I like the Wilga for a few reasons
1. They are relatively cheap
2. They are a tail dragger
3. They remind me of a poor man's Pilatus Porter , I flew 300 hrs in the Porter and I loved it , ok the Wilgas not a turbine but it looks like it would be just as much fun to fly
Footnote : descents in the Porter , flight idle , 38 degrees nose down and 120 kts = 6,000 fpm
We used to turn downwind at 10,000ft , base at 6,000ft and finals at 3,000ft (private airfield) , I could drop a load of skydivers at 12,000 ft and be on the runaway in 2 1/2 mins , the meat missiles took 3 mins to get down
Last edited by aseanaero; 1st Oct 2007 at 15:09.