)
As for load, the allegro doesn't seem to be able to be beat, however I'd really
prefer glass cockpit, xm weather, and an autopilot, which it doesn't seem like
most of them have. As for budget, i'd like to stay in the 50-75k range, as thats
what I believe my partner and I can handle.
The other concern for the Allegro, is the storage... I'm not sure that we'd be
able to swing a hanger all year, and it does surely seem that with a fiberglass
aircraft, they seem to want them stored inside... even the metal ones seem to
need to be indoor kept...
Thoughts?
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