out of the sun and heat."
Sun and heat?
Depends on what part of the globe!
For me, it's cold and snow. But, yes, you'll want to hangar it.
PS - I will have a always-hangared (except for occasional overnight
trips) IIS up for sale within a few months...but nowhere near you. I'm
in VT.
- looking forward to first 40 below winter in years...
ls78705 wrote:
>
>
> --- In Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Titanaircraft%40yahoogroups.com>, "beberle1@..."
> <beberle1@...> wrote:
> >
> > I've been reading this group's posts for the last 3 hours.
> Information overload! ;-)
> > I'm 5'10" and 220lbs, will I fit in the front of a standard Tornado
> II? Is that referred to the IID? My wife is 5'5"/130 and will be the
> occassional passenger. Gross weight looks good, jumper seat isn't
> ideal, but the trips we're looking at are under 11/2 hours.
> > Why the II, because they're more abundant and cheaper than the S/SS
> right now. Does anyone tie-down their Tornado? To keep inital costs
> down, I'm looking at tying down for the 1st 2 years (with engine and
> canopy covers). This is my 1st potential aircraft purchase. Trying to
> keep ownership costs reasonable and still enjoy flying (besides hang
> gliding).
> > Primary destination would be a 2,600ft grass strip/LZ where I hang
> glide. From what I've read, that's plenty of room at 1000MSL.
> > Other contender is the Kolb MKIII Extra. I like the cockpit layout
> better, but the speed and ruggedness of the Tornado are attractive.
> > Any Tornado owners in the Newnan, GA (South Atlanta) area? Advice?
> Comments?
> >
> > take care,
> > Brian
> >
>
> Hi Brian,
>
> I agree - don't let her sit in the back seat of an S or worse an SS ;).
> But you're right in that the regular II models are more plentiful and
> the cost is pretty reasonable. But I'd still say if you're going to
> fly dual for any significant amount of time you're really going to
> want at least an S model. The SS is positively luxurious both in front
> and back, but yes you're looking at a fair bit more cash for that.
>
> I would very strongly recommend not keeping the plane outside. The
> heat, wind, sun and humidity will basically ruin the plane in short
> order (walk around on your local ramp and look at the planes that
> normally live outside and you'll see what I mean).
> Working on the plane out on the ramp is absolutely miserable also and
> you'll very quickly abandon doing the routine maintenance just to stay
> out of the sun and heat.
>
> Overall, it's cheaper in the long run to go ahead and pay the
> exorbitant rent and hangar it, even if you have to keep it in a
> community hangar or share one or something like that.
>
> As for the MarkIII, I'm also a Kolb fan and the MarkIII is a superb
> plane to consider too, especially for the folding wing option. This
> would allow you to more easily share a hangar and keep the fixed costs
> down. You could also trailer it, etc. It's a good heavy-lifter so it's
> great for flying dual.
>
> But in terms of flying, the titan is a little faster and has
> significantly more control authority (the most important consideration
> besides a good view for me).
>
> Anyway, good luck and have fun,
>
> LS
>
>
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