Originally Posted by
Aluminium Mallard
Just out of interest how many of those kits that you built are still being flown?
I've only seen a few kit helicopters over the years but all of them in a hangar covered in dust, the owners either too scared to fly them or passed and no one else is game to take them on.
You are absolutely correct, you need some balls to (test)fly something you build yourself, let alone built by someone else.
In my case, I built 3 kits (between 2004 and 2008) and they are all 3 still airworthy and flying as we speak. One has 400h on the hobbs, the other about 500h and the third one I don't know as I am not involved in these anymore. All privately owned, 2 in France and 1 in Belgium.