I travel to the RANS factory in Hays Kansas to get a jump start on my homebuilt bushplane project. The S21 Outbound is an incredibly versatile choice for my missionhauling a bunch of stuff into the backcountry, fast. As a career fighter pilot/stick monkey, I have no build or maintenance experience, so learn and laugh along with me (or at me) while I build this kitplane. Thanks so much to the master builder Eddie Gil for his kind, expert instruction during this workshop (and in the future). It was also a pleasure getting to know my fellow builders, Rich, Randy (not that Randy), Rose, and Les. Future episodes probably won't be this long.

Comparing the Kitfox to the RANS:    • Kitfox vs RANS S21 Outbound  
Demo flight with Randy Schlitter:    • Inverted while Randy sleeps in the RA...  

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I hope you enjoy this series! Please take these videos for information/entertainment purposes only. I'm a firsttime builder and making mistakes CONSTANTLY. That said, please let me know in the comments if you see something I could do better. Cheers!