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RV12 with Viking Engine for $37,000
While helping Jan out at Sebring last week we introduced a marketing program that generated a lot of activity. If you total up Vans air frame kits you come up with a figure of $21,750.00. That is and air frame including landing gear, canopy, seats, and wiring harness. What you don't get is avionics, and engine. Add to the airframe number a Viking firewall forward package for $13,000.00. A prop, spinner and cowl you get $15,224.00. Total for airframe and engine----$36,974.00. Now add an I-pad and a good engine monitor and your ready to fly. You now have the best airframe and engine combination on the market for half the price of all those LSA planes I saw at Sebring. Think about it.
Ron Russ RV12 Viking with 55 hrs.
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Permalink Reply by Rahul Saini on -
Hi Ron, It was nice talking to you today. I think you can do a great glass panel for ~$2k to make this a true ~$39k brand spanking new plane (no paint though). Here is what can be done relatively easily and in a budget,
Mount a pair of iPads on the panel. On the left side, Engine Management System and Electronic Flight Information System data using TruTrak iMonitor EMS (http://www.trutrakap.com/products/iMonitorEMS.html). It sends data (wirelessly, via Bluetooth) to iPad or iPhone (second backup).The layout is customizable. The cost is $1100 for the probes, engine data module and the Bluetooth sender for Rotax (& should work for Viking). AN example from their webpage on an iPad:
Attachment:Other apps do EFIS too on the iPad and TruTrak also has an EFIS (http://www.trutrakap.com/products/EFIS_GP.html), in a integrated unit. They will definitely do one for iPAD, maybe do EMS and EFIS on a single iPAD. If so than you can have a second iPAD as a display+ second backup. The Iphone becomes the third backup and if you really want more insurance with a fourth backup, add some steam gauges: oil pressure, oil temperature, compass, slip indicator.
You can put WingX Pro (http://www.hiltonsoftware.com/) or ForeFlight (http://www.foreflight.com/ipad) on the right hand display too!A handheld radio tied to a built-in antenna and our headsets.
Cost (outside of personal iPad) : $1100+ $500 (right side iPad)= $1600 (don't know how much EFIS app will cost when out)
The only issue that I keep hearing about iPad is the insufficient screen brightness but the new one will be out this month or next and they keep improving the screen. Keeping my fingers crossed on this for now.
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Permalink Reply by David on -
Ron
I would most likely be going with a Viking if didn’t already have a 912 with 130 hours. Since I remove the Rotax and Avionics I save a ton. I like following the post on the Viking and look forward to more performance stats as more of them are in the air flying.
Just pull the Rotax a few weeks ago and soon will start the EAB converstion on the 12
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Permalink Reply by Rahul Saini on
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David, I was wondering how much was the FWF from Van's for the 12 when you are using your own 912? Can you share that information. I understand that you will be using some add-ons form the current install besides the engine so some insight will help find the real cost associated with the FWF- Rotax costs.
Thanks,
Rahul
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