Forest James

STOL aircraft fitted with tri gear doesn't seem right to me. I prefer the conventional tail wheel set up for STOL aircraft.

Jabiru

Gets a bit tiring on the legs when you've downed a few too many tinnies but it helps ward off the old DVT

Ohh is that what those are there for. I have often wondered about them but have never been game to try them!!!!

Thanks BoxFat, What I have is a very soft, sometimes muddy field / meadow and I don't want to rip it too much in case my friendly farmer tells me to go plough elsewhere. I think maybe the bigger 8" tyres to replace my standard tyres may be the way to go. I may have to apply for a modification approval if I go the balloon tyres route. Ps. With regard to your aircraft not flying straight, you will find tucked away near your feet a couple of movable foot pedals. I'm told they can be used in flight and will keep the tail behind the noseleg - Try it, see how you get on. ( I just wanted an excuse to use these brilliant emoticons) Thanks for your interest, James.

Hi again James,. . . . I've flown nearly all the Cessna and Piper singles with some twins thrown in ( some of these whilst based in OZ ). . . I prefer older type aircraft like Austers, Chipmunks, Cubs, Jodels etc. . . . . and anything else that I can blagg . . . . I have not been to Popham for a couple of years. . . too crowded and chaotic for me,. . .I like relaxation too much ! Very good for "Near Miss" practice though. . . If you check out othertonairfield .co.uk there are some approach plates in pdf which I made up during a non-flyable weekend a few years ago. . . . they show the "NO FLY" areas to keep our neighbours happy !!! I notice that the Pooleys airfield guide have "Nicked" my artwork for their Otherton directory entry, but I probably won't sue them !! We've got six runways, the shortest is 220 metres which shouldn't give you any probs since we cut down all the trees !Look forward to seeing you dangle the dunlops in the summer months, we're found on 129.825 National Micro air/ground, callsign "Otherton Micro Base". The twixes and coffee / tea are on me, that is unless we can find another nice lady with a hot food van, ours just retired.

 

Watched the vids too,. . . . looks like good fun.

 

Phil

"Go" Forest, "go" ! More a case of "stop" Forest "stop" when I choose downwind landings. The hedge is low and the field runs a bit uphill from the South Western end and there are 30' high trees at the other end so if the wind isn't too strong I prefer to come low over the hedge with the wind up my Jacksy. A bit unfriendly if I have to go around, the trees at the other end jump at you but that thought applies a bit of pressure to nail the numbers on final. Just as well Foxy claws the sky like a homesick angel. Thanks for your comments, James.

Jeeze Forest, ya weren't kidding about the short strip! Awesome stuff mate, I enjoyed watching a few of those YouTube vids :)

Does anyone know of a Foxbat (Valor in the US), which is fitted with the Tundra (balloon) tyres. Thanks for your replies so far, James.

I have the tundra tyres. They will fit on standard main rims but require a different "front end".I know of one foxbat where the main only were changed. Seemed to work fine.

It is a factory option.

 

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Hello Phil. You're way up North to me mate. I'm from Lymington in The New Forest (James Pearce - Forest James - get it?). I fly out of a small field with just 220 metres so the Foxbat is the ideal machine for me. It's all a bit wet at the moment and I have just bought a portable pressure washer to keep Foxy's bits clean after my splashdowns. Take a look at my Youtube channel, superrealitykid to see some of the stuff I get up to (all aviation). Yes I am in touch with Ray Everitt of Dragon Aviation who is the Foxbat Importer now. I might well hold you to the Twix and packet of crisps but you'll have to arrange some better weather first, ideally a Southerly on my way up and Northerly return - please. I'll Google Otherton and make a note of your frequency. Failing that, I usually go to the Popham Microlight Fair in April so if you're there, I may see you. What do you fly? Cheers, James.

Anyone have any information about Tundra tyres for a Foxbat? It occurs to me that the configuration could be changed to a rough field capability with the larger 8" tyre for the nose and much larger Tundra tyres for the mains. With the 8" tyres all round the aircraft sits very nose high which is why I think it would sit about level with Tundra tyres. Thanks, Jim.

Hello everyone. I was encouraged to buy a Foxbat after seeing so many satisfied Australians using them as work horses and for pleasure. Mine is G-EOID and a quick Google will show you how pretty my Foxy is in its flip colour scheme. I'll pop onto this forum now and then to see how you do it on the other side of the World.