Bob Young

oops bob i have noticed you are in NZ ,well if you visit aus it will be worth a trip to morgan aeroworks

Thanks!

Wow, Constant speed without carrying all that oil to move the prop. This has been an amazing learning experience. I thought all the advancements were in airliners. you guys and gals have proven me wrong.

Thanks!

Do any LSA have constant speed props, or is that hoping for too much?

Well the Provost is up for sale.

What I get for it will determine the airplane I replace it with. I'd like a Bird Dog (I flew them in the Army) or a Stearman (expensive, but cool), but the Savannah looks like it has the performance I want.

Still open for tips and advice.

Hi bobWell there are lots of aircraft to choose from in LSA what are you lookig for,good luck

Kind regards Kevin

Check these 2 videos out for the savannah the first one is in south africa with about 15 knots of wind on the nose the second one is local here in Brisbane in a suburban 5 acre block and no wind

 

I reckon what you will find Bob is that although the aircraft are small... they leave most GA types for dead. Most have been designed to fit our modern larger bodies.Good luck... I reckon you will love it... whatever type you decide on.... then again for the price of the provost you could have a fleet of aircraft... ? lol

I realy didn't know this world of high performance airplanes existed.

Youd be surprised Bob, Im 6,2 and 120kg, tight but Ok for 3 hr flights, not all Jabirus have the same cabin width.I have one and I reckon they are the best value out there - I didnt say "best".

Engines have mixed results, up to date versions withgood maint are OK, J230/430 6 cyl is 120 hp, 120kts @ 22lph, 4 seat AC with 2 seats missing.

They do have great performance and fly well. I'm a particular fan of their J120 series - a small but great little aircraft.Here is a friends J120 - I was in the other one!

 

 

The little one I fly regularly

 

Bob... Welcome to the forums... You NZ equivalent (rag and tube) of the Drifter would be the Bantam manufactured there.

The Alvis Leonides 126 is supercharged and the climb performance is good. Since I stay below 3000 feet, I haven't really checked the rated of climb. I know that the B777-300er with the GE90-115 will peg the IVSI and that is 6000f/m. I don't know where the RAF got their rate of climb and time to climb figures; maybe the same place they got the Spitfire data.

It is all metal, extremely stable and forgiving. It was an Ab Initio trainer so there are no surprises and the systems are easy to learn and operate. OK, care to buy it?

Like I said, I'm new here. Shouldn't all this discussion about the Provost be in a different thread. Can aa administrator move these posts out of the "landing" thread?

A bit of trivia: Henry Millicer worked on the Provost design. Compare a 3-view of the Airtourer with the Provost. Compare the aerofoil sections used.I used to enjoy aerobatic displays by the Shuttleworth Collection's Provost.

Incidentally, is there a typo in the rate of climb or time to height?

Here is a link showing my airplane in flight. It shows it in it's original RAF livery and then in the camo.

Hi Bob. Wow, 100 litres per hour! It looks cool, though!

 

Have you considered a Jabiru, like a J230 or the like? There is also Australian Light Wing Speed which is supposed to be a very GA-like LSA.

 

You'd be burning only 22'ish litres per hour then!

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
   
   
  
• Length: 28 ft 6 in (8.73 m)
   
   
  
• Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.7 m)
   
   
  
• Height: 12 ft 0 in (3.70 m)
   
   
  
• Wing area: 214 ft² (19.9 m²)
   
   
  
• Empty weight: 3,350 lb (1,523 kg)
   
   
  
• Loaded weight: 4,399 lb (1,995 kg)
   
   
  
• Powerplant: 1 × Alvis Leonides 126 9-cylinder radial engine, 550 hp (410 kW)
   
   
  

Performance

• Maximum speed: 200 mph (170 knots, 320 km/h) at sea level
   
   
  
• Range: 560 nm (650 mi, 1,020 km)
   
   
  
• Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7620 m)
   
   
  
• Rate of climb: 2,200 ft/min (11.2 m/s)
   
   
  
• Wing loading: 20.6 lb/ft² (100 kg/m²)
   
   
  
• Power/mass: 0.276 hp/lb (0.206 kW/kg)
   
   
  
• Climb to 10,000 ft 3.27 minutes
   
   
  
• Endurance 4 hours
   
   
  

It is currently painted in the Sultan of Oman Airforce camo. I want to return it to the RAF 3 Training Squadron livery.

I am actually really interested in the Jabiru line. They look pretty sleek and efficient and have good performance. What is the concensus on this forum? Worth a look or not?

To my knowledge, Austflight Aviation, no longer exists!

These are photos of my aircraft and that`s me in it!... One of the early WB (wire braced) Drifter, Rotax 503 engine, built by Austflight Aviation,at Boonah Queensland,in the early eighties and certified by CASA for twin seat training!I`ve had the aircraft for almost 26 years!... Used it for training for 12 years when I was operating my AUF flying school!...Refurbished it 2 years ago!...Flies beautifully,extremely manouverable!

 

The blue one is the Wayne Fisher Mark 1.

 

Cheers,

 

Frank.

Bob and G`Day!!I gues the Drifter is too basic for you!................... Not too many Knick-Knacks to have to fiddle with though and the Rotax 503 runs at 14/15 lts. Phr.!

 

Won`t get you anywhere in a hurry, mind you, but thats the idea!... Slown down and enjoy!....Oh!... And you don`t have to look through a windscreen!...

 

Frank.

:wave:Hello everyone,

I actually found this forum while looking at ultra-light airplanes and thought it would be a good place to find advice, tips and experiences.

I'm retired from airline flying and enjoying getting back to GA flying. I bought an old Percival Provost and found that 100 liters an hour was a bit much so decided to look at smaller airplanes.

Hopefully, I'll be able to learn to flare lower than fifty feet real soon. The ole' back can't take much more.