440032 Posted June 23 Posted June 23 Quick question..... Does anyone know when - about what year - the RAAus 19- amateur-built registrations first began being issued? (don't need to know anything else, no history, no nuthin....) Thanks.
BrendAn Posted June 23 Posted June 23 12 minutes ago, 440032 said: Quick question..... Does anyone know when - about what year - the RAAus 19- amateur-built registrations first began being issued? (don't need to know anything else, no history, no nuthin....) Thanks. maybe not much help but my last xair was registered in feb 2001. 19 rego 1
onetrack Posted June 23 Posted June 23 RAAus began issuing their "19-" registration prefix for amateur-built and experimental kit aircraft in 1999. The very first aircraft officially designated under this amateur-built category was a Sapphire (registration number 19-3099), which was built and flown in February of that year. 2
Student Pilot Posted June 23 Posted June 23 My dad built an Avid and registered it 19- I think it finished with 025. It would have been maybe 1999 or 2000. Onetrack, is there any way I can look up records? 1
BrendAn Posted June 23 Posted June 23 2 hours ago, Student Pilot said: My dad built an Avid and registered it 19- I think it finished with 025. It would have been maybe 1999 or 2000. Onetrack, is there any way I can look up records? You can do an raaus rego search but you need the complete number.
440032 Posted June 23 Author Posted June 23 11 hours ago, onetrack said: RAAus began issuing their "19-" registration prefix for amateur-built and experimental kit aircraft in 1999. The very first aircraft officially designated under this amateur-built category was a Sapphire (registration number 19-3099), which was built and flown in February of that year. Great, thank you, case closed. 1
onetrack Posted June 24 Posted June 24 Quote Onetrack, is there any way I can look up records? Not to my knowledge. You just have to pick up "mentions" on the 'net. It would take a lof of effort and co-operation, to compile a comprehensive record. 1
BrendAn Posted June 24 Posted June 24 28 minutes ago, onetrack said: Not to my knowledge. You just have to pick up "mentions" on the 'net. It would take a lof of effort and co-operation, to compile a comprehensive record. Are you a member of raaus
BrendAn Posted June 24 Posted June 24 Because members have access to an extensive record of almost every Aircraft . There are some holes in it because they lost some records going from paper to computer records. That's the rumour anyway. Student pilot needs the whole reg number . 1
Student Pilot Posted June 24 Posted June 24 3 hours ago, BrendAn said: Because members have access to an extensive record of almost every Aircraft . There are some holes in it because they lost some records going from paper to computer records. That's the rumour anyway. Student pilot needs the whole reg number . Not a current member, it was AUF when I was a member. I will see if I can chase up the full rego.
BrendAn Posted June 24 Posted June 24 1 minute ago, Student Pilot said: Not a current member, it was AUF when I was a member. I will see if I can chase up the full rego. Give me the number if you find it. Will pass it on to Nicki At raaus. She will find it unless it's in the lost pages. 2
Student Pilot Posted June 25 Posted June 25 I was mistaken it was 28-482 I would be interested to know what happened to it. 2 1
BrendAn Posted June 25 Posted June 25 2 hours ago, Student Pilot said: I was mistaken it was 28-482 I would be interested to know what happened to it. That is a nice looking aircraft. Is it a fisher koala.
facthunter Posted June 25 Posted June 25 Fisher made a lot of nice looking aircraft. All wood construction with a Geodetic wing structure. Michael Fisher Hails from Ohio I think. The company had a Name change and then folded. There's probably still a lot about those Planes on the Net. I had a Horizon 2 STOL which(uniquely) had a steel tube fuselage. It was at one time on the RAAus register with a Continental 16F Motor. I purchased it out of Gympie. Light and dark green Paint. Nev 2
Student Pilot Posted June 25 Posted June 25 The red machine is an Avid Flyer. A Dean Wilson design which was the first (1983?) of the light cabin machines, originally designed with a 503 Rotax. He copied the wing folding design off a 30's aircraft. It evolved up to the Avid Magnum. Dean Wilson was taken on as a partner in the early days, he left then started Kitfox, virtually the same aircraft as an Avid. Dean Wilson designed quite a few aircraft, Elipse, Global Explorer and Eagle DW1 Ag biplane. 28-482 was an Avid speedwing, a clipped wing version of the stol design. It cruised at 90 knots with a 582 Rotax. I think it was the first 28 aircraft on the AUF register. 1 5
facthunter Posted June 26 Posted June 26 My Plane May have had aluminium tube fuselage with riveted gussets. . It resembled a Cessna Bird dog with a rear view. .Full leading edge fixed slots and slotted flap. Fabric covered... Nev 1
facthunter Posted June 26 Posted June 26 I've seen quite a few Avid flyers. Competent if somewhat cramped, planes. There would still be a place for them moreso If Rotax hadn't discontinued those Motors.Nev 1
red750 Posted June 26 Posted June 26 According to airport-data.com, this Avid Flyer was built in 1995. https://airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000802937 2
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