Editor's note: This plane is now owned by Randy Skiba of Alberta Canada.
Owner: Bob Freeman Built by Phil Deturck. Completed (kit 7) and test flown by Bob Freeman July 2000. Flew Advanced through 2004. It has a very judgeable paint scheme. The photo with Bob was made on the ramp at Nationals. Bob was a member of the 2010 United States Advanced Aerobatic team. Moved to and have been in Unlimited since then.
- Hartzell 2 Blade Claw, very rare propeller, serial Number 1 prop.
- Lycon parallel valve engine with dynamically counterweighted crankshaft.
- Front governor pad. Pressure cowl.
- Lightspeed CDI.
- Removable GPS / gyro panel replaced by giant sequence card holder.
- Smoke system.
- Removable wing tips with strobe/nav lights.
- 5.00 x 5 tires with carbon fiber wheel pants (source Greg Panzl).
Photo #1 by Marijke Unger, aided by Doedo Schipper at the controls of photo ship "Loki"
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Here's an update on this
Here's an update on this airframe.
I purchased it from Randy Skiba in 2019, It's based near Calgary, Alberta, flying under the registration C-GXRS.
I have flown it in Advanced up until 2024 - I was part of the Canadian Advanced aerobatoc team for WAAC 2023
Started flying Unlimited in 2024
I have made several changes over the years:
Most recently I gutted the airframe, completely rewired the plane, and upgraded the avionics
Latest avionics include:
Added a new smoke pump and smoke lines from smoking airplanes.