Well done Neil! Many congratulations on such a success!

Many thanks Ben!

I wonder if anyone can help me source a new phenolic bush for where the noseleg enters the tube attached to the fuselage? As you can see from the attached piccy, besides repairing the metal lugs that limit nosewheel movement, I need a new bush!

Many thanks!

Adam

She's looking very good - keep it up!

Can I ask how much you paid for the canopy? I need one for G-AVKI ( is there much difference between a Mk 3 and a Mk 2 canopy?)

Regards

Adam

Following my engine failure last year (elsewhere on the forum), the Nipper is slowly coming back together but I'm in real need of a new canopy. Can anyone help?

Many thanks Rob!

While I ponder the way ahead regarding how the work gets done, I think I need to start sourcing the major parts. Anyone got any good ideas for getting a canopy or a noseleg? (Unfortunately, the noseleg that was on this forum a few months back has gone.)

Adam

Thanks John, (and it's 20 years since we were on the Fighting Cocks together!). I'm aware of 5 Nipper forced landings and yours is the only one I know about where you stayed right way up - well done! Unfortunately, the insurance doesn't stretch to covering the damage to G-AVKI, so it's self-funding ...

I'm now in the market for a new canopy, a propellor and a noseleg. In fact, the reality is that Gary and I have neither the skill (in my case) nor the time (for both of us) to repair G-AVKI ourselves. Thus I'd be grateful for any advice on how to move forward. We could either pay for someone to do t...

Note the damage to the fin when the aircraft flipped over. I'm not sure if that's a design feature to protect the cockpit!

G-AVKI once righted by passers-by. Looking somewhat sorry for herself. The field had only been recently ploughed as previously it had been set-aside pasture!

This was the approximate view out of the right hand side of the cockpit when the engine stopped. You can see the threshold of R/W26 on the right. The X marks where I landed and I've also marked the wind direction.

Hello all, I thought I would share my recent misadventure in G-AVKI, because the fact that I emerged from the incident completely unscathed I put down, at least partially, to having read a previous report on a fatal Nipper accident. So in the interest of sharing experience, here's my story: On Sat 6...

I’ve recently become the proud owner of G-AVKI (and many thanks to Ray for completing a fantastic restoration!) and am looking forward to Nippering around the skies of West Norfolk over the next few months. However, before I start flying away from my home field, the first job is to fit an aerial ont...