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New to this here so I may be speaking out of turn and apologize if so. That notwithstanding you mentioned looking at the numbers but not the mission you intend to fly. You probably saw that there's a big difference is the short and unimproved field performance. The Cozy documented numbers are 3 times that of the RV and pushers are not grass and gravel friendly. However, they're both comfortable cross-country haulers and as Marc pointed out the Cozy will shine at the pump. AOPA published an article a few years back highlighting the need to evaluate mission first. I'm still working on figuring that out myself; the needs, wants, and nice to haves. Hope this helps! https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2017/february/pilot/ownership

No doubt and I appreciate the feedback. We're fortunate the school is collocated with one of the county's two Center for Applied Technology (CAT) which host the votech high school program. The shop is physically separate from the other school buildings and already hosts a marine tech program with fiberglass tech instructors, tools, and facilities. Kinda a unique situation so I thought I'd go for it. That said a plane is NOT a boat and if your experience is that we would not be successful then please let me know what else I may need. Also there's a second CAT facility where I'd like to try and set up a program for metal aircraft. They have greater emphasis on the skills necessary; that is as far as I know. I'm aware of the Eagles Nest program with the RV12s and Build-a-Plane which would give us certified aircraft. One of the intents is to get staff A&P certified and make that happen. For now the educational elements of working with composites as well as aerodynamics and aerospace discovery is the major thrust.

Afternoon all. I picked up a Q2/200/TriQ for an Annapolis MD area school project and would greatly appreciate any help and advice you may have. The kit looks pretty complete although some pieces are clearly aged and will likely need to be replaced. More pictures available if it'll help!