Why I bought this Tiny Airplane 

Condition Inspection, not an Annual.

@@SoloRenegade Yes, that is the term they use in the experimental realm, but it's every 12 months (annually), so most still refer to it as such. The exception to the course is if you built the plane, you can get a repairman certificate just for that plane and do the inspection.

@@AnonyMous-jf4lc yes, it's an annual inspection, but not an Annual. Clearly I know the rules of Condition Inspection. A lesson on it was not asked for.

E-AB or S-LSA categories your statement is true, E-LSA is possible for owner to perform CI providing one takes the 16 hour repairman class. RV-12's are more frequently E-AB, but some are S-LSA factory built and converted over to E-LSA. There are three possible certificates for these aircraft and ratings to perform CI differ for each.

@@SoloRenegade You kinda asked fir it given you haughtiness ngl

I suspect if there's a fuel leak you'll be sure to smell it unless you have covid 😂

Thank you. It’s close to perfect, the previous owner was very proud of it. As am i

@@FloridaFlying why did he wish to sell it?

@@coppi60 he bought a Falco, which was his dream plane

Thank you, I’ve enjoyed it very much so far

Thank you Tim!

Any flying localities in the nyc area

Long Island east seems pretty good. I’m currently a student pilot with Nassau flyers.

The Hampton look good.

Thank you! I watched your videos flying in your RV-12 a lot while I was researching the plane. I talked to Scott on the phone for a bit and he was really helpful. It’s a small world

@@FloridaFlying It is a small world! We started watching you a while back because we saw you were flying the rental out of Space Coast. We were still dreaming of what we would choose back then. Hope to meet you one day!

Yes that would be great, I’m currently on the waiting list for a hangar with Sheltair at Arthur Dunn so I’m sure I’ll see you sometime soon. I am also going to try and make it to one of the Sunday breakfasts. Thank you for the kind words and I’ll see you around!

@@FloridaFlying Oh great! We just had the breakfast last weekend. 1st Saturday of the month. Looking forward it.

Ahhhh. Arthur Dunn Airpark. Have attended many, many, fly-in breakfasts there. One of the best breakfasts for what, six bucks? As a former "free faller - B6370 - I also loved watching the jumpers. I would have loved to have gone "on one of their loads." :-) Last FF was over Frankfurt Airport, during an Armed Forces Day jump. Was with the Army and the AF Combat Control Team (out of Wiesbaden AB.) Loved jumping in Europe. N6395T

Thank you!

Thank you!!

Go for it!

why composite? it can actually be heavier than aluminum for light planes, requires lots of finishing work, and has UV exposure issues. Aluminum is hard to beat for light aircraft. Aluminum is also recyclable, and composites are not. And for LSA, you can't fly any faster than it already does.

@@SoloRenegade what finishing work. a laser on a robot can cut out the pieces in a minute. versus awful sheet and rivet which is a flimsy meccano set of endless drilling and ugly rivets and heinous shape restrictions. prone to invisible metal fatique that is fatal. Composites are generally considered immortal, even if the resin should critically degrade over time it would be very visible and only lose strength over decades. There is no UV issue unless bare. with composite you can make it one big part, one job. no places it can fail. Nothing to ponder in the certification process. And of course nothing beats well made carbon fiber for weight and form freedom. It can be a single shell, no spars or bulkheads. sheet planes are always ugly, except jets where they somehow form the sheet, all the best GA planes are composite. Especially for pressurization, a single one piece shell is ideal. No looming metal fatigue.

@@DanFrederiksen Elixir One Shot Technology. I think that's great, we need more manufacturers and possibly snap together kits built like that.

@@polperropilot exactly. just a shame that elixir got greedy/incompetent and decided their price should be double that of conventional construction, more than defeating the purpose.

Awesome! I’ll have to look into the Alto. I love my RV12

Thank you Steve

Thank you, I just put my EAA member sticker on the car. It feels good

The AP is amazing. Do you have an IFR gps installed too? And does your rotax have an alternator or the stock generator? I’d like to put an IFR gps in mine

@@FloridaFlying not sure.. the sting is an lsa so technically not allowed to do ifr. That said, i beleive (and dont quote me on this) that the dunon is ifr capable. As for the engine iirc its a 912uls but thats about all i know

Thank you! The fuel additive is called TCP by alcor. It’s expensive but was suggested by the previous owner. I am open to other options

@@FloridaFlying Thank you. All the best. We are currently running on UL91, 100LL and looking into having Mogas at the airfield.

That’s a good idea for a short video, I’ll put that in the queue

Yes you do. There are only exits on each end

Thank you! 50 hours cross country pilot in command, 40 hours actual or simulated instrument time, 15 hours with an instructor training towards the instrument rating. There are some more requirements there but that’s the big picture. This plane needs an IFR certified navigator to be ready to fly IFR legally

The gear is a bit stronger on the new iS model, however they just released an optional service bulletin for those who want to upgrade their legacy model to the strength of the new design. The important change from the first design is the nosegear fork. That should be changed if you you have an early model. The plane is very easy to land softly. I have yet to make a firm landing (knock on wood)

@@FloridaFlying Thanks. I need to get out to their factory for a test flight. Good to hear its not hard to land.

Mount Dora is beautiful. As I get to know the plane more I’ll be willing to take passengers. Thank you Chad

Thank you Joe! Hope to see you and Laura again soon

Working on one right now, in the RV12!

Awesome planes! I would love a 10 one day. I think most of the fly ins around Florida happen in the fall. However there are a bunch of EAA breakfasts almost every weekend. X21 does theirs the first weekend of every month. It’s a good time. Hey, is Ocala going to get a radar sometime? I know it gets crazy there sometimes and it’s gotta be tough without a radar.