Originally Posted by
Collapsed Canopy
Pilot Magazine October 1995 had a feature on the AX3 - it mentions Air Vice Marshall Merriman (one time head of ETPS) flying the machine and of the trip to Barcelona.
A photo of yellow coloured 59EE at Cranfield in 1990 can be seen at:
ABPic.co.uk/pictures/view/1532969 (copy and paste to browser address bar)
G-MYFI (Cyclone Airsports Ltd) had serial number: CA 002 - does anyone know what the UK production run was?
According to the Pilot Magazine article, Marc Mathot claimed to have sold 5000 AX3's before Ultralair's 1994 liquidation - including a float equipped fleet to the Mauritian police. (5000 ? a misprint?)
Memory a bit hazy but I remember Commandant Air Cadets flying 'FI at Halton just after it was delivered and I believe that was AVM Merriman; RAF postings often only lasted for 2 years and AOC/Commandant Air Cadets was usually on his last 'tour' before retiring in those days.
I was supposed to fly the slot that he took but was sidelined because he wanted his 'go' in it!