| Bill Marx 4200 Stoney Point Road 3780 Willow Springs, MO 65793 (417) 469-3644 (phone) (417) 469-3922 (fax) |
 "Exec 90" Helicopter |
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| Bill Marx 4200 Stoney Point Road 3780 Willow Springs, MO 65793 (417) 469-3644 (phone) (417) 469-3922 (fax) |
"Exec 90" Helicopter |
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| Project History |
| Stoney Point Farm is located in rough, hilly country. Living there, one leg gets shorter than the other in order to stand up straight. Bavarian Red Stag Deer (a feral operation) and American Bison are raised on the farm. To contain them requires about eight miles of fence nine feet high, and another three miles of fence six feet high. It takes half a day to run the fenceline by jeep. Doing it by helicopter would cut the time to twenty minutes. So when Bill was at Oshkosh in 1992, he "bit" when he found a "today only" special offer of $4000 off the kit price if he purchased it right then. The kit sells for $62,500 today. |
| Technical Data | |
 Exec 90 in the hangar workshop, showing frame with engine in place. |
Kit
manufacturer: RotorWay International, Chandler, Arizona (from
German-made components) Model: Exec 90, two-place Engine: Water-cooled 162 HP, opposed 4-cylinder, 4-cycle Cruise Speed: 95 MPH Flying Time: About 2 hours starting with full tanks Payload: 400 pounds |
| Considerations | |
| The primary problem with the program is time and money (what else is new?). The propaganda says you can assemble the "Quick Kit" in 250 hours. So far, Bill has spent more than 500 hours on it, and he's about halfway finished. He says, "I guess that's what I get for being an Ozarker from Missouri." It has a TBO of 500 hours, and that really means to rebuild it from the skids up. The support from the factory is excellent, and resupplying parts for "boo-boos" is one or two days to your doorstep. | |
| Stoney Point Farm | ||
 The windsock, looking east |
 The hangar |
 The runway, with IFR moving in |
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