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 Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:16 am Post subject: TP vs 801 |
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Frank
I have about 800 hrs in a Tri pacer and another 300 in a pacer. I liked them and they were great to fly. You can not expect them to perform like a super cub or a Cessna. If you were willing to either keep them light or have long runways they were fine. I like the way you could raise the nose with power. I got into them because they were so cheap to buy.
I have 250 hrs or so in the 801. The 801 really gets off the ground faster. I like being able to do my own maintenance and annuals.
The tri pacer glides better than the 801. All the stories you hear about a tri pacer falling out of the sky are from guys who don't have much time in them but have lots of time in Cessna. The tri pacer like the 801 don't fly like a Cessna which is what most pilots use as a reference.
The 801 is really a specialty airplane. It is made to get off the ground short. RVs are made to go fast....
Figure out what you want to with your plane, then buy a plane that fits that mission within your ability and budget.
Bill Wilcox
N801BW
Valdez, AK
Soon to be on floats.
260 Hrs
--> Zenith-List message posted by: "Frank Roskind" <frankroskind(at)hotmail.com (frankroskind(at)hotmail.com)>
So what other comparisons can you make between the Tri-Pacer and the 801?
Tripacers seem to be among the least expensive certified aircraft, and seem
worthy of consideration.
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ihab.awad(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:29 am Post subject: TP vs 801 |
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On 7/14/06, Keystone Engineering LLC <keystone(at)gci.net> wrote:
| Quote: | Figure out what you want to with your plane, then buy a plane that fits that
mission within your ability and budget. ... Bill Wilcox ... Valdez, AK
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Yes, or -- move to Alaska so you can do what you would *really* like
to do with the plane you'd *really* like to build!
Ihab
DO NOT ARCHIVE
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Ihab A.B. Awad, Palo Alto, CA
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