Microlighters

We are launching a MPL 3 axis school in the sticks for the "ma boere", but need a "bush plane" (MPL) for them to see, touch and squeeze into. The RV is not your avg bush plane and the Cubby is still grounded awaiting o/h engine so I am in a pickle. I have a J430, J160 & Cheetah lined up, but none really fit the bill of a fly off the pans/roads/lands type aerie they are looking for for farm partols, fire control, poaching work etc.

Please advise if anyone has or knows of a Savannah, Oribi, Bush Baby or other "typical" bush MPL aerie I could lease, rent, beg, borrow or steal for weekend of the 23rd Nov. Willing to cover any additional insurance costs etc and will be in brick hangar over week end. Will wash all finger prints & drool off before returning.

Most of the guys are dead keen, but mommy's want to feel and see them before signing the cheques.

Long shot, but you never know...
Thanks
George

What about showing the guys a gyro??

No Gyro instructors, no gyro's to fly once done with license so no point. They want to be able to learn to fly in the sticks rather than having to drive 300+ km for a lesson. Mostly farmers and businessmen who have day jobs so i after hrs vs full time instruction.

An aerie is always the problem with a club/school in the sticks. Instructor and plane to fly once done with license. Problem is there is not sufficient demand to do full time and if not done full time it usually ends in tears, shouting and screaming etc. with a couple guys somewhere between SPL and MPL and nothing to fly and no one to finish training......

Hi RV4

Where exactly is "the sticks" ? Sorry me asking ,never been there.

Sticks = Rural area's.

in this case Vryburg

RV4ker wrote:Sticks = Rural area's.

in this case Vryburg

Thats so far out in the styx they have to import the sticks from somewhere else

Pity I can't bring my BB with me when I come up next week, would happily lend it to you.

By the way this is how Gr8-dad did his licence. he hangars on a farm some 180km from the nearest training school. The owner of the farm wanted to get his farm manager licenced and offered GR8-dad the opportunity to join in and share costs. They used one of the farmers planes (a Cessna 150) and flew an instructor out every weekend for the weekend to train the two of them. In between flying they did the ground school. Personal tuition

It's a good idea, take the training to the people

Good luck

RV4ker wrote:We are launching a MPL 3 axis school in the sticks for the "ma boere", but need a "bush plane" (MPL) for them to see, touch and squeeze into. The RV is not your avg bush plane and the Cubby is still grounded awaiting o/h engine so I am in a pickle. I have a J430, J160 & Cheetah lined up, but none really fit the bill of a fly off the pans/roads/lands type aerie they are looking for for farm partols, fire control, poaching work etc.

Please advise if anyone has or knows of a Savannah, Oribi, Bush Baby or other "typical" bush MPL aerie I could lease, rent, beg, borrow or steal for weekend of the 23rd Nov. Willing to cover any additional insurance costs etc and will be in brick hangar over week end. Will wash all finger prints & drool off before returning.

Most of the guys are dead keen, but mommy's want to feel and see them before signing the cheques.

Long shot, but you never know...
Thanks
George

Bruce from Springs can maybe help. His plane is being advertised on the forum with the relevant contact details.

Thanks. Will try. I have 41 interested parties todate, of which 15 are willing to put down deposit. There are 20+ with lapsed MPL or PPL