I knew two men, that were mentors to me, that built kits.
Sorry to say they are no longer with us
Both had been bush pilots in Alaska, thousands of hours, and had great stories
But their love of flying was their demise
I helped John recover the goods from his first kit crash
Radios, engine, landing gear, personals etc.
Short runway, came in too fast, not enough power to pull out. Belly flop. Broken back
He built a new one and got wind sheered into the side of Rainer on flight #2.
Great guy
Don had a performance stunt plane, nosed it into the woods while doing barrel rolls
One of the smartest men I ever met
Kit planes just don’t seem to be as structurally sound, or as well engineered, as factory ones.
I’ve been flying small planes, other peoples lol, for 30+ years and won’t get into a kit.
Ever!
