I've sold my first plane, now what?

Hi group,

About three years ago I had the second most beautiful monent in my
life, buying my first airplane.
Last weekend it was time for the most beautiful moment in my life, I've
sold the same plane for good money.

I never bought it to keep it for very long, just to learn to fly after
I got my license.
And I did learn, and not in small amounts.
It was fun too.

The most important thing I've learned is what my next plane should look
like.
Actually, there was nothing wrong with the Rallye except its speed, or
to be more exact its lack of speed :-(

So my next plane has to have:
-stick,
-bubble canopy,
-low wing.
-more speed than a Rallye,
-2 POB and about 80 ponds of luggage with 3 hrs of fuel.

Now a question for the group.
Where can I find info about N-reg aircraft and foreign ownership.
The reason I ask this because somebody told me that it is allowed to
fly a N-reg over JAR countries with a JAR licence. What are the FAA
views about this? For the JAR part I'll ask our FAA.
I ask this because there is a nice looking Mooney M10 with N-reg for
sale nearby.
Ok, no stick but I think I can live with that.

-Kees
ex MS880B.

That's a quandry.
The A-380 has a low wing, a stick (of sorts) and is faster than a Rallye,
but no bubble canopy. It does hold the requisite 80 ponds of luggage, in
it's freight-only configuration.

If you can sell them as fast as you sold the other one, you may have a
brilliant future lined up! ;-)


GF

wrote:

About three years ago I had the second most beautiful monent in my
life, buying my first airplane.
Last weekend it was time for the most beautiful moment in my life, I've
sold the same plane for good money.

I had one of those beautiful moments recently too. But I'm not
concerned about what's next. I'm out of flying. I take nothing away
from anyone who still has enough fire in their belly to want to tolerate
all the baggage that comes with it. But when my medical expires this
month, guess what - I don't care. It'll just expire, and I'll go on
down the road. Same when the biennial comes up - not a problem, let it
pass.

- No more annuals
- No more transponder certification checks
- No more worrying about when the ELT battery expires
- No more horribly punitive and usurious airplane insurance renewals
- No more bills for hangar rent
- No more worrying about increasingly restrictive airspace and what new
TFR lies in my route of flight today
- No more looking for somebody I can trust to fix my airplane and radios
since there's no decent maintenance on my home field
- No more searching for parts for a 40 year old airframe
- No more paying outrageous fuel prices for something that never was
more than a hobby
- And, the one I like the most, no more having to worry about what to do
when there's no STC for mogas for my airplane, and the petroleum moguls
decide it's no longer in their best interest to keep producing the
boutique product known as 100LL.

Yep, it's been an interesting last 20 years of ownership, but the time
has come for me to bow out. Oh, I'll still be around the aerodrome, I'm
still fascinated by things that fly. But I've reached the point in my
life when I'm willing to let others be the ones to do it.

On 5 Dec 2005 02:38:09 -0800, wrote in
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So my next plane has to have:
-stick,
-bubble canopy,
-low wing.
-more speed than a Rallye,
-2 POB and about 80 ponds of luggage with 3 hrs of fuel.

http://www.moravan.cz/
The Z 143 L is a single engine, four-seat, low wing, cantilever
monoplane of whole metal structure.
Unlike the airplanes fully made of composite materials ZLIN is built
to provide great ability to access
any vital part of the airplane for easy check and repairs. Operating
expanses are kept low thanks to
replaceability of the parts.
The seat arrangement is 2 + 2. This side-by-side seating
offers incredible visibility from the canopy to all
passengers useful for recognition flights, patrolling and
search on the ground. It is powered by a world premier
TEXTRON LYCOMING piston engine, type
O-540-J3A5 giving the plane more than sufficient power of
235 hp through a three-blade, hydraulic pitch controlled,
constant-speed propeller, Mühlbauer type MTV-9-B/195-
45a with diameter 1950mm. The Aircraft complies with the very strict
Swiss noise regulations and is
certified in the lowest noise class D to be allowed for flights in the
high density residential areas.

NORMAL UTILITY
Airspeeds
Maximum level speed 262 km/h 141 kt 267 km/h 144 kt
Cruising 75% MC 232 m/h 125 kt 235 km/h 127 kt
Cruising 60% MC 209 km/h 113 kt 216 km/h 117 kt
Stall Speed (IAS, flaps 37°) 100 km/h 54 kt 90 km/h 49 kt
Max climb speed 4.9 m/s 964 ft/min 7.4 m/s 1457 ft/min
Operational loading
Loading limitations + 3,8 g / - 1,5 g + 4.4 g / - 1.76 g
Take-off distances
ALT 0 m ISA, max continuous PWR, dry concrete RWY, flaps "TAKE OFF"
Take-off run 295 m 970 ft 170 m 558 ft
Take-off distance to 15 m (50 ft) 640 m 2100 ft 450 m 1477 ft
Landing distances
Landing run 380 m 1247 ft 305 m 1000 ft
Landing distance from 15 m (50 ft) 765 m 2510 ft 590 m 1936 ft
Range & Endurance
(ALT 3030 m, 10000 ft)
65% engine power 1070 km 578 NM 506 km 273 NM
58% engine power 1314 km 709 NM 570 km 308 NM
Maximal Endurance (58% engine power) 6° 14¢ 2° 47¢
Ceiling
Service Ceiling 4170 m 13681 ft 5700 m 18701 ft
Weights
Empty weight 850 kg 1874 lbs 850 kg 1874 lbs
Maximum take off weight 1350 kg 2976 lbs 1080 kg 2380 lbs
Crew: 2 pilots 200 kg 441 lbs 200 kg 441 lbs
PAX: 2 passengers 200 kg 441 lbs - -
Baggage: back lockable compartment 60 kg 132 lbs - -
Baggage: cabin compartment 20 kg 44 lbs - -

Buy your old one back - you'll always miss it even if you get something
better.

"Morgans" wrote:
wrote
So my next plane has to have:
-stick,
-bubble canopy,
-low wing.
-more speed than a Rallye,
-2 POB and about 80 ponds of luggage with 3 hrs of fuel.

How about a RV 8? Nice handling, fast, low upkeep.

If homebuilts are included, I think the RV-7, 8, or 9 would do since a
bubble flip-up canopy option is available for all three models.

wrote

So my next plane has to have:
-stick,
-bubble canopy,
-low wing.
-more speed than a Rallye,
-2 POB and about 80 ponds of luggage with 3 hrs of fuel.

How about a RV 8? Nice handling, fast, low upkeep.
--
Jim in NC

Larry Dighera wrote:

http://www.moravan.cz/
The Z 143 L is a single engine, four-seat, low wing, cantilever
monoplane of whole metal structure.

No price or cabin width info...

Hi Paul,

Some things I'm going to miss for sure.

Hovering, flying backward.
1500 fpm @ 55kts on short final.
The very short landings.
Harrier jump jet style take off.

I was thinking about buying a Rallye with a bigger engine, but they are
not much faster just climb better.

-Kees.

I do not think the guys in the tower at my home field will be happy
after the first landing with an A380.
After that the tower will be better known as the
pile-of-rubble-with-a-yellow-sign-showing-the-letter-C. ;-0

-Kees