Now that I'm two weeks out from resuming work on my years-delayed Super Cub project, I've been doing some thinking about why we're looking Super Cub and why Experimental.
For us, the Super Cub is a known entity, that provided it's constructed well, shares parts with just about every other PA- and some J- types out there. It's fast enough for what we need in an airplane, and has the possibility of good off-airport operation.
The reason we're going experimental, is because frankly, I like building stuff, and we can cash flow the aircraft in our monthly budget during construction. Plus, I can do my own annuals with my A&P license.
I recently had a guy approach me about what I thought of a kit aircraft that approximated a Cub's performance and flight profile, and I recommended against it, because he would be slave to a kit manufacturer until he finished, as he didn't want to buy the whole kit, and it would take over a year for kit delivery, because the manufacturer is a one man show.
Frankly, with a Cub, you have a wide variety of kit "manufacturers" including old wrecked ones, when it comes to parts.
I'm interested in what others think about why a guy would want to build an experimental Super Cub.
For us, the Super Cub is a known entity, that provided it's constructed well, shares parts with just about every other PA- and some J- types out there. It's fast enough for what we need in an airplane, and has the possibility of good off-airport operation.
The reason we're going experimental, is because frankly, I like building stuff, and we can cash flow the aircraft in our monthly budget during construction. Plus, I can do my own annuals with my A&P license.
I recently had a guy approach me about what I thought of a kit aircraft that approximated a Cub's performance and flight profile, and I recommended against it, because he would be slave to a kit manufacturer until he finished, as he didn't want to buy the whole kit, and it would take over a year for kit delivery, because the manufacturer is a one man show.
Frankly, with a Cub, you have a wide variety of kit "manufacturers" including old wrecked ones, when it comes to parts.
I'm interested in what others think about why a guy would want to build an experimental Super Cub.