I brokered an original Sopwith Camel about ten years ago. Belonged to Dick Holbert in Little Rock. One of two original Camels in the US - and one of about 7 world-wide. I have some pics of it somewhere. The buyer was Peter Jackson in New Zealand. Jay Miller
She’s on her way back to the US of A after having been in Italy as G-WWLF for a few years. 518 TTAF. Just passed her CAA export inspection with zero dings. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Nice! I remember years ago when we were discussing the Extra 300 Touring-- is this a Touring or a standard?
This is the 300L which along with its super expensive younger sister, the Extra NG, are the only certified Extras. The 330LT we discussed years back is an experimental. I’ll be using this one for a commercial enterprise so the certified 300L is the way forward for me. We will be fitting her with the Aspen EFIS units though. So will be very similar in the end…think 330LT with no cup holders or seat warmers.
That is really cool. Is the 300L allowed to fly IFR on the type certificate, if it's equipped properly?
No. It’s equipped VFR only. It doesn’t even have a nav radio. If you put one in, it would not change its certification, so you’d have to change that to experimental, then, if equipped correctly, you could fly IFR.
Yes, my 7GCAA Citabria has a similar issue. The type certificate says "VFR Day and Night" even though the 7GCBC, which is identical except for the flaps, has a type certificate which says "VFR and IFR Day and Night"- I asked the factory, and they said no one wanted to pay for IFR certification for the GCAA. Apparently someone was willing to pay for the GCBC, though.
Sounds like the same type of confounding FAA restrictions on certification. I’m not sure I’d want to fly an Extra around IFR anyway, to be honest, much less shoot an approach in one. We are just putting single Aspen EFIS screens in for the modern AI and for the HSI that will repeat ADSB traffic position when tied to a Garmin GTX345 transponder. That will enhance safety when we are out training pilots.
The reason IFR is nice (and I don't have an attitude indicator or DG in my Citabria, so not happening for me) is when you want to get out over a lowish overcast, or descend through one. Probably not approaches, really.
Been flying our girl for a couple weeks now. Definitely one of the most fun airplanes I’ve ever flown. Very confidence-inspiring with respect to how she’s built. My daughter Gabby is already memorizing things about the plane, insisting she needs to fly it to be sure it’s okay for her dad! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thanks, Taz. Yeah. She always wants to fly. I’ll probably start a logbook with her at 14. I already make most of our flights instructional but limit to one topic and objective. She loves it.
That's awesome! Are you a CFI? I started my flight training when I was 13 and the only downside was that I needed to wait 3 years to solo and 4 to get PPL. Our kids are a bit too little to know if there is genuine interest yet but it's looking good so far! Image Unavailable, Please Login
I have two daughters that fly with me now...only one is just enthralled by it. The other loves to fly with me but doesn’t want to do the flying. Gabz is a stick hog...I take off and give her the plane on crosswind and then I take it back on downwind wherever we’re going. She does all the flying in between. I’m a CFI/CFII/MEI so she could log time, but it’s not necessary at this point. I’ll start her logging time a month or two before I solo her out in a light sport running through a syllabus and then go from there. She wants to fly fighters one day, but I’m not a fan of that anymore, though I don’t discourage her. She’ll do whatever she wants. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Will- Runs in families. Dad flew P-47s through F-84 straight wings. Both sons bad eyes so WSOs in F-111s (me) and F-4s (brother).
Hi all. I own an '87 328GTS. A lot of fun for an ol' guy. Also tackle photography requirements for Bob Smith's operation in Gainesville, TX. The latter is a great experience for me as I get a lot of quality time with many truly rare prancing horses. Anyway, my airplane-owning days now are behind me, but as a professional aviation photographer I get to see an enormous variety of rare and truly unusual flying machines. Have made a living with my Nikons for well over fifty years. Having said all of that, I thought I would share some images with those of you interested in flying machines. No, I do not own any of these, but I have spent many hours with each and have flown more than a few of them. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
