RE: [Titanaircraft] Re: Is the II for me?

"- looking forward to first 40 below winter in years..." WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?!? THE GOVERNMENT TELLS US WE ARE IN GLOBAL WARMING! :-)

Two-To-Tango Tom.

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From: Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Jim Covington
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:51 AM
To: Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Titanaircraft] Re: Is the II for me?

"you'll very quickly abandon doing the routine maintenance just to stay
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@ <mailto:Titanaircraft%40yahoogroups.com>
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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