N903S. Van's RV-12iS.
The flagship. A 2023 Van's RV-12iS with two Garmin G3X Touch screens, a GTN 650 navigator and an autopilot, equipped for instrument flight. It is a light sport airplane with the panel of something much newer and much more expensive, and it rents for $165 an hour with the fuel already in the number, instruction not included.
2023 Van's RV-12iS- Dual Garmin G3X Touch displays
- Garmin GTN 650 GPS nav/com
- Garmin autopilot
- Garmin GTX 45R transponder, ADS-B Out and In
- 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
- Useful load531 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.
A closer look.
N903S, photographed on the ground.
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.
Can I train for an instrument rating in N903S?
Yes. N903S is a 2023 Van's RV-12iS equipped for instrument flight, with two Garmin G3X Touch displays, a Garmin GTN 650 GPS navigator and communication radio, and a Garmin autopilot, so it has the equipment instrument training and instrument proficiency checks call for. That makes it one of the least expensive ways in Dallas Fort Worth to train on a modern glass instrument panel: the airplane is 165 dollars an hour wet, with fuel included, and my instruction is 75 dollars an hour. It is a two-seat light sport airplane, so it trades the cabin room of a four-seat trainer for low running costs and a panel that looks like something far newer. Its sister airplane, N492VT, carries the same IFR panel, so if one is booked or in maintenance, the other flies the same way. Call and we can plan the instrument work around your schedule.