Sounds Like we took parallel paths (Cherokee, Mooney).  I also had the same
mission requirements, but the added desired to travel coast to coast,
solo, non
stop.  I opted for a LongEZ (first flight 1996)

After 2600 hours of flying, I'm currently upgrading the LongEZ with a
number of
improvements. On that list is the changeout of the Lyc O-320 to a 13B or maybe
even a 20B rotary.  I've been paying close attention to this list and several
others.

There are several canard types available, i.e. Cozy, Velocity, and
AeroCanard to
name a couple.  If you really like the tandom seating, you can probably even
score a LongEZ or set of plans on e-bay.

Good Luck

Waiter
www.iflyez.com


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