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Hi BP, feel free to comment as i have bought the aircraft,

Hi Greg ,

Great to see you and your lovely toys on here .

Cheers

Troy Rep.

Ok , so the helpful folk at Airborne were able to answer my question .

It's is an EDGE wing from about 25 years ago :-)

That's given me something to think about .

Cheers

Troy Rep.

Hi Guy's ,

I am doing some research on a 1996 Airborne Edge , 582 Grey Head , with some success .

I have been able to find serial numbers for the engine & base & the info I needed from that .

I have a number off the Hang Block , E-272 , but can't find any reference to it anywhere .

Does anyone know if the wing can be identified from this ? ie Edge , streak etc ?

I have emailed Airborne , just haven't heard back yet .

Any help greatly appreciated

Cheers

Troy Rep.

Price aside , that is a very nice looking little aircraft with the added benefit of being a 4 stroke .

An HKS 700e does sound like the perfect choice :-)

Has anyone else seen this on EBAY recently ?

Recreational Aircraft - Vampire

The original was powered by a Rotax 447 I think , any idea was powers this one?

Cheers

Troy Rep.

I've been watching it too .

Repa is a relative of mine & that's exactly what he's like outside of work as well :-)

Is that picture once it has been moved though? I thought I saw pictures of it in trees?

Came down in bush on the outside of the boundary fence and was craned inside .

Troy, your lucky you have no allergies to bee stings by the sound of it.Being in the case of flying a plane,the situation could have been much worse if you were not on your late final to touch down,as symptoms for bee sting allergies can besevere.

Better you then me, i'm allergic and have to remove sting as matter of huge priority, second only to not crashing...Was it in the aircraft on takeoff?

My arm was right next to the vent in the canopy and I felt it hit me before it stung !

Beautiful day today .

Sun is shining , birds are chirping & kamikaze Bee's are finding their way through the vent in the canopy & smacking sting first into my left forearm (throttle hand) whilst VERY late on final !

The impact was noticeable , the sting bearable , but the distraction could easily have cost me a pair of underpants :(

I had to leave it hanging there whilst I completed a fairly ordinary landing & taxied clear of the runway .

It got me thinking though , what have others endured or had "throw them" whilst on approach?

Cheers

Troy Rep.

Great idea ... will join the FB group. :-)

Woo Hoo ... The ranks of the West Aussies are rising ;-)

G'day & welcome .

Cheers

Rep

First solo yesterday :-) Was a great feeling !

Was warned about , but still didn't quite expect , the difference in climb rate . And I may be imagining it but even decent felt different .

Eager to keep racking the hour up though .

Cheers

Repa

Sunday Southbound Soaring Sandgropers ... love it :p

Hi to another West Aussie :)

If any of you are down Bunbury way anytime please holla ... the Big Breakfast fly-ins on the first Sunday of each month tend to draw a few folk from the big smoke :)

Cheers

Repa

Posted 15 hours ago , a long way from Oz

And now it appears that there are kits being sold in OZ ...

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/141994689068?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Awesome news! Especially given that Foxtel has taken it off it's On Demand menu :(

Now I can watch it again :)

I'm jealous! That looks like a lot of fun ... and finished off a treat

Two thumbs way UP :)

Thanks guys.

MTOW is not a deal breaker for me . I would just prefer more versatility .

Independent engine exam and flight test are a prerequisite :-)

Hi All,

Looking at buying this http://aviationadvertiser.com.au/detail.php?id=4537

It ticks all the boxes for a rank beginner such as myself ie : 2 seater I can continue my training in

Low Hours

Four Stroke

It's actually IN WA !

Sharp price .

I did some homework on performance , fuel consumption , reviews etc & still keen .

BUT when I went and looked at it I see the MTOW sticker has been changed to 450kgs despite being certified

in South Africa (where it is made) , US & Canada to 560kgs MTOW (see below)

http://www.aerotrike.co.za/cheetah/Specifications/specifications.html

Can anyone offer a simple explanation or possible solution ?

Cheers

Troy