Sat Aug 29, 2015 8:12 pm
#1400973
Hi folks, only my second post. I'm trying to find out about an American kit plane, the Searey. I'm sure lots of you have heard about it - http://www.searey.com/
I'm not licenced yet, but I'm going to start training soon and my ultimate goal is to own some sort of amphibious aircraft. I live in Scotland and would love to be able to take advantage of the amount of fresh water here. Maybe it's a romantic pipe dream but throwing some camping gear in a small amphib and heading to some remote location for a couple of days fly fishing is very appealing.
Now, I know of one Searey in Ireland and I have yet to contact the owners but maybe some of you could shed some light on the legalities of building or importing one to the UK and ultimately being able to fly it?
The Searey in Ireland is G-CREY, and the only information I could find about it is on the following websites:
https://searey.wordpress.com/
http://ilas.ie/new-searey-amphibian-g-crey-for-sale/
Also, if this video doesn't make you want to fly one of these little 2 seater amphibs, you must be mad
https://youtu.be/MA4xPLUFtaQ
Thanks!
Mr. Chips
I'm not licenced yet, but I'm going to start training soon and my ultimate goal is to own some sort of amphibious aircraft. I live in Scotland and would love to be able to take advantage of the amount of fresh water here. Maybe it's a romantic pipe dream but throwing some camping gear in a small amphib and heading to some remote location for a couple of days fly fishing is very appealing.
Now, I know of one Searey in Ireland and I have yet to contact the owners but maybe some of you could shed some light on the legalities of building or importing one to the UK and ultimately being able to fly it?
The Searey in Ireland is G-CREY, and the only information I could find about it is on the following websites:
https://searey.wordpress.com/
http://ilas.ie/new-searey-amphibian-g-crey-for-sale/
Also, if this video doesn't make you want to fly one of these little 2 seater amphibs, you must be mad
https://youtu.be/MA4xPLUFtaQ
Thanks!
Mr. Chips