The Monsun at Biggin G-AYPE, has been a group aircraft since about 1974. Some of the current owners were the original group owners. I had my share in that aircraft from 1990 to 1996. It is the oldest group at Biggin of the few light aircraft still there !!!! I have owned my current RV6 for 15 years, took it away from Biggin last May and sold two one third shares to a couple of friends.
I was thinking about 'YPE while reading Page 1 - I recall seeing her at Biggin in '75 or '77 and as far as I can recall she's had the current scheme for most of those years?
Hooligan wrote:I was thinking about 'YPE while reading Page 1 - I recall seeing her at Biggin in '75 or '77 and as far as I can recall she's had the current scheme for most of those years?
When I was learning to fly at Air Touring in 1973, it was the original colour scheme of white over red bottom of the fuselage. There was another Monsun in the club G-AZDD which was same scheme but orange.
Bought my SF260 (secondhand) in May 1984 and still can't think of another aircraft I could replace her with. At 35 years 7 months that's a lot more than half my adult life; wish I had kept the car I owned at that time!