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Greetings from Idaho! I have been following your site for about a year now, and I appreciate the great advice that you all are sharing with each other.
I am returning to flying after a 33 year layoff, and I want to purchase an ultrasafe plane to eventually use in the Idaho backcountry with my wife and 2 kids. I wish that I could afford to order up a 260SE from Todd and Jo, but my wife has this strange idea that I should be saving money for my kids college fund!
As a compromise, she has agreed (reluctantly) to let me spend a more modest ammount on a plane. After researching some options, I see the normal C-182s with lots of STOL mods which are attractive, but as an engineer, I must confess I am very attracted to the canard advantages. Consequently, I am considering a Wren - if I can find the right one. (I have not seen an older 260SEs in the appropriate price range - but I would be interested if there are any (it appears that most people love their 260SEs too much to part with them.)
I see that Kevin Moore has sold his Wren last year, so I am a little late. I recently talked with Karl Johnstone who had just sold his Wren, and he told me that with the O-520 engine and three-bladed(?)prop that performance was very poor relative to more conventional C-182 STOL mods. Is this because the added front-end weight is not adequately compensated with the canard? Does any one have such experience with the O-520?
Do any of you know someone who is looking to sell a Wren? I see only one for sale on the internet for 95K - which seems very high relative to Kevin's asking price for his O-520 powered bird
(I like Sandy's bird in Australia, but I am ruling that one out).
If I can find an O-470 powered Wren, it there anyone I can hire to perform a good pre-purchase inspection?
If you can be of any help with any of my questions I would be very grateful!
Happy Flying!
Kord
I am returning to flying after a 33 year layoff, and I want to purchase an ultrasafe plane to eventually use in the Idaho backcountry with my wife and 2 kids. I wish that I could afford to order up a 260SE from Todd and Jo, but my wife has this strange idea that I should be saving money for my kids college fund!
As a compromise, she has agreed (reluctantly) to let me spend a more modest ammount on a plane. After researching some options, I see the normal C-182s with lots of STOL mods which are attractive, but as an engineer, I must confess I am very attracted to the canard advantages. Consequently, I am considering a Wren - if I can find the right one. (I have not seen an older 260SEs in the appropriate price range - but I would be interested if there are any (it appears that most people love their 260SEs too much to part with them.)
I see that Kevin Moore has sold his Wren last year, so I am a little late. I recently talked with Karl Johnstone who had just sold his Wren, and he told me that with the O-520 engine and three-bladed(?)prop that performance was very poor relative to more conventional C-182 STOL mods. Is this because the added front-end weight is not adequately compensated with the canard? Does any one have such experience with the O-520?
Do any of you know someone who is looking to sell a Wren? I see only one for sale on the internet for 95K - which seems very high relative to Kevin's asking price for his O-520 powered bird
(I like Sandy's bird in Australia, but I am ruling that one out).
If I can find an O-470 powered Wren, it there anyone I can hire to perform a good pre-purchase inspection?
If you can be of any help with any of my questions I would be very grateful!
Happy Flying!
Kord
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