MaverickSawyer Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Hi, all. Stumbled across this corner of the internet recently and decided to join. I'm an A&P at Ankeny Regional Airport (KIKV), and currently eyeing getting my private license once finances permit, followed by possibly building a bird of my own. While that's still a number of years out, there's no reason to not pick up wisdom and tricks from subject matter experts, right? I've always had a fascination with canard aircraft, to the point where my chosen plane in Digital Combat Simulator is a Saab AJS37 Viggen. (Delightfully fun bird to fly, btw. Very responsive, but not overwhelming. A true pilot's plane, imo). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Ashton Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 The license is a big step but as an A&P you could fix up an airplane in which to take lessons. Not a canard airplane though; they are not well-suited to pilot training. Quote -KentCozy IV N13AM-750 hrs, Long-EZ-85 hrs and sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolotiyeruki Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Welcome! Make sure you join the various email groups as well--they are quite active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickSawyer Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 13 minutes ago, Kent Ashton said: The license is a big step but as an A&P you could fix up an airplane in which to take lessons. Not a canard airplane though; they are not well-suited to pilot training. Oh, I'm not planning on using a homebuilt for that. We've got a quartet of 172S trainers at the field and as an employee, I get a pretty steep discount on lessons. Homebuilt is definitely a long-term goal, as I know it'll take time to build, and I can build proficiency in more "conventional" planes in the meantime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidhawk9 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Do it. It doesn't cost much to get started on one of these birds. You could get a head start and save on total project costs by picking up a partially done project. 1 Quote Aerocanard (modified) SN:ACPB-0226 (Chapter 8) Canardspeed.com (my build log and more; usually lags behind actual progress)Flight simulator (X-plane) flight model master: X-Aerodynamics (GMT+12) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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