Hi,
I'm in the early stages of thinking of building. I've flown for 15 years, and have always wanted to build - just waiting to get the kids to an age where I have more time. The center stick is a real hang-up for me in the velocity. I'm right handed, and want to fly with my left so I can use my right for cockpit management and writing notes from ATC. Flying right seat isn’t real appealing, either. Anyway, I stumbled on this velocity that has a modified duel stick option (apparently the first). I've emailed Velocity to see if they are planning to incorporate a dual stick option in their kits, but haven't heard back Anyone know of this plane or any others with the option? Dual sticks centered each of the front seats would be fine, too.
Thanks in advance,
-North
Here is the link and text describing the plane
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http://www.eaa.org/homebuilders/list/Velocity%20XL-RG_Kanczuzewski.asp
Velocity XL-RG
Douglas Kanczuzewski
EAA#: 724454
Corona, CA
N77LY
The Velocity XL-RG was first started on March 18, 2002 and had its first flight on July 25, 2003. The Velocity was built with two major changes in mind. The first was going to dual side stick controls versus the single center stick which is standard in the Velocity. This side stick modification was a first, and one of many improvements, that was designed by Brian Gallagher of Aimech in Temecula, CA. The second area was to design fold down individual seats in the rear, similar to an SUV to allow for more flexibility in handling baggage, which has since become an option by the factory.
The power plant was for a run out Lycoming IO-540 that came out of my previous airplane, a Bellanca Viking. The engine was rebuilt from the ground up by Brian and Jamie Gallagher, with low compression flow matched cylinders, an automotive aftermarket turbocharger, which easily boosts the engine to 49 inches of manifold pressure for 350 hp, an all electric, dual battery and dual alternator system that powers a Blue Mountain EFIS 1, and EFIS Lite, along with a full UPS stack mounted in a burled Carpathian Elm instrument panel. The paint job was probably one of the longest time line design areas. After many discussions and drawing reiterations with family and friends, Jamie Gallagher came up with the current design. Endeavoring to keep with the main fuselage and wing areas being a pearlescent white, the color was brought in on the lower section. Fading from a blue on the nose to a slight burgundy on the rear, it also fades from a dark to a lighter shade as it rises. The colors are then terminated at an egg shell crack that goes around the plane, with smaller cracks emanating out.
Since the first flight there have been many teething problems but now we are starting to explore the flight envelope, which is bringing another whole world of discovery and level of excitement.
