Hi,
I bought a DD for the waiver, it's one of the few planes capable of getting over 120-140 cheaply. There's no way I'm going to spend $3000 or more on a ducted fan just for the waiver. I hate ducted fan anyway, I can't stand the scream of the engine and the fiddling that goes with ducted fan. I sure hope I can get signed off this year and get the waiver behind me, since I've got a turbine model on the board!
I hope that someday JPO can convince AMA to allow new turbine fliers 10 or so flights on a buddy box for turbine experience and therefore comply with the flight test part of the waiver. Just seems a little unfair to have to buy an airplane just for the waiver, especially if you're not going to fly it again.
Jon