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Having owned the Breezer outright for the last four years, I think it's now time to share the joy of just being able to turn up and fly your aeroplane with someone else

It's an incredibly benign day tourer, kept in a metal hangar at a grass strip S of Leighton Buzzard. The furthest places I've taken it to date are Friedrichshafen and Bordeaux.

BRS equipped: 357kg empty / 600kg all up. (Viv and I can always go full-fuel, full-bags, full-stomachs . Anyone up to about 6'2" and 15st should be alright - 100kg seat limit.

Picture here:

https://www.caa.co.uk/applicationmodules/ginfo/ginfo_photo.aspx?regmark=G-OVIV&imgname=G-OVIV001&imgtype=JPG

Why wait for a Sting, especially if you're not near Shobdon

lol Pete

Just wish I was nearer Leighton Buzzard.

Your link no longer works, can you re-post?
What are the costs?

New link on a great aircraft (wish he was in based in Norfolk)

I'll leave Pete to supply the info on costs.

Alan_D wrote:Your link no longer works, can you re-post?
What are the costs?

Current hull value's around £60K - the oldest one is on AT Aviation's site at the moment for a little less, but that doesn't have a BRS.

But not necessarily looking for a full half share or even equity.

I've done various spreadsheets for combinations of equity and non-equity. Fixed costs are roughly:
£4000 annual and bits - the odd new tyre and other wearable stuff
£1200 insurance
£1700 hangarage

I assume 20L planning, UL91 - so around £35/hr variable.

At 100 hours a year, assume something like £110 an hour or so for wet no-equity - its whether the Rotax 100hr check is needed or not. Obviously less if we can get the utilisation up to 150-200, but I reckon that would be pushing it.

(And Simon - thanks for editing and being nice about the a/c )

Bump - worth another punt while there's still sunshine about (although it's nissing down as I write this).

Don't really mind what proportion of the aircraft you want to own - just share the bills a little and get it flown a sensible amount per year.

Pete,

Interested in this and keen to find out more.
You have PM!

A second careful owner?

Didn't know you had already shared the aircraft; who is this doyen of aviation?

Rob P

Having now found a 2nd possible careful owner, we think the ideal number for a group for this aircraft is three.

As previous, it's basically a day tourer - easy to fly, non-aerobatic, good visibility but you can't truck that much stuff around or eat too many pies. Think MG Midget of the skies, albeit a bit more technologically advanced.

Being made of out of finest German Bacofoil, it's structurally simple but nowhere near as robust as a C152 - so favours a gentle touch.

Share(s) still available. We won't go over 4 in the group, I think. 3 would be ideal

Why do these things never appear further north.

The other UK based Breezer is at Spanhoe - is that far enough?

It's not what I want (I like a bit of night and IMC) but I did get to fly this aeroplane recently (thank you Pete) and it is a flipping delight. Light, responsive, great view, lovely condition. It was very noticeable how quiet and smooth is the engine installation. The only other Rotax I have flown was in a Tecnam and that sounded like a bag of spanners. Not the Breezer. About the only very slight negative is that it seemed to be a bit more sensitive to atmospheric bumps than the 1000 kg stuff that I am used to but that's physics. Beautiful strip that is easy to find.

At Turweston for it's annual but still looking to add another owner in the next year or so. Available for viewing now we're all let out again.