- Dual Garmin G3X Touch displays
- Garmin GTN 650 GPS nav/com
- Garmin autopilot
- IFR equipped
By the numbers.
- Year and model2023 Van's RV-12iS
- EngineRotax 912 iS, 100 hp, fuel injected
- Seats2, side by side
- CategoryLight sport
- Fuel capacity20.2 gallons
- Max gross weight1,320 lb
- Rate$165 an hour, wet, instruction not included
- Instruction$75 an hour
- Cruise118 KTAS
At 5,500 rpm and 4,500 ft density altitude on about 5.3 gallons an hour, or 105 KTAS on 4.3 gallons an hour at 5,000 rpm. Van's RV-12iS POH VAD-10003 Rev 15, section 5 cruise performance table, Rotax 912 iS.
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 N903S and N492VT?
Very little, and that is the point. Both are 2023 Van's RV-12iS light sport airplanes with the fuel-injected Rotax 912 iS engine, two Garmin G3X Touch displays, a Garmin GTN 650 GPS navigator and communication radio, and a Garmin autopilot, and both are equipped for instrument flight. The practical difference is paint: N492VT is white. Because the panels match, a student who learns in one is already comfortable in the other, which keeps training moving when one airplane is booked or down for maintenance. Both rent for 165 dollars an hour wet, meaning fuel is included, and my instruction is 75 dollars an hour, so an hour of dual in either one costs the same. Tell me which days you want to fly and I will tell you which of the two is open.