Maybe not boring, but it can be annoying taking forever to climb to an altitude where you have enough energy to give up to do some aerobatics.
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Maybe not boring, but it can be annoying taking forever to climb to an altitude where you have enough energy to give up to do some aerobatics.
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Yup, that blazing 300 - 400 fpm climb one-up.
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Isn't the Sonex more like a 1+1 rather than a two seater?
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Didn't go through the whole thread.
Anybody throw out a Tri-pacer?
Anybody throw out a Tri-pacer?
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Either that or an original PA-20.
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There are some PA22's out there running on Univair STC-SA45RM tailwheel conversion, but I don't know what they cost.
They're called PA22/20's
There are some PA22's out there running on Univair STC-SA45RM tailwheel conversion, but I don't know what they cost.
They're called PA22/20's
Yep, they're pretty much the same thing and from what I see sell for the same price for similar condition. That looks like the one over at N Perry.
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I've heard them referred to as "a poor man's 172".
They have pretty good speed and load lift for what they are.
With the O-320 they're not bad. There was a guy out in Washington who had a 'Super Pacer' he had built extending the fuselage, putting PA-18 wings on it and a IIRC an IO-540 on it.
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First of all, I'd prefer a PA-16 Clipper-because it has a stick, rather than a Pacer. Have you considered a Thorp T18?
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When I shopped for them, S-7s had about the same spread as Sonexes. Granted they are guaranteed to be originally more expensive due to the 912 engine, but it's possible to find workable examples at about $30k. It's true that the bulk of the either come with a higher sticker. But at least cheap S-7 had decent instruments. A $30k Sonex usually means that monobloc engine/PFD thingie with cash register membrane buttons, while S-7 take hit at engine time, which I preferred.
BTW, at one point I looked at a $27k Bonanza. I think it would fly great, if you don't mind a Bo with E-185 engine. It had a hydraulic prop. Deal of a century, really. Unfortunately, it had a bench seat and I was unable to fit into it. My knee came right against the mixture knob.