wildkiwi

Your time is all rotary-wing?  Still, 4000 hours is good experience; that counts for a lot when flying a new machine.

 

Get checked out in a Cessna and do a lot of no-flap landings.  If you are comfortable a Cessna or other fixed-wing trainer, canard airplanes would not be a problem.  Just look at the dumbasses who fly them now.  :-)

 

Yep, it's nice to leave home and be airborne in 30-40 minutes.  With the airlines, you can barely park the car in that time.

We're obviously all on the same page there mate. As it stands in a LongEZ it would be a 6 hour flight to work and the company would reimburse me for more than double the cost of fuel. With all the BS the other day it was a 13 hour day for me to return home via commercial airline.

Having not really flown an airplane before (with exception of very limited hands on controls in straight-n-level flight), is purchasing an existing LongEZ and obtaining lessons from an experienced Ez pilot a viable option?

I do have in excess of 4000 hours Rotor-wing, the majority being MD500 and a bit in the R22.

I'm seeking a quick and affordable way of transiting between regional airports without relying on commercial airlines.

Your thoughts / opinions on the LongEz as an initial training aircraft would be appreciated?