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One man designed and built the ultimate bush plane

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Re: One man designed and built the ultimate bush plane

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How do STOLs compare to helicopters in pros & cons? Especially regarding costs? I'm curious if it could be feasible to operate a STOL as an air taxi service in a city, could it be cheaper than helicopters?

Helis are a maintenance, relyability and cost nightmare. You only use them when you have to.

Re: One man designed and built the ultimate bush plane

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watching his videos are eye opening, amazes me what can be done with modern technology and experience. googling aside, are there resources on how to start with carbon fiber?

detailed series how to make a carbon fiber hood (from a company that sells "carbon kits"):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgKvDw1E60E

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