Out with the old(plane) in with the new. Now - what to get me?

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My dear old friend from Beechcraft has moved on to a more enlightened owner today. I'm cash richer, but plane poorer.

This time, I'm going LSA. Been investigating a Sonex, and I don't want to pony up more than around 40k. I also want something that two can ride around in with moderate comfort, and NO TWO STROKES.

Any planes I'm not considering within my price range? The Sonex doesn't have a BRS, and they don't recommend one, but that is one of the features I'd like to have. I guess in lieu of that, I could just fly around with a chute on, but it is not ballistic and my SO would never, ever survive a bail out unless I drug her out and pulled her D ring first, which is a lot of activity for a catastrophic in flight failure.
 
Home built? Add your own system to blow the cockpit open. Clip the D ring to something in the plane.
 
EdFred said:
Home built? Add your own system to blow the cockpit open. Clip the D ring to something in the plane.
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Hmmm. I never thought of that. Just put her on a 10' static line to the D ring and push her out.

I love it when a plan comes together. :D
 
docmirror said:
Hmmm. I never thought of that. Just put her on a 10' static line to the D ring and push her out.

I love it when a plan comes together. :D
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Well, since my dad is building a Onex, and that's pretty close to the side by side version, I can see how it would be possible to jettison the canopy with a pull ring and just roll out the side.
 
Fearless Tower said:
He said he wanted to carry two people.....even with two FAA size people, you would be over Gross with zero fuel on board.
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1300 GW (on floats) - 901 Empty (on floats) = 399

2 x 170 = 340

since when is 340 > 399 ?
 
It's overpriced for my mission anyway, and She Who Must Be Obeyed would nix tandem seating. Although I could let her sit in front of course, that might turn the tide, but it's still too costly for what you get.
 
docmirror said:
It's overpriced for my mission anyway, and She Who Must Be Obeyed would nix tandem seating. Although I could let her sit in front of course, that might turn the tide, but it's still too costly for what you get.
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Thought you were trying to go Amphib.
 
EdFred said:
1300 GW (on floats) - 901 Empty (on floats) = 399

2 x 170 = 340

since when is 340 > 399 ?
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I was looking at the weight on wheels (although when I looked at the ad again I realize they didn't publish the MT weight on wheels).

1220 GW - 901 MT = 319 useful.
 
Fearless Tower said:
I was looking at the weight on wheels (although when I looked at the ad again I realize they didn't publish the MT weight on wheels).

1220 GW - 901 MT = 319 useful.
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Except the 901 is empty weight on floats, and I'm fairly certain, although not 100%, that the wheels don't weigh what the floats do.
 
bartmc said:
Thought you were trying to go Amphib.
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Searay is about the only thing that is LSA, floats, and decent performance. Prices are kinda high, but we'll see. Floats only would be too limiting. If I try to get amphib, it has to really be floats plus wheels too.

<edit: I am the perfect target market for the Icon, but there is no effing way I'm gonna drop coin on a non-flying plane that spends 80% of their budget on marketing.>
 
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EdFred said:
Except the 901 is empty weight on floats, and I'm fairly certain, although not 100%, that the wheels don't weigh what the floats do.
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You are probably right...my reading comprehension was a bit lacking.
 
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