K. How true! Imagine me when I bought my first coupe. Had no gyros! Oh, no!, me an instrument rated guy without gyros. Ran right out and bought two new ones, but after a few months, never saw the need. Hey, now I can fly with just a compass and the airspeed indicator! Probably made a better pilot out of me in the long run. Al
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Re your interest in an ercoupe project; I found an Alon last Sept and I am > very pleased with it. I have one friend with an Alon and a couple with > ercoupes, and every one is pleased with their plane. The ercoupe will > generally require a little more maintenance up front just because of the > age, but parts are readily available. I got an Alon because it is younger, > has a good 90hp engine, has a sliding canopy vs up&down windows, and has a > lower step into the plane (wife appeal). I was lucky to find one as soon > as I started looking, but I see them advertized in Trade-a-Plane, Coupe > Capers, and on the net. I think there are several people currently looking > for Alons. Mine came with the old Mark 12 radio--minimal value--so I am > using a handheld radio and a Garmin 195 for nav purposes. You will find > that the more you fly without too many gadgets, the less they are needed to > have fun in a coupe. Let us all know how your project goes. > > K. Doyle > Springfield, Mo > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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