Save a thought for the poor oke`s in the North western Cape region. We have had fuggerall rain.......DRY

Call me what you like: Sometimes, before I close the hangar doors, I give her a kiss in the spinner. Yes, I talk to my plane. Bloody hell, she`s been mine for 25 years!!!!!! AND I know every nut and bolt in this aerie, including the nuts and bolts in her engine. Overhauled her myself.

The 582 / 99 ( Blue top ) has a by-pass hose from the top of the engine to the back of the water pump. When you start the mod 99 the water FLOWS around, making for more EVEN and quicker heating up, thereby largely elimanating the chances of cold seizure. With the old mod 90 (Silver top ) there is no...

This pics were taken at first sparrows on Saturday morning. The Explorer gave me a magic carpet ride. :D This aerie has something SERIOUSLY WRONG with it...........












IT IS NOT MINE.......

The main difference is the inside space. 2" wider 2" higher, 4" more leg room, the doors are about 6" longer, makes getting in and out a lot easier. The Fus is also a bit longer, and the tail feathers a bit bigger. This aerie is what the BB should have been 10 years ago. Now a definite : GO FOR IT !!

See you next week Morph!!

Mmmmmm. Now that all have had their say........ Bushbaby Explorer. Reasonably roomy 100 liters fuel capacity luggage compartment big enough Short take off and landing Reasonable cruise ( Where`s the hurry to, when you are flying for fun anyway?) Locally produced, with spares back up. Very competitiv...

Thanks guys. Would love to feel it out with the little wheeletjie at the back, but the Oom wants it with a training wheel at the front. Give the Oom what he wants, otherwise he will gooi a tantrum, and toss all his toys out of his cot...... :D This thing will make an awesome tailwheel aerie!! It see...

Ahhhh.....Cyril.....the man who told me, when he was younger, he could run right across a Rugby-field with a 25 liter pale full of water hung over his whatsis, BUT nowadays he only makes the centre line." Does the pale of water fall off", I asked........"Nooooo, me knees can`t take the weight and th...

Say hallo to The second Bushbaby Explorer to fly. Property of Pieter Freylink in Randfontein. Rattex 912S :D

KFA, what kind of kit you buying??

Took the drive up to Nooitgedacht this morning to attend to some minor snags on GR8DAD`s aerie. It was winter today. Gusty wind and rain squals. Is`nt it supposed to be summer now?

Jaaaaa, die manne was "gas"vry Saterdagmore!! :shock: For all the guys flying all over the show. It is getting summer, and this summer is going to be brutally hot and it seems dry in some places. Make sure that you NEVER FLY WITHOUT WATER!!!!! Not even a short cross country. There is still a couple ...

Monty at Kitplanes for Africa was busy developing a sort of "Drifter" lookalike. With more exiting things to do the project has allways been back burnered. Now no movement at all. Pity.

`T was. New owner looking for a bit more cross country capability. He wants the Explorer I am busy building. ( Rattex 912)