Hello Kathy and Bob. It's great to see your plane airborne. The craftsmanship on your plane is beautiful. The Viking engine sounds great. Enjoy and do share more videos. Atilla.
I have dedicated my life to it being so :). If you could get everyone onboard on that idea, we sure could all make it that way. It is a great airplane. Fun to fly, cheap to operate and plenty of performance. Did I mention the engine is made in Anaheim OH by Honda :)
Viking Aircraft Engines, would you be willing to elaborate why you have a preference of the 150 for this airframe vs the 195? Always appreciate your thoughts.
With the lighter engine the header tank can be smaller and overall weight lower. The 195 is heavier and more complex. It is a great engine but we feel a 150 with the variable propeller is a great choice. Lighter, reasonably priced, good performance, simple to maintain, etc.
Do you prefer the 150 for the Super Duty as well? My brain just keeps coming back to HP good, Turbo-normalized performance better. 😆 Really interested in more info about this. Looking to see more Viking powered Rans aircraft!
the hard thing about costal flying is that winds can change 180 degrees in early morning and afternoon. Is the Viking ECU controlled? ECUs make me nervous.Ive been stranded in my truck when the ECU failed and on my motorcycle. I was in the computer industry for 30 years. I dont trust them. maybe its time for me to get over it. there are two Viking powere CH 750s on our field and ive had some stick time on both and the engines performed wonderfully. My 750 has a 95hp VW in it. flies great but I think when the next rebuild rolls around I'm going with a 150 Viking and stick the VW in a homebuilt sand buggy
We don't use the car ECU, but in 1500 engines we have never seen an ECU issue without cause - the few that have happened have been person shorting it or lithium battery involved and never in flight etc.
