Peeps,
My day job is fantastic. I work two weeks on, one week off. However, the down side is all my buddies work three weeks on and no weeks off. Problem is I am bored poopless during my week off. As a distraction, I have been looking into a small (ahem!) hobby to keep myself busy.
Which brought me to looking at building a kit aircraft. I really like the idea of something that goes like stink and have found two type aircraft on the net
here and
here
Now, both are rather nice to look at but how in heck do I go about building one of these! The kit pricing on one of these is around the thirty grand ($US). I understand that there is also the sudries of seats, avionics, trim, wiring, paint, etc, etc. So I was wondering if somebody who has completed a homebuild aircraft could point me in the direction of some costings for these bits. I know that avionics is difficult to cost, so any advice here is appreciated.
Second, is the sourcing of an engine and prop. How in hecks name to I find a lycoming 180hp donk! I mean it's not something you see in the back of exchange and mart. A reconditioned engine (zero timed as well) would be cheaper, but are these allowed in newly build aircraft. And a prop would be nice too. As is painfully obvious, my experience in limited in this area, so again, any help and comments in the area of powerplant/prop would be mucho appreciated.
Sorry to blether on aimlessly, and thanks in advance to anyone who can help
ithangyouall