I had a good friend, who has unfortunately since passed away, that built 13 different airplanes. Most from plans, versus a kit. The last airplane that he was building was the cyclone. He said it was by far the most difficult airplane he had ever built. This is a man with a degree in mechanical engineering and with a phenomenal amount of experience doing metalworking and building airplanes.
I think the cyclone has great potential, but I do think that somebody needs to do some serious work on the manual, parts fit, etc. from what I have heard.
There are tons of 2 seat airplanes out there, both tandem and side-by-side. It just seems like that part of the market is pretty well saturated. Thus my earlier comment that I thought some thing that approached a Cessna 180 might fit the market. The Maule (certified so not really a competitor) and the Bearhawk both have their limitations.
They have the potential to hit a home run here. The Murphy Moose had potential but unfortunately, both the company and the flight handling characteristics we’re significant detriments.
it will be interesting to see what happens
my opinion and all that
Bill