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What about the noise in certain circles regarding safety? I've heard the wings tend to snap off if you pull higher G's... your thoughts? I've always thought th

• towndrunk 17y ago
  As long as you stay within the design limits you will be fine. I built mine light as Van intended. My empty weight was 1029 lbs. More and more builders are putting a ton of "goodies" in the panel that I believe distract from the true sport nature of the Van's design. I never felt unsafe in mine doing sport aerobatics. Falco's are very nice but will take forever to build. There is a reason Van's has a huge number of completions.