help: kits choice suggestions

Xin,

You could consider picking up an unfinished BD-4 kit. There are some
listed at the classifieds at http://bd-4.org. This should get you a 180
MPH (on 180 HP) 2+2 for less money than with any other design. It is
proven (34 years of history), you can slap in a wide variety of power
plants and the simple construction will make it easier to fix a damage
when you're at places like you described.

If the places you want to land are really rough a Bearhawk is the better
alternative. The quickbuild kit runs you around $24k. Lots of space and
payload.

Your requirements catalog reads a bit like mine when I decided to get one
of the affordable BD-4 projects and add utility by converting it to tail
wheel (was tri), beefing up the landing gear and making the fuselage
longer and a bit higher (mine is a true 4 seat aircraft). It has been
done by others before and flown, so I felt quite safe doing these
modifications.

Why can't you fly a certified plane in the country you are talking about?
Which country is it anyway?

- Holger

On Mon, 01 Sep 2003 17:32:28 +0000, Shin Gou wrote:

I expect to get my PPL soon and serioulsy consider to build an airplane
simply because it's cheaper. I naturally come here to sort for help from
you, the veteran builders (both skills and age. I am in 20s and I read
the average age of kit plane builders is over 50--this scares me.) Here
are my requirements for the "dream plane" at this stage:
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