SandL
Active Member
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2011
- Messages
- 1,390
- Location
- Royal Wootton Bassett... UK
- Aircraft
- Bensen Merlin dragon wings Rotax 532
- Total Flight Time
- 400hrs (4,000 instructional launches) gliding, 200 fixed wing, 100 gyro
I have recently come across a parsons with suspension and a pod for sale
it has a 532 and 23ft mcutcheons.
I dont love the parsons rear seat , mats and side stick arrangement but, at about £5,000 it seems like an attractively priced very cost 2 seat machine.
I am I weigh apx 100kgs I fly at sea level, and it's rare to have any hot days.
I fly from a rough grass strip and most often do a soft field take off.
so my question is is this machine feasable ? can I take another 100kg person? it seems like a nice idea but I am concerned that there will simply be not enough horse power to sustain flight. I believe most people fit a 618. Current owner used the rear seat simply as a cargo compartment (that tells me something). the gyro has not flown for several years so will need a thorough overhaul, however it has been dry stored and I am told it has been started up and run till warm every quarter.
low cost way to fly friends, or a non starter ?
it has a 532 and 23ft mcutcheons.
I dont love the parsons rear seat , mats and side stick arrangement but, at about £5,000 it seems like an attractively priced very cost 2 seat machine.
I am I weigh apx 100kgs I fly at sea level, and it's rare to have any hot days.
I fly from a rough grass strip and most often do a soft field take off.
so my question is is this machine feasable ? can I take another 100kg person? it seems like a nice idea but I am concerned that there will simply be not enough horse power to sustain flight. I believe most people fit a 618. Current owner used the rear seat simply as a cargo compartment (that tells me something). the gyro has not flown for several years so will need a thorough overhaul, however it has been dry stored and I am told it has been started up and run till warm every quarter.
low cost way to fly friends, or a non starter ?