Happy New Year Kev ! 😎 Glad to see you’re setting a good example for pilots everywhere with your Pre-Flight Checklist 👍 Well, my dreams of aircraft ownership are finally advancing. Looking to purchase a 2007 X-Air Hanuman (you call it “Hawk” in Old Blighty 😊). The previous owner did a full refurb. with some new aluminum tubes, bolts, cables, new brakes, fatter tires, new hydraulic lifters on the Gen 3 Jabiru 2200 Engine AND new Dacron Skins ! The only downside is that the plane is currently in New Brunswick and I’m on Vancouver Island, and well, Canada is a BIG country ! Looking into having it ferried to Calgary, and then my CFI and I will fly it from there to my home airport of Duncan, B.C. Of course, being as how we’re in the midst of winter, this will have to wait until April-May timeframe. Still - VERY EXCITING !!! Enjoy watching your videos. The Skyranger is a great airplane, very similar specs and performance envelope to the Hanuman. Cheers ! 😊
Hi , you will be fine with the Hawk, very capable plane, when you get it spray the Dacron with nikwax it’s a UV shield, it helps preserve the covers, good luck with it.
Happy New Year Kev ! 😎 Glad to see you’re setting a good example for pilots everywhere with your Pre-Flight Checklist 👍 Well, my dreams of aircraft ownership are finally advancing. Looking to purchase a 2007 X-Air Hanuman (you call it “Hawk” in Old Blighty 😊). The previous owner did a full refurb. with some new aluminum tubes, bolts, cables, new brakes, fatter tires, new hydraulic lifters on the Gen 3 Jabiru 2200 Engine AND new Dacron Skins ! The only downside is that the plane is currently in New Brunswick and I’m on Vancouver Island, and well, Canada is a BIG country ! Looking into having it ferried to Calgary, and then my CFI and I will fly it from there to my home airport of Duncan, B.C. Of course, being as how we’re in the midst of winter, this will have to wait until April-May timeframe. Still - VERY EXCITING !!! Enjoy watching your videos. The Skyranger is a great airplane, very similar specs and performance envelope to the Hanuman. Cheers ! 😊
Hi , you will be fine with the Hawk, very capable plane, when you get it spray the Dacron with nikwax it’s a UV shield, it helps preserve the covers, good luck with it.
Thx 😊 Will use the Nikwax 👍