Howdy all.
Bought my Ultimate 10-200 with Tomcat's help a few months ago, flew it from Wichita to Utah (South Valley- U42) in January. It was cold.
Currently finishing (I hope) some work on a motor that runs warmer than I want it to (new stiffer baffle skirting / sealing air leaks, bigger H.E. oil cooler in a remoted location with fresh air to it), then planning on learning something about competitive aerobatics in it.
My background- Civilian, Marine Corps, Air Guard (now retired), law enforcement, airline aviation. A fair amount of tailwheel time- J-3's to Beech 18's. Been around the aerobatic and airshow communities for a few years now as a ferry pilot/grunt. Little, big, Hang / Paragliding, kiteboarding, skydiving- whatever I can fly.
The plane, as Tom has pointed out a few times here- is awesome. An absolute giggle to fly. Pretty straightforward on the ground, too. I am absolutely stoked at the prospect of being about to try my hand at competition in such a capable bird.
Have appreciated the resources / knowledge here and hope to meet some of you soon.
Cheers!
Bought my Ultimate 10-200 with Tomcat's help a few months ago, flew it from Wichita to Utah (South Valley- U42) in January. It was cold.
Currently finishing (I hope) some work on a motor that runs warmer than I want it to (new stiffer baffle skirting / sealing air leaks, bigger H.E. oil cooler in a remoted location with fresh air to it), then planning on learning something about competitive aerobatics in it.
My background- Civilian, Marine Corps, Air Guard (now retired), law enforcement, airline aviation. A fair amount of tailwheel time- J-3's to Beech 18's. Been around the aerobatic and airshow communities for a few years now as a ferry pilot/grunt. Little, big, Hang / Paragliding, kiteboarding, skydiving- whatever I can fly.
The plane, as Tom has pointed out a few times here- is awesome. An absolute giggle to fly. Pretty straightforward on the ground, too. I am absolutely stoked at the prospect of being about to try my hand at competition in such a capable bird.
Have appreciated the resources / knowledge here and hope to meet some of you soon.
Cheers!
