Bye Bye old friend

aaaah :rolleyes: so EOT is this one great looking plane.

Never seen it, even though I live very close to belgium 😀

You’ve got two – there’s one in the Musee d’Air too! That’s greedy, come on, share them out! 😀

😀 Actually we have three, the museum has two. :rolleyes:

But still I hope EOT will grace the Belgian skies for many years to come. 😉

A good idea! They are, by all accounts, terrific aircraft, but I suspect a little to dear as a trade up from a Luton. Try ringing hairyplane and ask him the price for his spottless Magister 😀 😀

The Gemini whets my whistle, but the requirement for a Twin rating puts that even further out of reach!

The Belgian Trainer indead is no longer for sale. (And actually I’m glad at least one stays in Belgium)

You’ve got two – there’s one in the Musee d’Air too! That’s greedy, come on, share them out! 😀

The Belgian Trainer indead is no longer for sale. (And actually I’m glad at least one stays in Belgium)

Currently I don’t know one for sale, but you could ask some owners.

There’s G-AFVN that doesn’t fly anymore (perhaps the owner consideres to sell it??) and G-AFSC that also does not fly very often.

If you like I could give you their addresses.

Very nice, but finding one would be difficult. I believe the one in Belguim is no longer for sale?

That’s correct. I’ve already spoken to the owner.

Actually a Tipsy Trainer is very high up on my list so, Mr Tipsy…if you’ve got any inside contacts……?

What do you think of a Tipsy Trainer :rolleyes:

Nice flying, open cockpit and surely a nice classic

Very nice, but finding one would be difficult. I believe the one in Belguim is no longer for sale?

I don’t know if clipped wing Cubs are allowed in the UK but a friend and I bought one 6 months ago and it is wonderful… all the advantages of a normal Cub, no disadvantages, and add at least 50% to the fun factor. www.clippedcub.com

What do you think of a Tipsy Trainer :rolleyes:

Nice flying, open cockpit and surely a nice classic

Thanks Simon, no disrespect, but I’m looking for something a little more vintage than a Kitfox. So far have driven about 700 miles looking at Taylorcrafts and things, haven’t quite found the right one for me….yet 🙂

Ah, I wasn’t suggesting you go for the Kitfox, I was just defending it as did wysiwyg 😉 Good value flying but certainly not vintage!

Beware of Taylorcrafts if you venture East though. I looked at one a few months ago and ….hmmm 🙁

Funnily enough, the chap I am building my plane with used to be part of a group that owned gasmantle. Small world innit! 🙂

Shame you sold Gasmantle Steve – what am I going to get a Minor from for V&C day now? 😀
All the best in your quest for new wings…

P.S. Did you see the minor photo on the PFA thread?

I know of a Kitfox for sale at the moment for £9.500, reduced from about £13K. It seems an excellent price for what it is. Comes complete with trailer, fuel rig, tool kit etc, etc… uses something like 12ltrs per hour, has two seats and you can keep it in your garage! Sounds like a bargin to me.

Thanks Simon, no disrespect, but I’m looking for something a little more vintage than a Kitfox. So far have driven about 700 miles looking at Taylorcrafts and things, haven’t quite found the right one for me….yet 🙂

I know of a Kitfox for sale at the moment for £9.500, reduced from about £13K. It seems an excellent price for what it is. Comes complete with trailer, fuel rig, tool kit etc, etc… uses something like 12ltrs per hour, has two seats and you can keep it in your garage! Sounds like a bargin to me.

I bet you wernt to pleased with the Kitfox suggestion 😮

Why not? All aircraft are a compromise, especially if you are on a budget.

Something from the Miles stable?

A good idea! They are, by all accounts, terrific aircraft, but I suspect a little to dear as a trade up from a Luton. Try ringing hairyplane and ask him the price for his spottless Magister 😀 😀

It distinguished itself by wrapping itself up in a ball at the feet of the new purchaser at the end of the delivery flight. No harm done to the occupant but a disgruntled new owner.

I now know from experience last week, that in terms of peer pressure there’s nothing as scary as landing an aeroplane in front of its new owner.

Thankfully Gasmantle let me get away with a perfect three-pointer. Proving there’s always a first time!

The chap who sold his Luton Minor at our strip has now turned up with a Rand KR-2. I remember a Brittania captain commenting on a previous Rand at the strip and saying “the trim tab on my 767 is bigger than the wing on this thing”. It distinguished itself by wrapping itself up in a ball at the feet of the new purchaser at the end of the delivery flight. No harm done to the occupant but a disgruntled new owner.

[QUOTE=GASML]Thanks for all the suggestions. Looks like I’m going to have a lot of aeroplanes to look at over the next few months!

I bet you wernt to pleased with the Kitfox suggestion 😮

Thanks for all the suggestions. Looks like I’m going to have a lot of aeroplanes to look at over the next few months!

And yes TT, work on the BE-2 replica is still continuing apace! It’s getting very tall!

who on earth would want a tailwheel with a yoke

Exactly why I went for the Champ!

Cool video of a Champ flying:

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=3979507542802424661