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Bill, I have not given up on the Brantly by any means. They are a nice flying machine for sure. The budget is not my primary concern either. What I buy will be paid for with cash and it will not be insured, so if I roll it over I have to be comfortable with the loss which I am. What does concern me ...

Tom,

Are you an A&P? Last name Callahan maybe? I believe your name was in the logs of my old B2B.

Ron, I'm sorry, I did not know they were only $6k each. I was told new ones were not even available at this time at any price. I am leary of the used ones for obvious reasons. I am also concerned as to why they are cracking. The actual inspection does not bother me, but worrying constantly about pos...

Bryan, The 10 gallons per hour is not a big deal to me. I only intend to fly 50 hours per year x 10 GPH x $5 = $2500. Jet fuel is everywhere and you do not need to worry about mixing oil or carrying it with you. The XE will burn 5 GPH x 50 hours x $6 (AVGAS is more money and oil expense) = $1,500. T...

Roger that Bryan. Sometimes it is better to buy one from someone that has flown it 50 hours or so. Many builders are more interested in building the perfect machine than flying. I would rather fly. You can sometimes pick up a machine really dialed in for the kit cost or a little over. I'm just tryin...

Bryan, Yes, the builder MUST do 51% if they want to register it with an N#; otherwise, it is an illegal aircraft and cannot be flown except for two conditions: 1: If it is a FAR 103 compliant ultralight 2. If it is LSA. No rotorcraft are LSA, so the mosquito is out. I have no problem building the he...

Well, That makes a difference! I am a ASEL/AMEL Comm. It seems that I should just buy the XE with the standard gear brand new and fly it after getting some re-current training. If I build the unit I can maintain it myself. If not, I can pay someone local to sign off a condition inspection. There is ...

Tom, I agree. That Brantly is very nice, but neither aircraft is insurable for a decent premium. You will have $40-$60k in a GOOD Brantly and then you have to deal with the possibility of $30k worth of blades cracking, Formsprags that cannot be rebuilt, etc. With the Mosquito you can replace the eng...

Also, can someone explain this to me - from the manufacturers website: "Licensing: No license is required to fly the Mosquito Air or the Mosquito XEL in the US. A private fixed wing license is required to fly the Mosquito XE in the US. A private helicopter license is required to fly the Mosquit...

Now, that is a nice feature. Not that I would fly it illegally, but it gives you the option to take it experimental later with little modification if you can get the paperwork through. I like the idea of no registration, no annual, and parts that cost less than $10k :D I wonder what they fly like? I...

And there you go... Ulralight legal helicopter with a cabin and floats for safety should you happen to land in water. Cheap little machine to run. About the same price as a high-end gyroplane and the ability to go vertical.

Does it only hold 5 gallons or less? That is a stipulation for 103.

I have been researching the Mosquito quite a bit. The Mosquito Air which is the ultralight legal version is a good little machine if you are willing to operate underthe 103 rules (can't fly over populated areas and in controlled airspace) You have to understand controlled airspace includes class E a...

Not sure why those links are not working. Just go into YouTube and search baronpilot2bb or brantly helicopter and they should come up.

Hi Guys, I was going through my old videos and found some solo flights I made back in my B2B in 2003. I'm sorry for the quality. These were shot from an old VHS-C camcorder that I velcroed to the center console. It was a very dreary winter day with a 500 ft or less ceiling. The first video was taken...

Ron,

In your estimation, what would it take to get this machine airworthy and smooth? The engine sitting 10 years has me concerned. Thank you!