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Seeing some amazing stuff with the family in Mozambique. Flying a Bathawk with my buddy, bush pilot extraordinaire, Janneman Conradie. Yesterday, with the rest of the family in a Bell Jet Ranger, flight of two low over the park. A few pics here. Some more pics and video to come when I get back.


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Nice pics.... I especially like the shot of the chopper with the sun behind it :like :pop

Very nice :koolaid

I hope you are not missing your new turbo toilet too much? Must be hard for you reverting to toilet paper, now you are used to getting your butt blow dried? :violin :laughing :rofl :yoda2 :Wolvie

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It's good to be you Lofty!
Enjoy my friend. That is a beautiful place for sure.
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Wow! Way to experience life.


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Just adding a video my son put together of our trip to Mozambique. Pretty cool I thought
[vimeo]180446263 [/vimeo]

https://vimeo.com/180446263?ref=em-share


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Awesome! Thanks for sharing that.


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Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

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That's a massive donk on the front of the fox bat :eek

What is it? Is that a rotax 915? :noidea

Sure is a big mofo :like a few horsies to spare :koolaid :lick :laughing :wol2 :Wolvie

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Looks like a Jabiru 3300.
120 horse pressure


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elwood wrote:
Looks like a Jabiru 3300.
120 horse pressure

Actually it's a Camit 135 hp. Camit apparently make the engine for Jabiru, and Jabiru make some mods on theirs.
The aircraft is called a Bat Hawk, I think that's also a mod of the Foxbat. Bat Hawk are a South African company. They are trying to expand into the US market. The guy we flew with in the video, Janneman Conradie, and the owner's son Terry, are with me at the moment in Florida. They are exploring bringing in 51% kits and looking at being based here in Deland. Should have one of these aircraft here in the next few months. Looks like I may be a little involved in the aircraft business - guaranteed to make me poor. :)
They reckon they can bring these in ready to fly at $45k, so they are sure they can be really competitive with 51% kits.
Really a great performing little aircraft, and very easy to fly.
Also assembly, maintenance etc will be very basic. I think they can really mimic what companies like Autogyro have done with 51% kits that can be ready to go in a couple of weeks.


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loftus wrote:
Looks like I may be a little involved in the aircraft business - guaranteed to make me poor. :)
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My heart bleeds for you :violin :lie :laughing

At least you can go to work and play with boobies all day :ugeek: :laughing

Lucky barstarge.... :calmdown :laughing (until Mrs Jones comes in and she has hers tucked in her belt) :eek :realcrazy :puke3 :yoda2 :Wolvie

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