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I have been helping a friend finish up his S-6 project and must say that when I ran the W/B through my spreadsheet it was very impressive.  No matter how you load that plane the W/B stays pretty much in the center of the range.  It will be interesting to see how it flies.

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You will be very disappointed with it compared to your Avid.  It handles like a slug-- or a Cub or Champ.  Slow and sloppy on the controls.  S7 and Highlander are similar, too.  

 

Don't get me wrong, they are a capable planes, but once you fly an Avid or 'Fox, you're spoiled to their handling.

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I sure do like my little Avid, tons of fun to fly and very responsive. 

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I had one ride in an S6 years ago.  It had a 582 in it.  It flew about 65 MPH, where the Avid will do about 75 at the same RPM.  It was a good bit wider inside though.  Visibility was better in the Avid, seemed like the nose was real high in the Rans in flight.  Jim Chuk

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Jim,

       If you like visibility,  hope you get to ride in Foxy Flapper some day - don't know where the tail will be, but the pilot sits about 12 or 10 inches higher than the Kitfox with fiberglass seats.   I hate being old and short and laying down in a plane!  Hard enough for an old pilot to get in and out without adding reclining seats to fall into and to get out of.

EdMO

Edited by Ed In Missouri

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