Parts required to build an A-cat mast from bare tube..

Carbon ISO plate base - clearcoated
1
$225.00
$225.00
4 cleat with rotation control arm and over rotation ears
G-10 insert
1
$21.00
$21.00
mast base insert
Mast step cone w/nut
1
$60.00
$60.00
Mast step hinge - upper
1
$27.00
$27.00
RF5101 V-Cleat
1
$5.00
$5.00
downhaul preset
474 Micro Cam Cleats w/xtrm FL
5
$33.00
$165.00
downhaul & diamond control & coarse rotation
Cam cleat spacers
4
$7.00
$28.00
align cam cleats with exit boxes
RF20711HL exit blocks
4
$27.00
$108.00
control line entry
302 wire exit block
2
$34.00
$68.00
control line exit
408 16mm triple
2
$32.00
$64.00
control line purchase
406 16mm double
2
$22.00
$44.00
control line purchase
404 16mm Single
2
$10.00
$20.00
diamond control & coarse rotation purchase
R2934 bullseye
1
$6.25
$6.25
coarse rotation
RF614 D-shackle
1
$5.00
$5.00
404 attach to diamond control arm
RF634 D-shackle
1
$4.00
$4.00
Trapeze attachment
RF-635 D-shackle
1
$6.00
$6.00
stay attachment
T-ball Dual shackle Gibb fitting
1
$70.00
$70.00
T-ball Gibb fitting attachment
350 Cheek Block
1
$11.00
$11.00
downhaul secondary turning
348 29mm Carbo Single
3
$10.00
$30.00
downhaul secondary & coarse rotation
RF1315 Black ball
1
$2.00
$2.00
downhaul tack attachment
Rigging pin - 2.5"
2
$4.00
$8.00
for internal block hangers
internal block hanger
2
$29.00
$58.00
DH & diamond control internals
RF27 backing strap
2
$4.00
$8.00
to reinforce control arm pivot
1/4" x 4" ss bolt, sleeve & nut & derin/teflon spacers
1
$10.00
$10.00
control arm pivot
Anodized Aluminum Diamond Lever Arm
1
$95.00
$95.00
Diamond Wires 6100mm (pr)
1
$140.00
$140.00
2.5mm HS with unfinished bottom ends
Closed body turnbuckles JH03113
2
$25.00
$50.00
for bottom end of diamond wires
Selden Spreaders - 450 mm - w/thumb adj. (pr)
1
$190.00
$190.00
Selden
Selden Front spreader bracket
1
$25.00
$25.00
Rear spreader bracket
2
$25.00
$50.00
Mast head sail hook
1
$60.00
$60.00
proper fit for Hall tube.
4mm dbl braid - blue - (Robline Dinghy Control)
28
$0.90
$25.20
diamond control primary (25) & DH clew blocks (3)
3mm dyneema single braid - blue (Robline)
5
$0.40
$2.00
diamond control secondary
5mm single braid - red (Robline Racing Sheet)
50
$0.80
$40.00
downhaul primary
4mm dbl braid -red (Robline Dinghy Control)
8
$0.50
$4.00
downhaul secondary
4mm dbl braid - yellow (Robline Dinghy Control)
5
$0.90
$4.50
coarse rotation
Total
$1,739

Hey, for $7,000 less than a new F18, you can have one of these, and guess what?

Even though it's 'slow', it's twice as fast as an F18! (the cat, not the jet)

$13,000 ready to fly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lhz0JwxkQA

So easy a 14yr. old boy just bought one!

http://fly103.com/

Ha too funny but sadly enough true for many or by my XXL size. But you got to love it.
All said and done the beauty and awesomeness of a F18, skippered by the best and touch of the luck, around the marks is spectacular. I remember thinking that about most new designs as they came out starting with the NACRA 5.2. I keep on saying they can’t push cat design much further and over the years I’m always surprised.

Human lawn dart...yikes!

Yes, because when I buy an airplane, cheap is on the top of my list.

All my copilots are chipping in to buy me one of those, such nice guys they all are!

Hey, Flying (or falling) won't kill you, it's the sudden stop that kills you! You notice they offer a parachute package for an additional $3,500!

A friend has a Cirrus SR20X. The chute comes standard.

My brother had the SR22. At $400,000 the chute should be standard equipment.

At $400K they should come with a helium balloon that would gently deposit you back on Mother Earth.

$400K for a Cirrus SR22 - wowch!!!



Come on out to CMA... we have a flying circus of these things...

I swear one of these days Bob Dylan's G5 is going to hit one