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$35 an hour?... what fuel burn are you using? I have read between 8-10 gph. so it can't be more than my piper cherokee 140 which burns 8-10 gph and barely any oil. Of course you are probably considering maintenance costs, and fuel may be more expensive where u are, but it can't be much more than having an annual done every year and paying an A&P to do all the work needed.

The news on the jig cost is good. (Obviously I have no experience with composites... like how you shape your foam perfectly..) I do love "creating" things...and like the idea of knowing what goes into the aircraft...the inside and outs. Which would also make it easier to fix things, if you're the one who made it in the first place.

I'm moving back to my hometown of Lakeland in another week John.... I'm one of those considering getting plans for a Mk IV... would love to see your "maiden voyage"... keep the updates up-to-date.

Hello, my name is Jeremy and I have had the flying bug since my first ride in an ultralight (Tucan 2000 I do believe) at the Sun n Fun fly-in back in the early 80's ( was around 8 years old at the time). I have lived in Lakeland most of my life and will be moving BACK to Lakeland here in another week or so. I've done a lot of thinking and research into home built aircraft. I like the overall cost as opposed to buying a factory built. I am looking to build a X-Country machine with low op costs and speed being the main mission, with comfort weighing in pretty heavily as well. I have been reading posts on this forum and haven't quite figured out how comfortable the cabin actually is. I am 6'0" 220lb... 36" waist and apx 42" chest. I have read about the velocity also and it looks like it would be the best choice as far as comfort goes...or is it? I really don't think the comfort of the velocity justifies paying the Vel price. Are there any builders or Cozy Mk IV flyers out there with similar build that can tell me thier experience with it? I'm an extremely fast learner and am confident that I can build from plans (though the idea of a ton of jigs and templates adding to cost and time is really depressing), but not sure how well I will fare making modifications so I would like to avoid them if possible. By the way....how much above and beyond the price of the plans and materials does it cost to make the jigs/ templates? *---contemplating---*