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It's a beauty! Good luck.

If you can get a few pictures of it in sunlight with a contrasting background the colors will really pop and it'll show better.

John


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jsstevens said:
It's a beauty! Good luck.

If you can get a few pictures of it in sunlight with a contrasting background the colors will really pop and it'll show better.

John


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Sun ? what's that?
 
It's even got room over on the right for a nice GPS. :D
 
Tom-D said:
Sun ? what's that?
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Oh! Right! You have to wait for July. I forgot.:wink2:

I just know I've seen better pictures of your airplane and it's really a beauty. Those pictures do not do it justice.

Best of luck with the sale.
John
 
jsstevens said:
Oh! Right! You have to wait for July. I forgot.:wink2:

I just know I've seen better pictures of your airplane and it's really a beauty. Those pictures do not do it justice.

Best of luck with the sale.
John
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These pictures are the only ones that are resent, with the trim on. they were taken in the hangar as you can see, it was raining like _____.
 
I have an offer to trade for a 2004 Long EZ.
2004 Long Long EZ with the longer nose
405hrs TT
5hrs smoh Lycoming O-320 160hp
3 blade Catto climb prop
Dual lightspeed ignition
King KX 125 digital Nav/Com
King KNS 80 Digital Nav
King KT-76a transponder
Oxygen
TruTrak Auto Pilot
Sigtronics intercom with music input
Digital tach
Digital fuel flow meter
Brand new electric gear
Nav lights
Strobe lights
Landing light
52 gallons of fuel
Light weight starter
Dual control
No damage history

Would you trade?

what's a KNS 80? Certified GPS ???? or what?
 
Tom-D said:
I have an offer to trade for a 2004 Long EZ.
2004 Long Long EZ with the longer nose
405hrs TT
5hrs smoh Lycoming O-320 160hp
3 blade Catto climb prop
Dual lightspeed ignition
King KX 125 digital Nav/Com
King KNS 80 Digital Nav
King KT-76a transponder
Oxygen
TruTrak Auto Pilot
Sigtronics intercom with music input
Digital tach
Digital fuel flow meter
Brand new electric gear
Nav lights
Strobe lights
Landing light
52 gallons of fuel
Light weight starter
Dual control
No damage history

Would you trade?

what's a KNS 80? Certified GPS ???? or what?
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KNS 80 = RNAV unit. A VOR/DME unit that allows you to "move" VORs.
 
Tom-D said:
Certified for enroute and approaches ?
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I believe there are only 6 or so approaches in the country that it could possibly be certified for. Certifying it is no small feat IIRC. Id just assume it was a VOR/LOC/ILS/DME unit. There may be some "tricks" that it can do legally with the ability to virtually move the VOR. I've never flown behind one, just looked into installing one when I was contemplating installing a DME.
 
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Tom-D said:
I have an offer to trade for a 2004 Long EZ.
2004 Long Long EZ with the longer nose
405hrs TT
5hrs smoh Lycoming O-320 160hp
3 blade Catto climb prop
Dual lightspeed ignition
King KX 125 digital Nav/Com
King KNS 80 Digital Nav
King KT-76a transponder
Oxygen
TruTrak Auto Pilot
Sigtronics intercom with music input
Digital tach
Digital fuel flow meter
Brand new electric gear
Nav lights
Strobe lights
Landing light
52 gallons of fuel
Light weight starter
Dual control
No damage history

Would you trade?

what's a KNS 80? Certified GPS ???? or what?
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I wouldnt.
 
A KNS80 is a very useful IFR nav system with two VORs and a DME. You can do oodles of approaches with one around here, but not GPS approaches, for which you need a GPS. I had been thinking of sticking one in the Free Bird, as they can be had inexpensively (everyone is ripping them out of their Bonanzas to install the latest GPS gizmo).

I doubt I would make the trade, as I don't think a Long EZ is worth what the OP is asking for that drop-dead gorgeous Fairchild. I'd buy that Fairchild in a New York minute if I had 70 large sitting around not doing anything.

Is it advertised anywhere but Barnstormers? Never know where the customer for such a beautiful thing might be looking.
 
steingar said:
A KNS80 is a very useful IFR nav system with two VORs and a DME. You can do oodles of approaches with one around here, but not GPS approaches, for which you need a GPS. I had been thinking of sticking one in the Free Bird, as they can be had inexpensively (everyone is ripping them out of their Bonanzas to install the latest GPS gizmo).

I doubt I would make the trade, as I don't think a Long EZ is worth what the OP is asking for that drop-dead gorgeous Fairchild. I'd buy that Fairchild in a New York minute if I had 70 large sitting around not doing anything.

Is it advertised anywhere but Barnstormers? Never know where the customer for such a beautiful thing might be looking.
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The KNS80s can be had cheap, the CDI to attach to them cannot since they work with Garmin and other GPS units. This is why you'll almost never find one for sale with the indicator.

I probably wouldn't trade either.
 
bartmc said:
The KNS80s can be had cheap, the CDI to attach to them cannot since they work with Garmin and other GPS units. This is why you'll almost never find one for sale with the indicator.
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Yup, that's what kinda soured me on one. That and the installation costs for the units.
 
Tom-D said:
The installation is already there, so the upgrade would be ????
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Putting the unit in the panel. Then putting in the indicator. Then the relevant antennas and connections. By the way, I was referring to my own airplane.

The worst of it is I'd be spending thousands to put in old equipment that could easily become obsolete any day now.
 
steingar said:
Putting the unit in the panel. Then putting in the indicator. Then the relevant antennas and connections. By the way, I was referring to my own airplane.

The worst of it is I'd be spending thousands to put in old equipment that could easily become obsolete any day now.
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I was referring to the EZ, what would you replace the 80 with? seeing as the indicators is already there, and the antenna of course. Is there a slide in ?
 
Tom-D said:
I was referring to the EZ, what would you replace the 80 with? seeing as the indicators is already there, and the antenna of course. Is there a slide in ?
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Nothing that I'm aware of. If you wanted to pull it, the good thing is that you should be $1,000 closer to putting in a GPS since the indicator should already work with it. The KNS80 is a good unit that some people still love to fly behind. Better than just a NAV and has DME too. They're just really not worth installing considering the functionality you'd get out of a bottom end non-waas GPS for similar money. I'd let it stay unless I had bigger plans for the panel space.
 
Tom-D said:
I was referring to the EZ, what would you replace the 80 with? seeing as the indicators is already there, and the antenna of course. Is there a slide in ?
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I wouldn't replace it with anything, there is nothing wrong with it (yet). They may decommission the whole VOR network one of these days, but they're not doing it today.

I still wouldn't do it. Go ahead and do a valuation on a Long EZ. Then do one on your Fairchild. You tell me.
 
bartmc said:
Nothing that I'm aware of. If you wanted to pull it, the good thing is that you should be $1,000 closer to putting in a GPS since the indicator should already work with it. The KNS80 is a good unit that some people still love to fly behind. Better than just a NAV and has DME too. They're just really not worth installing considering the functionality you'd get out of a bottom end non-waas GPS for similar money. I'd let it stay unless I had bigger plans for the panel space.
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I think you are right Leave it, because the EZ has a hand held GPS and I also have one. Plus the EZ isn't the greatest in IFR Specially with me in it.

and you could do the VOR approaches with it.

owner says 185 on 7 GPH, with 52 Gallons on board, = 1400 mile legs.

I'll let the ads run see what else shows up, (like a cash buyer) or other trades.
 
I have a very interesting full price offer from a guy in Switzerland, had a few questions which included how we could transfer funds.

I told him to call me, that was 2 days ago, no calls.

obtw the number he gave was a good number. ( Berne Sw. no answer)

What's up with buyers these days. do they really enjoy jerking sellers around that much?

The EZ is looking better and better.
 
Tom-D said:
I have a very interesting full price offer from a guy in Switzerland, had a few questions which included how we could transfer funds.

I told him to call me, that was 2 days ago, no calls.

obtw the number he gave was a good number. ( Berne Sw. no answer)

What's up with buyers these days. do they really enjoy jerking sellers around that much?

The EZ is looking better and better.
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Just getting even with the sellers.
 
Shoot, Tom. I dunno. An EZ just doesn't seem like a fair trade for that beautiful ship.... But if it fits your mission and you'd be happy with it, then go for it.


-Jim
 
jhausch said:
Shoot, Tom. I dunno. An EZ just doesn't seem like a fair trade for that beautiful ship.... But if it fits your mission and you'd be happy with it, then go for it.-Jim
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That EZ has many advantages, It will set outside, cutting my hangar costs, it has long legs, to see the kids we have on the east coast, It will haul more than the 24, it will burn auto.

but yes it doesn't sell for the amount we would like to get for the 24.
 
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