want to design/built my own plane

been to oshkosh for the past 4 years and would like my own airplane.

until i saw the sticker prices.

then I saw the one could build their own planes cheaper.

after looking at the available price designs, I started thinking "how int
the world would a person at minimum wage afford a plane?"

found the affordaplane and legal eagle.

went back to a spruce aircraft catalog and looked in there, saw plans for
the breezy......

now the breezy appeals to me. it looks possible to modify, easy to build,
and can be used with a number of different airfoils (whol wind assy's
actually)

anyone build one?

"Tater Schuld" wrote in message
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been to oshkosh for the past 4 years and would like my own airplane.

until i saw the sticker prices.

then I saw the one could build their own planes cheaper.

after looking at the available price designs, I started thinking "how int
the world would a person at minimum wage afford a plane?"

You can't. Flying is for smart people. Smart people get more education, so
they can get above minimum wage jobs.

On the troll-o-meter, this one isn't even a three.
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Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in message
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after looking at the available price designs, I started thinking "how int
the world would a person at minimum wage afford a plane?"

You can't. Flying is for smart people. Smart people get more education,
so they can get above minimum wage jobs.

seems kind of self defeating then doesn't it? avaiation groups want more
people in their groups, but price planes in the tens to hundreds of
thousands of dollar categories.

On the troll-o-meter, this one isn't even a three.

troll? Ha.

Tater Schuld
A.S. of E.E.
Member of EAA
Member of NAR (not nra)
President of MARS (mars-rocketry.com)

"Tater Schuld" wrote in message
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"Morgans" wrote in message
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after looking at the available price designs, I started thinking "how
int
the world would a person at minimum wage afford a plane?"

You can't. Flying is for smart people. Smart people get more
education,
so they can get above minimum wage jobs.

seems kind of self defeating then doesn't it? avaiation groups want more
people in their groups, but price planes in the tens to hundreds of
thousands of dollar categories.

It sounds like you think they just pull the price tag outa their ass.
Besides, "Aviation Groups" don't control the "dollar categories". I think
your mommy is calling you.

Careful how you trim posts, buttwipe. I did not write the following, you
did.

You can't. Flying is for smart people. Smart people get more education,
so they can get above minimum wage jobs.

--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote

OOps. I trimmed the wrong stuff. What I meant to say was that I did not
write the following attributed to me:

after looking at the available price designs, I started thinking "how int
the world would a person at minimum wage afford a plane?"
--
Jim in NC

such a useful and helpful crowd here...full of well thought out comments

"Morgans" wrote in message
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Careful how you trim posts, buttwipe. I did not write the following, you
did.

You can't. Flying is for smart people. Smart people get more
education, so they can get above minimum wage jobs.

--
Jim in NC

I agree, designing it won't be safe for any beginner.
On the other hand, start looking for a kr-1 that has been started. I
think I saw
one on barnstormers for $2500. You will have more than that in
materials anyway.

Morgans wrote:
"Morgans" wrote

OOps. I trimmed the wrong stuff. What I meant to say was that I did not
write the following attributed to me:

after looking at the available price designs, I started thinking "how int
the world would a person at minimum wage afford a plane?"
--
Jim in NC

If you go back and read xSoldier's article in the original (e.g.
correct)
UseNet format:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...7?dmode=source

It is clear that was not attributed to you. Perhaps your newsreader is
configured
incorrectly.

The proper attribution was cut off the top, but the ' ' makes it
clear to a human reader that the statement was from a previous
article.

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FF

Flying cheap - CAN - be done. Check out the Yahoo group FLY5K. If
cheap is the primary goal, I'd forget designing your own. It just
takes a lot more time than you think it will - especially when you
start thinking about something that has more performance than the
average ultralight. Trust me. Been there, done that. I like the
designing as much as building so for me it works out. But if you want
to actually fly the thing use the cookie cutter method.

My brother has a nice Tailwind project going right now and It looks
like it may actually get in the air for under $5K if he doesn't get
sidetracked by buying back our old Aeronca. He ran into some really
good deals and spends lots of time looking at eBay. The hurricanes in
Florida helped some to. Got a 600hr O-320, delivered, for $1300 off
Barnstormers. The add had been up for only 20 minutes when he called
and said "I'll take it". Sometimes you just have to be in the right
place at the right time.............with the cash.

So don't give up. Just make a reasonable plan, gather up what cash you
can, and start shopping. Buying anothers abandonded project can pay
off as well - if the workmanship was good. My brother found his
Tailwind fuselage, mostly finished, for just a bit more than the cost
of the steel. 'course it cost me a fender on my truck, a tire, and an
alignment............but thats another story.
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Leon McAtee
Need to take my advice more often