“The Foxbat is a very forgiving plane – ideal for a student and a low time pilot.
Rodney Finlayson ZU-FIN Eva’s Field Hilton.”
Thanks for a very interesting intro flight in the Foxbat - what a great aircraft. Even after not flying for nearly 30 years I found myself getting the feel of the plane almost straight away. The stall characteristics are very gentle ( miss the stall warning hooter going off in my ear), the handling is a lot more responsive then the C150 I remember.The all round visibility cannot be beaten. I found the controls a bit strange - throttle left-hand and stick right-hand and no toe brakes - something to adjust to, however that being said it is really a great aircraft.
Kind Regards
Errol Boxall
Property Consultant
Good day Noel,
Why I like to fly the Foxbat? This is a good question & a long story.
On average I undertake +/- 60 commercial flights a year for business purposes. I often dreamed of being able to pilot my own flight, but only managed radio control planes. During one flight early last year I bought the African Pilot magazine which tweaked my interest even further. Up to October 2009 my flying was limited to “Flight Unlimited III” simulator on my pc. While on a business trip to Mombasa October last year I was invited to fly in a Piper Colt PA22. This one hour flight (with 45 minutes at the yoke) further tweaked my interest in flying.
On 28 Nov 2009 I was fortunate enough to be invited by Donald Hicks to fly with him in ZU-EPY. After 2.9 hours flying between Emoyeni, Richmond, Light Flight and Ballito, Donald’s parting words were “forget the simulator & go fly a Foxbat”. On 11 Dec 2009 I had my first lesson with Light Flight instructed by Noel. Now at a total of five lessons and 5.7 hours flying time, the Foxbat must be one of the easiest LSA planes to learn to fly.
Best Regards,
Nick Carrington flying out of Light Flight
