L 'n' S
Spezio DAL1 Tuholer: Don't talk about my aircraft like that! There were two, G-NGRM and ours G-NOBI. Sadly 'RM crashed in France after an engine failure, so 'NI is now the only one in the UK. You are right - she is quite heavy. The PFA has approved a gross increase to allow a more reasonable load. We recon the front cockpit is so small that the inability to carry a 6ft man is a moot point!
She's been out of action for a couple of years following an undercarriage rebuild - it just needs screwing back together and we're hoping to have it ready for the PFA rally.
Unusually she has a C-125 6cyl engine. It sounds gorgeous and it looks like a 1930's pylon racer in her splendid red and white colour scheme.
We're not sure if we'll keep her, as Eastbach is a little marginal for the airplane.
Cheers
Kingy