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On Nov 19, 1:18*pm, Mark wrote:
On Nov 19, 9:43*am, a wrote:





On Nov 18, 8:29*pm, Mark wrote:

On Nov 16, 10:16*pm, a wrote:

On Nov 16, 9:01*pm, Mark wrote:

On Nov 16, 8:05*pm, a wrote:

What airplane are you considering?

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I lean towards the lancairs, glasairs, and Van RV's,
and there are plenty to be picked up, but in the new
category, and this is really the more sensible choice,
there are 2 Light Sport Planes which are both beautiful
and economical, those being, 1) Arion Lightning and
2) Sportcruiser.

I used to want the Burt Rutan canard styles, but over
a period of time, I began to see a conventional design
as the better idea.

Also, being 6'3", I have to make sure I can fit in my
choice. I found a nice Lancair the other day that
they said anyone over 5'10, don't bother.

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Mark

I am partial to conventional airplanes and bore holes in the sky in a
Mooney 201 (M20J). At 6'1" I can move the seat aft so far I have
trouble reaching the peddles, but then there's no leg room for the
person behind me. The newer Mooneys get pulled around with IO 540s,
but mine, with a 360, will sip 9 gallons an hour and give 150 knots,
that works for my flight profiles. I expect the ones you're looking at
have both a smaller appetite and greater speed.

Yeah, Mooneys are nice, but my target locations are in
the 500 mile range and I would like to do round trips in one
day if necessary.

* Good luck with your choice -- I'm happy with mine but certainly
agree

one size (or type or manufacturer) does not fit all.

Thanks, nice talking with you.

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Mark

3 plus hours on average each way would make it a long day in an M20.
Did it often when younger, but now those trips would include a RON if
I wanted to get anything meaningful done at the remote location. The
good news about the RON is a meeting can end with dinner and a drink
or two. I too often had to decline those offers in the past, but not
now. It turns out from a practical point of view that taking off
around 8 the following morning will allow me to slay dragons back at
the plant from noon onward. *That's much better for me than arriving
home late at night and getting to work mid morning the following day.
Again, I fully agree one size does not fit all (and this routine is
also subject to change, but it's unlikely I'll be delegating these
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I know what you're saying about the fatigue factor.
Actually, my longer trips would be around 415 miles,
and at 200kts I'm looking at 1.8 hours one way. Not
only that, these are all pleasure trips and I can still get
a RON or not depending on preference. In other words,
I want more *capability* than I need. *In fact, here's a
nice example of a lovely family doing exactly what I'm
talking about. They are running in the 220's groundspeed,
and his best was 253kts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEHZtafoGGs

Definitely do-able in under 2 hrs.

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Mark

Mark, have you noticed some kid trying to get attention in the
newsgroup? Some clever person suggested a new word that fits:
"Ignoranus" -- stupid and an ass hole.

On Nov 19, 4:58*pm, a wrote:

Mark, have you noticed some kid trying to get attention in the
newsgroup? Some clever person suggested a new word that fits:
"Ignoranus" -- stupid and an ass hole.

Heh! Yeah I noticed he wasn't
firing on all his cylinders. Seems
he's particularly envious of you.

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Mark

Mark wrote:
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I know what you're saying about the fatigue factor.
Actually, my longer trips would be around 415 miles,
and at 200kts I'm looking at 1.8 hours one way. Not
only that, these are all pleasure trips and I can still get
a RON or not depending on preference. In other words,
I want more *capability* than I need. In fact, here's a
nice example of a lovely family doing exactly what I'm
talking about. They are running in the 220's groundspeed,
and his best was 253kts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEHZtafoGGs

Definitely do-able in under 2 hrs.

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Mark


I would certainly not want to be in an accident and have all of the
mother's weight push between the baby and the lap belt. When I flew my
kids and grand kids there were always in a FAA approved car seat
strapped in the back seat. I understand that is hard to do in a two
place aircraft. Just my two cents worth.

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Regards, Ross
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