fjk Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) Hello - Can one get plans for the VariEze these days? Many searches in many places have been unsuccessful but maybe it's just me... Thanks, f ps - sorry if this is in the wrong place - pretty green here. Edited February 28, 2021 by fjk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Ashton Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 An Open-EZ is a better option. Search this site for the "Open-ez" topic. If you really want a Vari, I suggest you find a Varieze owner and ask to copy his plans or look for a project to rehab or complete. Bert Rutan has informally said he does not object to building Long-ezs from copied plans so either one is an option and a number of people are building from the Open-ez plans. Some recent discussion here https://www.canardzone.com/forums/topic/39752-original-varieze-plans-hardware-build-supplies-value/?do=findComment&comment=71986 Quote -KentCozy IV N13AM-750 hrs, Long-EZ-85 hrs and sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjk Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Hey, Thanks for pointers. I've been going through the Open-ez plans and such for about a year now and eventually realized my mission is best suited to the VE platform or one like it, hence my current belief that that's of much more interest - going for more basic, more sport. 3 to 5 flights a week within 50 miles, 3 or 4 per year overnight, and KOSH every summer. (They used to have this airshow thing for a week there and it was really big and you could camp...) Until now (or 2019 anyway) we did this in a Gyroplane. Except for the sideburns and bellbottoms that ancient Rutan "Flying is very easy" movie is right where we live (not geographically) hence keen to move up to something with a roof that doesn't have a view out the front like an airliner. Very familiar with smaller experimental fixed wing as well. If any of this blather about me me me suggests a different aircraft we (me n wife) should consider to augment the gyro I'd be interested, but side by side is a deal breaker for it's corrupting the view. (No accounting for taste). Open-ez project has always had much respect from me as it preserves the coolness of something very cool indeed. Very generous to have made all that available. Regards, f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmckinney10 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Find an existing VariEze (a flying version just appeared on Barnstormers today for $14.5k), do whatever cleanup/updates are needed and get in the air. I did this last year and have been enjoying every hour of flight. Awesome plane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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