I thought they had fixed the tendency to bounce which caused the groundloops?
Beagler just think of a 140 mph cruise on 3 gph, good handling, good short field performance, do your own maintenance, no corrosion problems. Who wants to fly in cloud if you are doing it for fun? If you need that capability you can always rent for the trip althogh you would probably be disappointed at the performance available....
OK you are up to your armpits in fibreglass
and toxic resins for a while but some people like that (yuk).
NewBloke, 8 months? A tad optimistic me thinks.....
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When the wheels stop turning you're high enuff. CubTrek. To slowly go...