Heading out.......

[Rifleman]

Just hanging around the airpark, sometimes you'll get to see the magic skies and some wonderful colours in it....advanced ultra-light by "Quad City Challenger" on Puddlejumper Amphibious Floats........sky,... by "Beautiful B.C.!"  :o

My friend Dale and his wife were out for a jaunt to Sproat Lake (home of the Martin Mars water bombers) to see friends.......here is his departure.  8)

[Hagar]

That's a pretty little bugsmasher. Nice one Ken.

[C]

That's a pretty little bugsmasher. Nice one Ken.

Mmm, interesting looking I'd say.

Very nice shots though Ken.

[FLYING_TRUCKER]

Wonderful shots Ken

Oh and is there only one water rudder on that aircraft?

The nose gear, do you know if it retracts straight up a little or does it swing back or forward?

Very interesting bugsmasher

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[beaky]

Neato- that's a lot of airplane in such a small package. I like it... and very nice pix!!

[Rifleman]

Thanks for the words pals.........

Wonderful shots Ken

Oh and is there only one water rudder on that aircraft?

The nose gear, do you know if it retracts straight up a little or does it swing back or forward?

Very interesting bugsmasher

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

One water rudder is adequate for this lightweight duck, and as for the nose gear, its on a telescoping rod and tube assembly........ .........on a "normal" take-off, Dale would have had the L/G retracting at this point, but he was too busy waving !

[Willit Run]

Great shots!!

  Neat little aircraft!!

[FLYING_TRUCKER]

Thanks Ken:

Very interesting aeroplane

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[Threadkiller]

...as for the nose gear, its on a telescoping rod and tube assembly........ ........

does he retract it by hand?

have you seen the Sierra 2000? it's another nifty advanced ultralight...a real treat. we had one at Diamond a few weeks ago, one of the fatcats there owns it, or the fatcat owns a D40 or something like that....i dont know very well...i was too busy drooling over the thing-and pretending to be working too

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EDIT: a shot of the TECNAM P2002 Sierra

[Rifleman]

does he retract it by hand?

have you seen the Sierra 2000?

Indeed it does retract by hand, and for the Sierra 2000, nope, not seen or even heard of it....very nice looking though ...

[2992]

awesome