One of my friends called it a cross between a Flex wing and an Invaidcarrage. Others spent hours on the stand wondering of they could see the benefit of spending £48k (yes that's forty eight thousand pounds) on Bill's latest flex wing Microlight.
It strikes me that its a machine looking for a market, it does allot of neat stuff! And yes its streamlined, but at a cost....6 hex nuts to be able to take the overhead off to drop the wing, no front strut in the way, but two other uprights on the edge of the screens equal to two struts! Its big in side, but has little in the way of "Stash" room. OK OK, i am overcritical! I would need to fly it to enjoy the benefits of a better ride in the back, the adjustable seats, the speed 115mph! So may be I should reserve judgement, before I liken it to the Sinclare C5, which was a great idea, looking for a market.
It will fly for 8 hours on one tank! one chap told me, and he went on to say that when your traveling to say, the south of France, one could stop on route for a pee and not have to fill up with fuel, is that worth £48k? There are pumps at most French fields (Merci Total!) and so scarcity of fuel might not be a benefit...hum, so what does it do for me? A Sports Flex wing Pilot? A Flagpole Flyer who likes tours and trips?
So why did his machine receive such. A luke warm reception? Surly it's the latest innovation, well no, this design has been done to death in other markets, but cannot be imported, so its not a new idea! Did they just run out of "New" ideas?
I left the flying show like so many other simply not knowing. Maybe when I have flown it my view will change, whens the sales tour coming to the south?
Now they also launched the QuikR - Explorer, which seems to be the ultimate R! New roll characteristic's , new wheel size, topless rigging....actually for me, that was the unsung hero of this flying show.
It strikes me that its a machine looking for a market, it does allot of neat stuff! And yes its streamlined, but at a cost....6 hex nuts to be able to take the overhead off to drop the wing, no front strut in the way, but two other uprights on the edge of the screens equal to two struts! Its big in side, but has little in the way of "Stash" room. OK OK, i am overcritical! I would need to fly it to enjoy the benefits of a better ride in the back, the adjustable seats, the speed 115mph! So may be I should reserve judgement, before I liken it to the Sinclare C5, which was a great idea, looking for a market.
It will fly for 8 hours on one tank! one chap told me, and he went on to say that when your traveling to say, the south of France, one could stop on route for a pee and not have to fill up with fuel, is that worth £48k? There are pumps at most French fields (Merci Total!) and so scarcity of fuel might not be a benefit...hum, so what does it do for me? A Sports Flex wing Pilot? A Flagpole Flyer who likes tours and trips?
So why did his machine receive such. A luke warm reception? Surly it's the latest innovation, well no, this design has been done to death in other markets, but cannot be imported, so its not a new idea! Did they just run out of "New" ideas?
I left the flying show like so many other simply not knowing. Maybe when I have flown it my view will change, whens the sales tour coming to the south?
Now they also launched the QuikR - Explorer, which seems to be the ultimate R! New roll characteristic's , new wheel size, topless rigging....actually for me, that was the unsung hero of this flying show.
