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Finally spoke with someone at Zenith. Apparently not enough interest in the airframe so they did not set up tooling to produce the kit. Unfortunate!

Well I contacted them last summer about it and they told me by around Christmas they should be ready to ship. I shot them another note this evening so we'll see if they are ready. Seems they...

Curious if anyone knows someone who has purchased or flown this airplane?

Todd what an awesome visit. Beautiful airplane would look forward to seeing how the paint turns out! Thanks for spending the time to go over it...best of luck.

I fly a COZY MKIV. It cost me about $75K to build, and you can buy a flying one for $50K - $100K, depending upon how nice you want it to be. I figure $90 - $100/hr operating costs, including...

Considering the following kits (with an eye on this Glasair)
-RAI-6
-Velocity XL
-RV-10
I'm not far from Dumfries, can I check out your RV?

yeah the speed was all about going coast to coast...but the more i research I'm finding out it might be a bridge to far...checking out your model now.

Thanks. Supposedly the Glasair is "still in the box" but has been sitting for 10 yrs. Would be concerned about expiration on some components but I have no reference point. Starting to lean away...

Well I'm very appreciative of all of these replies...plenty to consider and yes, my biggest fear is purchasing a "new" kit with components that I cannot use. I do trust the source, but I gotta work...

Thanks Wes, have not looked into the insurance piece yet...I'm a pilot by trade, but your points on the performance of the plane well taken...truthfully the only reason the III popped for me was a...

Newbie here looking to enter into the experimental airplane world...read a book called Kit Airplane Construction and poked around with some internet research, so I consider myself on the high end of...

Critter how did you do? You own the project now? I'm looking at a Glasair III and will be up with the same question soon...maybe.