A good friend bought a Rans Coyote II Experimental plane last year. He has his Light Sport Aviation license. We took the kids out for a ride today (I went, too). What a blast! At 80 mph it feels like you are barely moving. You can take the doors off and it is like flying in a jeep. He has full instruments and a gps navigation unit.

He is going to take me on a ride from Apopka to Ocala in a couple of weeks. Top end is around 100 and it will go 300 miles on a full tank. It even has a parachute for the plane.

Here is the model of his plane: http://www.rans.com/3S6ES.htm
http://www.rans.com/S6ESThumbs.htm

My daughters both took a ride. My son just sat in it back in the hangar.

 

Here is a video, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gweg1hyovPE

 

Looks like you're going to have a new hobbie.
You could start with an ultralight with a ballistic shut.
There is nothing else like it in the world.

 

I am not really a plane kind of guy. I now have a best friend with a plane and another with a new 21' Sea Ray boat. I am saving up for a nice muscle car. That's more my speed.

 

Boats, planes, cars: They're all addictive to me.
But I love to fly ultralites. I don't have one but have a neighbor that does

 

I've got two buddies that their Pop's own/fly planes. One of them is a lawyer and we'd get to fly down to see the hockey games in Tampa, it was awesome. The other one flies for the DEA. Now that's a job I'd love to have !!

What kind of car?

 

One of my old neighbors has one of these with a 302 in it. His dad helped him build it. He ordered the frame, body, suspension, everything from Factory Five.

Factory Five MK3
http://www.factoryfive.com/rdsterhome.html


Either one of those or a late 60's Mustang.

It will be a few years before I get anything, though.

 

Factory Five sells some good stuff. I'd do a built 302, maybe 331. 347 would be a little too much for that small of a car, the 331 might even be too much.

I inherited a 65' Mustang 2+2. It's in great condition other than a few little things here and there. I'd love to have a 67' or 68' though.

 

Very cool, that video looks like the small air port off 441 right before Zellwood.

-Curtis-

 

Yes, a 302 is plenty of engine for that car.

'68 is my favorite year.

That's exactly where it is. Orlando Apopka is the name of it. There is not a tower there so it is pilot controlled.

http://www.orlandoapopkaairport.com/

 

Very cool man! Where abouts do you live at? Down by UCF?

-Curtis-

 

Winter Springs. Not too far from UCF. I graduated in '94.

 

Very cool, so you don't live far from me at all then!

-Curtis-

 

Nice choice!

I did a 2 week internship at Factory Five a few years back. My cousin used to work there as an engineer and did alot of work on the GTM.

 

Not very far at all. You may drive a portion of SR 417 that I designed. I designed the portion from US 17/92 over Airport up to Reinhart. I also designed Airport Blvd. from US 17/92 to CR46A.