Congrats on the build and nice flight!!. One of these came to be around Mt St Helens after it's eruption. It was parked at the Toledo, Wa airport during those years. I remember the Go-Kart looking engine that powered it. Dad mentioned that it looked like a lawnmower engine stood upright. A few other designs that were released also stayed at Toledo. Several Quicksilver's eventually. Some Rutan EZ stuff. One ultralight that looked like you were riding a horse fence beam, Dad called it "Witch on a Stick ". I don't remember the name brand of it. Purported to be self stabilizing, which was a laugh. Dad was a private Pilot for 50 years. Miss him dearly and the early sunday breakfast flights from Toledo, Wa to meet friends for breakfast.
I'm thinking of buying one of these kits and building but I have no flight experience plan to get my light sport. I think there is someone here who gives training in a challenger II. My research challenger II seems to be the most economical duel place experimental to buy. Would you consider these to be a good aircraft for new pilots. I'm still working though some medical issues to see if it's worth going through a medical to get a PPL instead or not I would have time to build something while doing that. If my AME thinks it's going to be too much of a hassle for the medical ill just go light sport route. I'm only really looking at the PPL so I can rent a 172 for longer flights with family later down the road.
I love mine and it’s easy to fly. I have a clipped wing single seat so it’s kind of the sports car of the challenger line. There really easy to build and I think you would enjoy the process.
@@lov2explore676 My understanding is the factory does most of the airframe assembly which saves lot of time. How long did it take to receive the kit from the time of ordering it? If the engine quits, I have read most pusher type aircraft like these has high drag they don't glide all that well, did you find that to be true?
I actually bought my kit from someone who started it but didn’t finish. It took me 10 months to complete and I covered it useing the polykote method. I had never done fabric before but it was not to challenging (pun intended). You don’t need a bunch of tools either which makes it nice. Hope this helps in your decision! I think it’s a great beginner plane or for someone who is a seasoned pilot.
I’m using a mini ipad with the A-EFIS pro app for instrumentation. It works really well coupled with a Skypro xgps160 GPS I use the Wing X app for a moving map. Hope this answers some questions you have, thanks for watching!!
Was that a hard landing? Im about to fly mine for the first time today or tomorrow. Oddly I have 2 Challenger II Exp. While working on one, I bought another. My white one is now finished and will be for sale.
It was a hard landing! I had to reinforce the landing gear with an aluminum tube inside the main gear. There’s also a mod for the nose gear that incorporates a shock absorber for a smoother ride on grass strips.
@@942sbflyer I noticed that as well. He added a whole lot of power about middle ways into the glide slope. Probably just dropped too much speed or a large headwind gust caught him off guard. Anyway any landing you can walk away from is a great landing.
Just remember Altitude is your Friend, the more altitude the more time you have to Choose a landing site (quicksilver MX then Challenger 1 long wing) miss them both
