windlass trike

[george wetselaar]

a neat windlass trike on a lienced roadworthy trialer R32000.00

reg no ; zu wbo
serial no ; wl 96
engine ; 503 dcdi 8 hours smoh
airframe ; 60 hours smoh
p- prop ; 8 hours smoh
wing ; original , slight hanger rash, total hours unknown
instruments ; airspeed indicator, altimeter, compass
radio ; delcom 960
headsets ; home built
atf ; no

i am the second owner of the trike and have owned it for the past 20 years, i have a 180 hours logged, the previous owner did not keep any records, the original 503 single ignition motor partialy stripped is included.for further imformation and a full set of pictures e mail me at mondial8@telkomsa.net

[donald]

Where is the trike situated

[george wetselaar]

its at iswepe a small village inbetween ermelo and piet retief approx 350 kms from jhb and approx 500 kms from dbn

[george wetselaar]

will sell the trike seperate at R26000,00 and the trailer at R6000.00 only if the trike goes first

[scorpion]

George,
The text shows the reg to be ZU and yet the pic shows ZS?? If this is the George who did his licence at lightflight those 20 odd years ago, this trike will be in immaculate condition as was his Datsun Z260 in those days.

[george wetselaar]

i am that george, and the trike is still immaculate however the wing is ageing,still in flying condition but ageing. it is indeed as the pic shows ZS, i moved on to helicopters some 10 years back and stored the trike away and have only just recently pulled it out and upgraded the engine , i parted with the z car many years ago and moved on to a ferrari.
did you prehaps own one of those trikes i rebuilt during my stay at light flight, if so what was the call sign, im trying to work out who you are

[AndyG]

George,

Andy Graham here. Remember the rebuild you did on ZS - WGH.

Hope things are good with you.

[george wetselaar]

hiya andy, sure do remember WGH, blue and silver, good to hear from you
all is well
george

[scorpion]

Hi George,

We shared a hanger at lightflight when we were both doing our licenses. I bought ZS - VZJ from someone at the school. Chris van Zyl

[george wetselaar]

trike is still available, open to reasonable offers

[george wetselaar]

gosh, is the trike market realy this dead, or is there something wrong with my trike that i dont know about.

[wackomedic911]

Im gona get stoned for this im sure..
but ive noticed in my few months of flying and trike shopping...most folk are looking for 582's, at the sub 80k mark..... but most 582's are over that, causing the market to look dead cause most "nice" trikes are out of us plebs price range...
But from what i can see there is nothing wrong with your trike. im just too big for a 503.

[Madman]

Morning

wackomedic911 what do you weigh

I weigh 120kg and flew a Windlass 503 for over 250hrs The 503 and the 582 at cruise flies at the same speed, unless you have a well tuned wing

The Windlass 503 in our hangar cruises at 65mph and climbs like a bat out of hell...nothing wrong with a Windlass 503

The only difference in performance between a 503 and 582 is the climb rate, but with a Pprop on a 503, you gonna be climbing like a home sick angel

People are over exaggerating when it comes to the 582, it is only worth your while if you are flying a lot two up

The 503 sips fuel at around 8l an hour where with the 582 you in for 15L an hour, also depending on your configuration, but least I saw was 13L an hour on a 582

So it all comes down to what you want, but if its your first trike and looking for something affordable, a 503 is great

Just my 50c

[wackomedic911]

im also at 120..odd........
and thats my thing, I will be flying 2 up most of the time, thus my need for the 582
See its the only way i can get the mrs to let me buy a trike before the wedding........
Ive only ever heard good things of the 503's, so dont get me wrong not dissing them, just saying it seems everyone is looking for 582's at this stage.

[george wetselaar]

still avaiable, open to offers will deliever to the jhb area