Just Landed

[Guest Doug Ell]

Hi All

 

I have just landed. Myself and my daughter built (with a lot of help) and have been flying a Skyranger for the past three years. Terrific experience and a fantastic bird to fly. Live at Wagga NSW and are members of Holbrook Ultralight Club, and hangar the plane at Holbrook Air Park

 

Hopefully I will be able to participate and have things to add over the time

 

Regards to all members

 

Doug

 

 

[storchy neil]

hi doug:welcome:participate and add = more members the more the merrier does daughter fly must get up your way on day neil

 

 

[farri]

Doug. :thumb_up:

 

Frank.

 

 

[Friarpuk]

G'day mate

 

Good to see more Skyranger flyers joining us. I have got the New Skyranger swift ninja bobbing around in the brine somewhere between Rotterdam and Brisbane. I have been learning in a Jab 160 and 230 and can't wait to get my hands on the Skyranger kit.

 

Tony Holtham (Oz Skyranger rep) is getting a metal tank made to replace the two plastic tanks increasing the fuel capacity to 90 lts and is getting a flush mount so fuel can be filled from outside the aircraft.

 

The ninja package has the british mods of larger rounded dash and fibreglass panels on the fuse added to the swift which has shorter wings. It also has the covered centre console. My kit has the xlam pastified covering and I'm hoping to get close to a 90kt cruise with the 100hp Rotax. We will see!

 

CFI has just signed off on my licence, passanger radio and human factors endorsments. So now I'm onto navs and studying for that in spare moments.

 

When I get my Skyranger built, being a pastor I plan to use it for my ministry in the bush, cutting the time down between the places I travel to in western QLD. And I also love flying because helps me in my curiosity being the stickybeak that I am.

 

Friarpuk

 

"Fly like a homesick angel!"

 

 

[Deskpilot]

From one Doug to another Doug, I think that makes 4 of us. Anyway, glad to have you on board.