“110 kts with 100 hp is an outstanding performance”
112kts IAS cruise with an O200, empty 435kg with spats on, 750kg AUW.
1960-65 wood-and-fabric Jodel DR1050. (Rebuilt over 50 years ago from two wrecked aircraft)
But only 4 hours endurance at that speed, low level.
Sold for £13,000 with “on condition” engine, and just 8.33 and Mode S
That’s astonishing Maoraigh.
The reports I have for 1050s are more 90-100kts, for 25-35 k€ without mode S.
She’s finally arrived here. It was a bit of a puzzle to find a window between weather and PCR tests. I finally decided to have the factory ferry her here to Mallorca.
Am enjoying her a lot. The empty weight (456 kg) is quite bit more than the UL version but the short field performance is good enough for the fields here. In summer I have to be careful I guess, but I have a couple of month ahead to lose some weight
The G3X avionics suite incl A/P is quite amazing. Not IFR on this aircraft, but much more functionality than the original G1000 otherwise. Well, it’s been 12 years of course.
I elected OKIDO as a call sign because it rolls of the tongue, sounds happy and has different meanings (all positive) in various idioms.
First X-country trip to Reus (LERS) last week. This means I’m back in the “real world”. So:
1. Have the service station mail LERS ops that I’m coming in for maintenance so as to avoid handling.
2. Filing a FPL. Skydemon, works flawlessy.
3. Once in Reus, having someone filling in 2 forms to get me off air-side and back..
4. Paying my fees on-line. Does work very well, a positive!
Enough babble, here’s some pics.
I just love sunrise departures:
Leaving the Northern mountain ridge out to the mainland:
Arriving Reus:
On the return leg:
Almost back home:
Entirely back home:
She looks gorgeous! Congratulations!!!
Judging the panel width (instruments plus autopilot plus circuit breakers) it looks a bit wider than DA42. Am I right?
Are you keeping her on Czech registry?
Lovely! Great airplane and nice write up. Keep it coming!
aart wrote:
Not IFR on this aircraft
yet
Thanks Emir and Urs.
Yes, the panel is a bit wider than the DA42, as is the internal cabin width at 125 cm.
I’ll keep her on Cz-reg. They are more aviation-minded and less bureaucratic over there.
Indeed mh, not yet. But an IFR version would not be anti-iced I suppose. It would likely have the Rotax 915 turbo though, as an option no doubt.
Congratulations! I have also looked at the B23 for my aero club but at this point the investment was a bit too big for us. However, it looks like good value for the money and a very nice aircraft. The G3X and that autopilot seems to be the perfect avionics suite.
Great to see your new plane Aart
And hopefully see you at Aero EDNY – we should both be vaccinated by then, one hopes
Congratulations, looks awesome!
I see it has two ALTernators?
Ridiculous that one can’t fly IFR with this, compared to 50 year old designs with no glass cockpits.
Is the gps nav/autopilot integrated in the G3X?