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djk 28th June 2002 06:27

I usually make do with a good ol' C152
although I do have 50 minutes in a Tiggie :D

KentishFledgling, when you do get a chance to get up in a Tiggie, you'll have the time of your life. having a glance at the list you've put I take it the R100 was with SteveR? :D

TheKentishFledgling 28th June 2002 06:46

Dkosky - yes the R100 was with Steve R :)

I've flown with him quite a bit in VeeVee, a lovely aeroplane!

Are you Rochester based?

tKF

Ace Rimmer 28th June 2002 07:14

Ok last 12 months...
In no particular order

PA28-181
PA28R-200 (Arrow2)
King Air B200 - In and around Jo'burg... that was cool
DHC8-Q400 - for flight test report in Rimmer News (one of the times when I love my job... next up - CRJ700 then maybe an ERJ170)

and er that's it

KazBird 28th June 2002 09:42

few hours in R22 - too expensive. moved quickly to fixed-wing a/c.
PPL done in C152.
Conversion onto PA28 - more room for passengers to split the cost with!
1 hr (dual) in PA28R when PA28 wasn't available.
Apart from that anything I can take the spare seat in!

sunnysideup 28th June 2002 09:54

2 seaters - Robin 2160's. You'll never go back!!!! Better vis, more poke, much more responsive, more stable........ etc etc etc.

Decathlon and Antonov An2 for fun.

A sluggish PA28-161 if I really have to have more than 2 up.

Got hooked on JetRangers but can't afford it anymore.

Heli's are ok if you've got a big house.

Then you can fly from your back garden to the airfield to play upside-down in a REAL aircraft!!!


;) :D

SpinSpinSugar 28th June 2002 10:57

*ahem* A relatively modest...


PA38-112
PA28-131
DA-20
C-150
C-152
C-172


Prefer the Pipers - not that fond of the ickle Cessnas, although the 172 is a fairly inoffensive and docile beast.

Tinstaafl - was thinking about doing my multi on a BN2 this summer, is it really that bad? :D

Rallye Driver 28th June 2002 11:43

Last 12 months:

Yak 52
B-121-150 Pup
PA28
AA5A
AA5B

Learned on a C152
Also flew a Rallye 880 for a year.

FFF

My friend's building a Europa Trigear at the moment. We collected the engine and prop from Cranfield last weekend and are sticking the top on this Sunday, so maybe in the next 12 months I'll add a Europa to my log book!

RD

Ivchenko 28th June 2002 13:36

Oh, is it my turn? From memory:

Thruster
Shadow
Cessna 150, 152, 172 and Aerobat
Piper something or other
Rollason Condor (had been badly recovered, too heavy, gap between stall and cruise speeds was a very small number of knots - somebody else in the group reduced it to matchwood at a farm strip)
Mooney M20J
Tiger Moth (hated it!)
Chipmunk
Cub and Super Cub
Yak 52 (about 300 of my 600 hrs)
Yak 50 (about 90 hrs I think)
Bulldog (felt heavy after the Yaks)
ARV Super 2 - one with a rotary engine, one with the Hewland (?) lump
1 lesson in an R22 (fantastic)

FNG 28th June 2002 15:16

After one hour on a slab wing Cherokee, I learned to fly on Beagle Pups, with a few Bulldog sorties thrown in on the way. I soloed the Bulldog soon after licence issue. I then logged some dual time on Tiger Moths (difficult, but fun, in a weird way, I will go and get checked out solo on one some time when I feel like it), then did the tailwheel checkout on an L4 Cub. I then bought into a Cap 10b, which is my main aircraft now, although I still fly the Bulldog and sometimes a Pup.

I have had brief hands on, but unloggable, experience of Slingsby Firefly, Piper Colt, Chipmunk, and (very briefly) FFF's Europa. Zillions of years ago aged 15 I took off from Birmingham International in the world's most knackered Cessna 150, with the world's oddest flying club owner sitting beside me with his arms folded.

I'm hoping soon to log some dual in a Zlin and swap a ride in a Yak 52 for a ride in the Cap (any takers?).

djk 28th June 2002 17:17

KentishFledgling,

Yes, I'm based at Rochester.
I've flown with SteveR in G-VV on a flight to Headcorn nearly a year ago. :D

paulo 28th June 2002 21:14

Piper Warrior
Harvard :cool:
R44 :cool: :cool: :cool:
Robin 2160
Pitts S2A :eek:
Extra 300 :D :D :D

Current on the Robin, no longer on the Warrior, and the rest are 'projects in need of further funding'. Oh to be signed off on them all. :)

Trislander 28th June 2002 21:50

I fly...
 
I fly either a
PA28-161 Cadet
PA28-161 Warrior III
or PA28-181 Archer III (v. luxury!)

Would like to experience other types of aircraft though. Any one fancy sharing a flight in a cessna or something down EGHI way?

Regards, Tri

LowNSlow 28th June 2002 21:52

In no particular order:

C150/152 & Aerobat
C172
PA-28 Cherokee
PA-28 Warrior
Twin Commanche
Beech Duchess
Harvard
Tiger Moth
AA-5A & B
ARV Super 2
L-4 Cub
J1 Auster
Kittiwake
Thruster
Twin Otter (in Libya many moons ago and unbookable hours but loads of fun)
The wooden predecessor to the Firefly (G-BIOW)
Fuji
Stearman

I'd forgotten I had had so much fun :D

Fokkerwokker 29th June 2002 03:05

Ummmm last 12 monthsish:

EA300/S2B/B17/B18/DC3/T6/DHC1/VS Mk1X/L39/Bulldog/PA18.....and a big fat job for work

Bit of a slack year really:D

Charlie Zulu 29th June 2002 12:21

As everyone else seems to be listing the types that they have flown, here is mine:

C150 (a couple of hours - didn't like it)
C152 (Spin Training - Fantastic Fun!)
C172 (Er, why did I fly this? Oh the clubs Warrior went tech. I'm not saying anything bad but I'm a low wing fan... the beagle pup is my favourite single)

PA28-161 (Warrior 2)
PA28-181 (Archer 2)
PA28R-200 (Arrow 2)
PA28R-200 (Arrow 3)
PA38-112 (Tomahawk - My PPL Training Mount)

Rockwell Commander 112 (For my Complex Checkout)

R22 (Trial Lesson after gaining fixed wing PPL - fantastic *fun*)

Types that I have had the pleasure of flying from the right hand seat:

BE76 (Duchess)
C340 (Wow!)

My normal mount for flying is:

BT12 (Beagle Pup Series 2 - the one with a 150HP Engine)

The pup is the only aeroplane I've flown with a stick, as soon as I departed the airfield, I knew I would like the aeroplane... handles wonderfully.

--
Charlie Zulu

skippyscage 2nd July 2002 23:15

ok, for what it's worth...
 
"normal" stuff....
  • C152 - while doing PPL - also fun doing aerobatics
  • C172
  • TB10 - likes to roll
  • TB20 - more refined
  • C182RG Turbo - FAA Commercial mount
  • PA28
  • Beech 19 Musketeer - undercarrage built like a brick s**t house

"real aircraft"
  • J3 Cub - tailwheel conversion mount
  • Aeronca Scout - underrated aircraft... in my opinion beats the J3 hands down
  • C140 - used for simulated crop dusting
  • PA25 Pawnee C - a real beast used for crop dusting duties in OK... first solo was a learning curve, as it was also my first flight in one (as it's a single seater)
  • PA25 Hutchenson Conversion - mental roll rate... my favouite aircraft

currenty only fly the two below..
  • Luscombe Silvair Deluxe L8E - a sheer delight to fly
  • Gardan Horizon - little known mid 60's French built... over-engineered but far more stable than the PA28

always open to offers to fly anything else!!! (hint hint)

wants list....
  • AN2 - always been facinated by these big beasts
  • PZL Wilga - love to get my hands on one of these "dragonfly looking" aircraft
  • DC3 - stands to reason really

skydriller 3rd July 2002 07:20

I cant believe how many different types some of you have flown, makes my list look extreamly feeble - I need to get out more :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Anyway here it is for what its worth:

C152 - learnt on these
PA28s - occasionally
Robin DR300/DR400 - normal club aircraft at home
CAP10 - when I can afford it :D

Them thar hills 3rd July 2002 16:30

what flies you ??
 
No-one appears to mention Flying Fleas !!
Come on, you can tell me..............

TTH

planepaper 4th July 2002 13:45

type
 
FIrst time so hope don't stuff it up but

Super Cub
M20C

the best of both worlds

Crossedcontrols 4th July 2002 15:07

Not a big list compared with others:-
Trained on a Piper Cherokee PA28
Had a rather interesting flight in a Yak 52 with Mark Jefferies at the pointy end
Logged a few flights in a J3s (Cub with floats)
Converted to taildragger on a J3 Cub (no doors Florida sunshine, beautiful)
Now have share in a PA18-95 (90 HP Supercub with no flaps, lots of grins)

CC


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