Foxbat Australia delivers 100th Foxbat!

Tyabb Airfield, 21^st April 2013 – Foxbat Australia celebrates delivery of the 100^th factory built Aeroprakt A22 Foxbat in Australia. New owners, Heather and Bill Haynes from Caboolture Recreational Aviation received the keys from Yuriy Yakovlyev, CEO of Aeroprakt Limited and designer of the A22, who had travelled from Kiev in Ukraine specially for the celebration. The event was attended by past, current and future Foxbat owners as well as representatives from suppliers and other aviation organisations which have helped to make the Foxbat such a success.

The 100^th Foxbat will be available for training and hire at Caboolture Airfield, on the Sunshine Coast to the north of Brisbane in Queensland. ‘We bought the aircraft primarily for flying training because it’s easy to fly and has a great view out. The safe handling and short take-off and landing capabilities are also attractive to many of our customers,’ said Heather and Bill.

Apart from his duties at Aeroprakt, Yuriy and his co-pilot son are the current European Ultralight Precision Flying Champions.

Yuriy has the final word: ‘there is only one danger with this aircraft,’ he says, ‘when you have one you’ll fall in love with it and never want to fly anything else.’ As a champion pilot, he probably knows what he’s talking about!

New Foxbat with club lease back opportunity

If you're looking for a way of minimising your flying costs - here is the opportunity for you!

Have a look at the Used Aircraft section - clik here or on the 'Used Aircraft' tab above.

URGENT! Dynon SkyView Service Bulletin

Dynon Avionics has issued a service bulletin affecting their SV-D1000 and SV-D700 screens. A significant number of Foxbats are fitted with these screens - so please read the service bulletin as soon as possible - see link below.

Not all screens are affected. The bulletin explains how to check if your screen is affected and what to do if it is.

DON'T WAIT! Check NOW!

Link: http://www.dynonavionics.com/docs/support_bulletin_021113.html

BBC TV clip - wild goat muster, Australian style!

Have a look at our Videos page for a short film on goat mustering, using motorbikes and a Foxbat. This is what outback flying in a Foxbat is all about! Click here to take you straight to the video on YouTube.

MTOW decals for Foxbat owners

In the past, Foxbat Australia understood that under the LSA regulations, a decal showing Maximum Take Off Weight (MTOW) was not required on LSA aircraft. However, RA-Aus now requires this decal to be affixed to the instrument panel of all LSA aircraft - you will find this out when you apply for renewal of your registration, when RA-Aus will request a photo of the panel, with the decal in place.

As a service to all A22LS Foxbat owners, I can provide one of these decals free of charge - just email me with your Foxbat serial number, registration number and your postal address and I'll mail you a decal - free of charge!

Emails to: peter@foxbat.com.au