{"id":2580,"date":"2015-09-03T06:31:19","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T20:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/?p=2580"},"modified":"2015-09-03T06:31:19","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T20:31:19","slug":"bat-out-of-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/?p=2580","title":{"rendered":"Bat out of heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"G-YOLO<\/a>

G-YOLO owner John Mann (L) with UK Aeroprakt agent Ray Everett (R) – click picture for article<\/p><\/div>\n

Microlight Flying – the British Microlight Aircraft Association (BMAA)<\/a> magazine – has recently published a flight test of what in the UK is called the ‘Foxbat A22 Super Sport’. This aircraft is the kit version of the current A22L2 model, with a 450 kilo gross weight on an empty weight of about 264 kilos.<\/p>\n

I like the call sign of the test aircraft – G-YOLO<\/a> – which owner John Mann says stands for ‘You Only Live Once’. The aircraft is painted in ‘mid-life crisis red’ he says. A man after my own heart!<\/p>\n

It’s good to see UK Aeroprakt distributor Ray Everitt of Dragon Aviation<\/a> appearing on camera – he played a large part in building my first A22 Foxbat all those years ago. That first (kit) Foxbat\u00a0was originally registered G-XBAT and I brought it\u00a0to Australia in early 2002. It subsequently became VH-VPH and then, when sold, 28-4163. As far as I know, it is still flying, somewhere in New South Wales and is the only original design, ‘long-wing’ A22 in Australia.<\/p>\n

Imported\u00a0Australian Foxbats after G-XBAT\u00a0(which, by the way, was the first aircraft I ever owned) were initially\u00a0the A22L model, which had a slightly shorter wing, slightly higher stall, and better cruise speed. (For reference, the stall on that first ‘long-wing’ A22\u00a0was just under\u00a025 knots!) The 450 kilos gross A22L was effectively superseded in Australia by the very popular 600 kilo gross weight A22LS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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