N272VA. Van's RV-12.
The original RV-12, with the carbureted Rotax 912 ULS, upgraded with a Garmin G3X Touch screen and a Garmin autopilot. Same honest handling as the newer iS airplanes, same $165 an hour with fuel included, instruction not included.
2014 Van's RV-12- Garmin G3X Touch display
- Garmin GMC 305 autopilot
- Garmin GTR 200B com radio
By the numbers.
- Year and model2014 Van's RV-12
- EngineRotax 912 ULS, 100 hp
- Seats2, side by side
- CategoryLight sport
- Fuel capacity19.8 gallons
- Max gross weight1,320 lb
- Useful load551 lb
- Rate$165 an hour, wet, instruction not included
- Instruction$75 an hour
- Cruise114 KTAS
At 5,500 rpm and 5,000 ft density altitude on 5.0 gallons an hour. Van's RV-12 POH Rev 19, page 5-4, Rotax 912 ULS.
One number, fuel included.
No fuel receipt, no guessing the pump price. The same two instruction rates apply in every airplane. Everything else is on the fleet page, and how training works is on the learn to fly page.
The rest of the fleet.
Every airplane rents at the same instruction rate, and every one is glass panel.
Common questions.
The things people ask before their first call. If yours is not here, ask me directly.
What is the difference between the RV-12 and the RV-12iS?
The main difference is the engine. The original Van's RV-12, like N272VA from 2014, uses the carbureted Rotax 912 ULS, while the RV-12iS uses the fuel-injected Rotax 912 iS with electronic engine management, which starts more easily and is more efficient at cruise. The iS models also carry more baggage, 75 pounds against the original's 50. In the air they feel very similar: both are two-seat light sport airplanes with the same honest, responsive handling, and Van's handbook shows N272VA's type cruising at about 114 knots on 5.0 gallons an hour at typical power. N272VA has been upgraded with a Garmin G3X Touch display and a Garmin GMC 305 autopilot, so the glass-panel experience carries across. Every one of these airplanes rents for 165 dollars an hour wet, with fuel included, and my instruction is 75 dollars an hour.