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[Les]

Hi everyone,

 

My name is Les.I am retired and live in Bourke,NSW.I purchased a Beech Skipper VH-UMX in September 2007 in Perth and flew it home.I gained my PPL in 1966 and have around 1600 hrs,all in single engine airplanes.Any other Skipper owners/pilots out there?Would like to hear from you.

 

 

[Guest Marius Grobler]

Hi Les. Compared to you I'm a brand newbie. Welcome anyway. Peace

 

 

[Ewen McPhee]

VH-UMX has quite a pedigree

 

http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/VH-UMX.html

 

It is interesting to google the registrations to see what went before.

 

 

[hihosland]

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It is interesting to google the registrations to see what went before.

 

Does anyone know why registrations in 1929 started with VH-UAA and only started to use the VH-AAA series 10 years later?

 

Davidh

 

 

[Les]

Yes,apparently it was a leftover from the British registrations.The 3rd last letter was always U.I think they used 4 or 5 letters in all,or probably still do.

 

 

[Les]

Ewan,

 

Thanks for the pedigree! I reckon the old biplane and my Skipper are similar in cruise speed too! 93 knots.Interesting pics though.

 

 

[farri]

VH-UMX has quite a pedigreehttp://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/VH-UMX.html

 

G`Day Les,

 

Have I got this right, You own and fly an aircraft like the one in the photos.

 

Cheers,

 

Frank.