potential new club member needs help

[Paul Irvine]

Hello everyone. My name is Paul Irvine and I'm new to the list. Although
I've pondered the thought for the past twenty years or so I've only been
earnestly studying the prospects of building my own airplane for about the
past six months. Right at the top of my list is the Murphy Rebel so you know
already what type of airplane I'm interested in building. I've also been
studying other makes such as the GlasStar, Avid, Kitfox, Bushcaddy,
Northstar, Zenith and even the Barrows Bearhawk but the Murphy has remained
my favored choice of all of these "sight unseen" selections based solely on
what I've read and pictures I've seen.

I was planning to actually see and touch the factory Elite at the EAA Golden
West Fly-in this September 8-10 at Sacramento but when I checked the
company's posted schedule on the website I noticed that it isn't going to be
there (although the SR2500 will be) This is disappointing since it's
probably the only chance I'll have to see one this year. Even if I do decide
on the Rebel I still haven't decided between the basic Rebel or the Elite
although at this time I am leaning towards the basic Rebel.

Anyway, to get to the point. Does anyone on this list know if there will be
any Rebels or Elites at the fly-in? I live in Antioch CA which is about 40
mi East of San Francisco so my second question is are there any builders in
my general area that would be interested in showing me their project some
Saturday afternoon in the not too distant future? I'd like to make up my
mind within the next 3 months or so and get started on my own project early
next year if possible.

Also, if anyone wants to try and convince me either way on the Rebel/Elite
issue or the merits of split flap/aileron vs flaperon please do so. I'm all
ears.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Paul Irvine
Antioch California

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[Mike Davis]

Welcome to the list Paul, I don't know of any Rebels in your area... but I
can tell you that I've been following most of the same kits you mention
below for the past 8 years. I think you'll hear from most of the builders
here that Murphy's aircraft are truly a league above the others. The
GlasStar may not even be a viable consideration anymore since
Stoddard-Hamilton is in Bankruptcy. I'm sure you'll get a lot of good
information from the members of this list comparing these aircraft... some
biased, but straight forward and honest. If you haven't gotten it already,
Murphy's latest information pack and video are excellent.

Mike

At 12:44 PM 8/30/00 -0700, you wrote:

Hello everyone. My name is Paul Irvine and I'm new to the list. Although
I've pondered the thought for the past twenty years or so I've only been
earnestly studying the prospects of building my own airplane for about the
past six months. Right at the top of my list is the Murphy Rebel so you know
already what type of airplane I'm interested in building. I've also been
studying other makes such as the GlasStar, Avid, Kitfox, Bushcaddy,
Northstar, Zenith and even the Barrows Bearhawk but the Murphy has remained
my favored choice of all of these "sight unseen" selections based solely on
what I've read and pictures I've seen.

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[BILNEWKIRK]

PAUL;
13BN WILL BE AT THE GOLDEN WEST FLY-IN, FRI AND SAT.
MINE IS A REBEL. ITS BRIGHT YELLOW WITH A PURPLE STRIPE.
I LIVE IN MADERA AND KEEP THE PLANE AT FRESNO CHANDLER.
HOPE TO SEE YOU.

BILL NEWKIRK
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