This is not a kit plane, but it is the one worth my waiting for: http://www.iconaircraft.com A great escape pod from the wall street! They had the first flight on July 9th. Delivery time 2010.
--------------------------------------------- Hello: Good luck. I moved to a hobby farm 2 years ago and have room for a 2200 foot private strip and plan on getting something similar to the Piper J-3 cub I had back in the mid 1960's. I prefer the low level out in the country relaxed style flying... Nice to see another make a change in life back to what they enjoy. . agpilot (retired)
Lancair is nice. But I would go with the basics... not retrac or pressurized cabin... too much up keep. If you don't fly for a living (i.e. everyday), it is best to stick with fixed gear... insurance is a lot cheaper too. this is more manageable: http://www.lancair.com/Main/es.html p.s. basically this is the Columbia 350. now the Cessna 350.
Cool! My husband built an Xair that he keeps on a grass landing strip nearby, but he and 3 friends also just took delivery of a Cirrus SR22 Turbo. I'm presuming you are renting the Cessna 210? From a time/frustration standpoint, co-ownership makes more sense to me. But then again, I don't have the male "desire to build" gene. Either way hope you have fun.
Fastbuild Kit: $99,900 (IV) Finished Plane Estimate: $320,000 - $470,000 do i read this right that the cost of labor to build this toy is ~200-370K?
Well built homebuilts like the Lancair IV P have decent APPRECIATION. These type of aircraft do very well in a slow economy where the regular certified aircraft manufacturers cut production (plus the Lancair is FAST and has much better fuel economy versus the typical equally priced Beech, Cessna, or Piper).
There is about 200k in labor cost saved by building the kit yourself. Once you pay for the fastbuild kit, new engine/prop, and instruments, the total cost of the aircraft is just over $200k. The VALUE of the aircraft once completed and certified by the FAA in the Experimental category is in the $429k to $479k range depending on options.