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Flight Review: Van’s RV-12 LSA—Singular Success

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Currently, the SLSA version of the RV-12 in Standard Trainer trim costs $189,500, which includes a single-screen EFIS (Dynon HDX or Garmin G3X), Garmin GTR 200 comm radio and remote transponder. The large canopy pivots at the firewall, so it’s up and out of the way as you settle in. But it’s not difficult to learn.

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Flight Review: Van’s RV-12 LSA—Singular Success

Plane and Pilot

Currently, the SLSA version of the RV-12 in Standard Trainer trim costs $189,500, which includes a single-screen EFIS (Dynon HDX or Garmin G3X), Garmin GTR 200 comm radio and remote transponder. The large canopy pivots at the firewall, so it’s up and out of the way as you settle in. But it’s not difficult to learn.

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Plane and Pilot

Planespotters note the F2’s separate ailerons and flaps, conventional tail. But you can see the change to separate ailerons and flaps is just one part of preparing the F2 to grow into a four-place airplanebuying aerodynamic benefits now to spend later on a heavier, more powerful model. Out back, theres an entirely new tail.

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