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My new toy

Postby diver » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:25 pm

My new toy is going to arrive tomorrow. It will be living at Fisantekraal. ZU-DVR - hence the new username. What type of aircraft you ask!! It is yellow and was built in SA!!
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Postby Griffin » Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:46 pm

Congratulations. According to SA Aircraft Register it is a "CUBBY WINGS TRI CUBBY" Is it a tail dragger?
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Postby diver » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:30 pm

Aye, it is a new cubby. Had her built with tricycle and taildragger attachments. So during those very windy months in the Cape I can fit the nose wheel and I dont have to wait for the wind to die down - she doesnt like strong crosswinds with the tail wheel fitted. Tricycle probably also better if my daughter decides to do her PPL on it too. Anybody want to fly a tail dragger - pm me.
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Postby Griffin » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:39 pm

Please post some pictures. Do you have a PPL/MPL or are you still training?
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Postby diver » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:46 pm

Pictures to follow tomorrow when it arrives. I actually have an atp but I am tired of of just poling a 737 (dont want to sound like a spoilt kid, but airline flying is not what it used to be) so I bought the cubby for some REAL flying for a change.
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Postby KFA » Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:39 pm

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Postby The Agent » Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:56 am

Happy hours bru but I hear Dave Surridge also has one at Fisnatekraal.
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Postby arnold » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:24 am

It isn't arriving this weekend. The #@%&??!!*#$ engine went sick on the delivery flt. (Just having a bad day). :cry: :cry:
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Re: My new toy

Postby Morph » Sat Dec 16, 2006 4:53 pm

diver wrote:hence the new username.
Cool, what was your old username so we know who we are talking to :?: :wink:
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Postby diver » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:36 am

It is up and running.
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Postby diver » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:38 am

This is what she will look like once config in the tailwheel setup. Had fittings for both configurations fitted.
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Postby Tailspin » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:44 am

well done Diver
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Hope you have many happy hours in her. :shock: (Hmmm something is wrong with that sentance :?: ) :D
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Postby diver » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:56 am

I will be lending her to one or two PPL's to recover some of the fixed costs. Minimum experience 300 hrs for the insurance. She lives at Fisantekraal but ultimately will move to Stellenbosch (when I can find some hangar space there - I hope :?: ).
So if you are interested please pm me.
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Postby Thunderboy » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:19 pm

She looks good

Is it a VW engine?
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Postby diver » Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:10 pm

Yip, it is a 2.1 fuel injected vw. I chose it because it looks more like the original J3 cub engine. Some guys dont like them but I am going to give it a shot. I must just take good care of it.
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