A couple of questions re the Fly Synthesis Texan.

[red750]

I am researching to create a profile of the Texan for the Showcase. There are a lot of photos listed Texan Top Class on the web, and airport data lists a lot of Texan Top Class, but the FS website doesn't mention it and it is not listed in the variants on Wikipedia. However the Texan EVO is on the FS website and wiki but not elsewhere. Is Top Class an alternative name for the EVO? There are fixed gear and retractable versions of the EVO.

 

Also, is the glass panel available on the Club, or just the analogue panel?

 

I hope you can answer these questions for me so I can prepare the profile.

 

 

[Flightrite]

Reviving an old thread. I bought a Texan 600 last year. Great little plane but they do have a few quirks. 
The original importer I believe lied about the M/T weight so in the early days many where flying over weight in the RA cat.Mine when re weighed gained around 45 kg’s! They are a bastard to do a thorough annual on, pulling the cabin floor up is a real pain! Not easy to get in and out of, especially for us old codgers😂 You sit kinda high in them, great view albeit an odd look as the bonnet drops away giving you the impression you’re descending in level flight. Undercarriage is a weak point, plane built like a tank (hence heavy)

They have a poor Va speed, top of the green arc is around 97 kts. Low flap speed too, difficult to get full flap out in turbulence without over speeding them. Original Vs was 35 kts full flap, I use 40 as I don’t trust the manufacturers figures, it’s benign at 40 kts anyway. Has good short field perf due a large thick wing. Very light on the controls.

Fly Synthesis sold the company some time ago, parts are hard to get I believe.

 

 

Edited Monday at 11:44 PM by Flightrite

[FlyBoy1960]

From the last I heard the company producing the aircraft was sold because they were making 10 times more money out of making wind turbine blade.

 

Whoever they sold it to is no longer trading, they lasted about 12 months apparently before the money ran out, they have grand designs of revamping everything and reintroducing/remarketing the products but it just didn't happen. The purchaser had no experience in aviation although he flew a Storch  locally in Italy.

 

All of this is secondhand from somebody I talked to at the airport but he is normally pretty good with what is happening

[pmccarthy]

I bought a new one in 2011 and flew it for several years. I was very happy with it. They have been used for training quite successfully, that’s where mine went. Visibility was excellent, I didn’t have any issues flying it except a tendency to land hard if you pulled power.

[BrendAn]

i had never seen a texan  until last week.  did 3 hrs dual training. got another 2 on friday then hopefully back to solo.

i like the aircraft. flies nice and climbs good. big cabin.