Bob Young

The wife and I are planning a visit to the West Island this summer. I'll have a look if I don't have something before then. 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.

That's why I came to this forum-for clarity. There are so many great options available it is going to be tough to choose. There is a microlight fly-in this weekend. I think I'll go and get even more impressed.

Unbelievable! Thanks for that.

Thanks for all the good information. I'm looking at a Savannah as well because a local ultralight club member recommended it as well. I realy didn't know this world of high performance airplanes existed.

Based on your recommendation, I booked a flight with a local F.I. who has a Jabiru 120. The cost of the dual would be 15 minutes of fuel in my Provost. Thanks for the info.

What a gorgeous looking airplane. Sleek, but I need a bigger cockpit to wedge my body in.

I'll look it up and check it out....thanks!

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?

That's what's in the book. It does appear to be incorrect. No reference to weight, temperatures etc, so I really don't know which figure is wrong. I suspect the rate of climb. Initially it is high but it really decreases when the boost and RPM is reduced. Here is a link showing my airplane in flight. It shows it in it's original RAF livery and then in the camo.

I will be looking at a Jabiru next weekend! My annual inspections would almost pay for a Jabiru!:rolleyes:

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?

Looks like I'll have to lose weight to fly this airplane. I like the slow stall speed.

Real pretty airplane. Looks like fun on a hot sunny day, but unfortunately, we don't get many of those here in New Zealand where I live. What are the speeds? Stall, max cruise, etc? I'll see if I can find the Austflight web site.

got any photos? It sounds like just the airplane I need.

: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.