Greetings Earthlings.. very small Guzzi content

[Chuck in Indiana]

[wrbix]

First flight?
Airframe and engine details?

[Dharma Bum]

Way cool !!

[Chuck in Indiana]

First flight?
Airframe and engine details?

No, I have 13 hours on it now. It's a scratch built ultralight (wood wings, 4130 fuselage, aluminum tail, all fabric covered) called a "Legal Eagle."
Powerplant is a 3 cylinder Verner from the Czech Republic.. 42 thundering horsepower supplemented with a stick bird from John A. 

[Gliderjohn]

Damn it Chuck quit making me drool. That thing looks like just plain fun. Do you hang an elbow out the "window"?
GliderJohn

[cliffrod]

Very cool.

[czakky82]

I do see the Guzzi content.

I’ve always thought that motorcyclists are just pilots on a budget.

[JJ]

Way cool!  Would like to see a full photo of the entire plane...(please?)

[RinkRat II]

 WAAAAY Cool Chuck!! Glad to see you've slipped the surly bonds of earth by your own devices. Congrats!

   Paul B

[normzone]

Like most mortals, I envy you.

[ray bear]

Took me a while to find the very small Guzzi content and then I saw the eagle on the dash , well done

[Chuck in Indiana]

Way cool!  Would like to see a full photo of the entire plane...(please?)

Sure thing, JJ. Here, I had just brought the observation ship back from a sortie over the Western front. No enemy ships or balloons spotted. 

Damn it Chuck quit making me drool. That thing looks like just plain fun. Do you hang an elbow out the "window"?
GliderJohn

Yes, yes I do.

[bad Chad]

Where are the cup holders?

[JJ]

Sure thing, JJ. Here, I had just brought the observation ship back from a sortie over the Western front. No enemy ships or balloons spotted. 
Yes, yes I do.

That's just FABULOUS!!  Thanks, Chuck!  You are a creative and very brave man!

[Tkelly]

What’s the gas mileage and cruising speed?

[s1120]

That is so cool!!  Ive never seen one of those engines before.

[guzzisteve]

Sweet, you must have fixed the fuel leak.

[SIR REAL ED]

Sure thing, JJ. Here, I had just brought the observation ship back from a sortie over the Western front. No enemy ships or balloons spotted. 
Yes, yes I do.

Very cool.  Hopefully you have a leather helmet, googles, and a scarf to wear while flying.....

[guido guzzi]

Whoa! Chuck, you're batman! 

[Chuck in Indiana]

What’s the gas mileage and cruising speed?

Depends on rpm, but 57 mph at 2050 about 2 gallons per hour.

Very cool.  Hopefully you have a leather helmet, googles, and a scarf to wear while flying.....

Of course.  The goggles aren't necessary, though. The scarf keeps the shoulder harness from chafing my delicate neck, and the helmet keeps my hairstyle from getting disarranged so I can chat up the ladies in the pub after a mission.

[RinkRat II]

     Hopefully we'll see some nose art in the future

     Paul B

[normzone]

I was going to ask about radios and ceiling limits, but now that I've seen the aircraft, I withdraw the question.

Instead I will ask, "Who was your aircraft mentor?".

[guzziart]

Nice!

[jrt]

How's the weather in Tipperary this time of year?
Seriously- that is awesome.

[Huzo]

You bastard Chuck…
I fly Pawnees, Cessna’s, CSU retract endorsement, Unrestricted PPL with glider instructor rating with 2,000 hrs and thought I was having fun…
Now I know I’ve done nothing…
I REALLY want to fly something like that. I find you incredible, to build and fly it is enchanting.
Your attention to detail is Canuck 750 esque.
Crazy, classy madness…

[Chuck in Indiana]

I was going to ask about radios and ceiling limits, but now that I've seen the aircraft, I withdraw the question.

Instead I will ask, "Who was your aircraft mentor?".

That's an interesting question, Norman. Marlin Gibson, "Giibby" a first generation aircraft mechanic, took me under his wing so to speak. As usual with me, when I get interested in something, I want to learn all I can about it. He looked over my shoulder when I built my first airplane in the early 60s. During that time, the EAA published "Engineering for the amateur builder" by Raoul Hoffman, Matty Laird's chief engineer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Hoffman
I learned a lot from both of those guys.
This is my 7th and most likely last airplane project.. but it's been a good run.

[Chuck in Indiana]

You bastard Chuck…
I fly Pawnees, Cessna’s, CSU retract endorsement, Unrestricted PPL with glider instructor rating with 2,000 hrs and thought I was having fun…
Now I know I’ve done nothing…
I REALLY want to fly something like that. I find you incredible, to build and fly it is enchanting.
Your attention to detail is Canuck 750 esque.
Crazy, classy madness…

Thankya, Huzo.. Thankya.  To be put in the same sentence as our Canuckistanian is high praise, indeed. Over my (gasp) 65 years of flying, I've been fortunate to fly a *lot* of different aircraft.. antiques, homebuilts, two place putt putts up through several twins. I've flown all over the country, and one memorable trip to southern Mexico. One of my best friends was a professional pilot, so that is where the twin stuff came from. He's the guy I built the Great Lakes for.
That said, I'm having more fun with this little booger than I can remember. The Pitts was a hoot, but it was demanding. I can just hop in Bullet in t shirt and shorts, and cruise around just high enough to keep from hitting something,  and enjoy operating a pure "stick and rudder" flying machine.
Here's my old friend Mike flying Bullet. Just a crappy sell fone video by an inexperienced operator..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eVsE2MhLMM&t=41s

[LowRyter]

oh my. 

[9fingers]

Oh that is super cool! Can you mount a machine gun on it? That would be extra fun!
Scott

[Chuck in Indiana]

Oh that is super cool! Can you mount a machine gun on it? That would be extra fun!
Scott

Naa, too heavy. It's just an observation ship..Gotta keep it as light as possible, ya know.