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Hi, Gary, Welcome aboard! Re your ongoing dialogue with Ed Burkhead, I have some info to provide Off Site. Your e-mail address doesn't work for me. Do you have an alternate? Don Bowen From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] IntroductionDate: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 22:20:07 -0400----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Thanks Ed. I did forget to mention Sport Pilot requirements are not necessary. I like your analysis: Coupes are, foremost, fun to fly. THAT's what I'm lookin for, but to also have a cross-country capable machine if needed or wanted and I have no intention of doing aerobatics. That's also an interesting observation about the SP models vs. cost ... at least I've got something going for me! I'm in no hurry to buy and they seem pretty scarce anyway, which is part of the allure for me. Thanks for the info and advice! -----Original Message-----From: Ed Burkhead [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 10:08 PMTo: 'Gary Hayes'Cc: CflyinSubject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Introduction Gary, Welcome! You’re exhibiting excellent judgment and your analysis is spot-on. Fred Weick, the designer of the Ercoupe, was 6’ 4” and he fit OK. You will probably not want thick seat cushions. With well shaped but not-thick cushions, you should fit fine. As you said, you can modify the cushions yourself. Coupes are, foremost, fun to fly. Since you’re planning to keep flying bigger and faster planes, I’ll assume you’re not in need of a Sport Pilot capable plane. That leaves all the later models with the higher gross weight eligible for you. Those models did not get the bump in price that the SP eligible planes got – bad for the sellers but god for you. You should find a sparse but adequate supply of such Coupes. Take your time looking and search widely. Above all, get an A&P who is NOT beholden to the seller or anyone at the seller’s airfield to do a good pre-purchase inspection for you. Do that right. I’ve seen a couple of people who skipped the pre-purchase inspection who ended up, after spending a bunch on attempted repairs, donating the plane to a museum. Know what you’re buying. You’ll find some good info at: http://ercoupe.org and http://edburkhead.com/Ercoupe/index.htm And, there are a LOT of people here who’re happy to help and answer questions. Best wishes, Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com ed -at- edburkhead???.com (change -at- to @ and remove "???")============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
