Hangar Flying => Hangar Flying => Topic started by: Vandal996 on August 26, 2015, 02:42:42 PM
Title: New VariEze Owner in Columbus OH
Post by: Vandal996 on August 26, 2015, 02:42:42 PM
Hello all. I just purchased a VeriEze and am wondering if anyone here is in the Columbus Ohio area. My airplane has flown before but the original owner stripped it for paint and then passed away. His name was Westin Douglas and he lived in Sayville NY if any of you knew him or my airplane. The plane came without a motor however the seller has a Eggenfellner EJ25 Subaru motor that is supercharged for it. I wanted to get somme opinions on using this motor in my VeriEze. Thanks for the forum. I will look forward to any replies.
Chris
Title: Re: New VariEze Owner in Columbus OH
Post by: flyingwaldo on August 26, 2015, 06:01:06 PM
Stay away from it! Know many horror stories about those in RVs. You'll fight it and fight it and learn all you ever wanted to know about engine out landings, if you're lucky. Or lose the plane. That guy (Egenfouler) screwed a lot of people then moved on. Bad plan.
Title: Re: New VariEze Owner in Columbus OH
Post by: Vandal996 on August 26, 2015, 08:20:30 PM
Bad motors huh? That sucks. I saw the website dedicated to bashing him. I was hoping he was just an asshat who aslo built a good motor. What are the problems with them. I am very new to this and am not trying to reopen any old crap. I just would like to know what the deal is.
Title: Re: New VariEze Owner in Columbus OH
Post by: flyingwaldo on August 27, 2015, 10:24:19 PM
Here's one example; local long time A&P for airlines, from a family of military pilots, building his second RV told everyone he had the answer to everyone's dreams with his eggenfouler setup. The only way to go, the best thing since sliced bread, (if that's good....). After several engine outs, and a load of grief he yanked that thing off, tossed it in the corner of the hanger, refusing to sell it to any other suckers, and bought a hot Lycoming with EFII. Never looked back. Total cost was ENORMOUS for the firewall forward for two setups after all the headaches. Another young guy at our filed is stubbornly soldiering on with the same setup on a new build, knowing this story, and the rest of us just hope he lives to learn his lesson. I guess it all depends on what you want to do, endlessly experiment and scare the hell out of yourself, or fly. To each his own. And learn who, on these forums, knows what they are talking about, (I'm just a 8 year buyer/owner reporting others experiences here seen first hand) and who just needs to socialize with a lot of blather. It will become obvious after awhile. Aside from a couple of very cool people here most of the real conoscenti are on the Yahoo forum but it's getting more an more chatty Cathys too. Marc keeps the Cozy forum pretty accurate too. Good luck. PS: check the VAF forum for "E-fouler" discussions. The guy that runs it is pretty PC so it's not as accurate as it could be, but still a lot of discussion and a good source for this stuff.
Title: Re: New VariEze Owner in Columbus OH
Post by: Vandal996 on August 28, 2015, 12:25:17 AM
I am totally on board with sticking with proven and reliable. I told the seller this morning that I was not interested in the motor. I don't speak PC.
Title: Re: New VariEze Owner in Columbus OH
Post by: LongEZDaveA on August 29, 2015, 08:20:12 PM