Original Posted By: Wayne and Kathy
I know I may sound like a heretic, but I've got an opportunity to buy a flying Horizon 2 (Fisher Aero design).I'ts got an 80HP Limbach with 65 hrs on it.Does anybody know anything (good or bad) about this design or engine?I probably won't stop building the Piet. But at the rate I'm going, I may be to old to fly it by the time I'm done;-)Dean Dayton - deandayton(at)hotmail.com________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: substitute?
Pietenpol-List: Re: substitute?
Original Posted By: oil can
Dean Dayton wrote:> > I know I may sound like a heretic, but I've got an opportunity to buy a> flying Horizon 2 (Fisher Aero design).> > I'ts got an 80HP Limbach with 65 hrs on it.> > Does anybody know anything (good or bad) about this design or engine?> > I probably won't stop building the Piet. But at the rate I'm going, I> may be to old to fly it by the time I'm done;-)> > Dean Dayton - deandayton(at)hotmail.com> The Limbach is a VW conversion from Germany and is purportedly verygood. As for the fisher horizon , I've only heard good things. Howeveras with any airplane make sure and do a thorough inspection and historycheck.Wayne________________________________________________________________________________
Dean Dayton wrote:> > I know I may sound like a heretic, but I've got an opportunity to buy a> flying Horizon 2 (Fisher Aero design).> > I'ts got an 80HP Limbach with 65 hrs on it.> > Does anybody know anything (good or bad) about this design or engine?> > I probably won't stop building the Piet. But at the rate I'm going, I> may be to old to fly it by the time I'm done;-)> > Dean Dayton - deandayton(at)hotmail.com> The Limbach is a VW conversion from Germany and is purportedly verygood. As for the fisher horizon , I've only heard good things. Howeveras with any airplane make sure and do a thorough inspection and historycheck.Wayne________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: substitute?
Original Posted By: Wkoucky(at)aol.com
x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"Dean,Two friends just got a Horizon signed off by the FAA a couple of weeksago. Nice plane. I had it about a foot off the ground so far. They put aregular VW on it. I give you their phone numbers if you are interestedin calling them. They are not on line.Craig________________________________________________________________________________
x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"Dean,Two friends just got a Horizon signed off by the FAA a couple of weeksago. Nice plane. I had it about a foot off the ground so far. They put aregular VW on it. I give you their phone numbers if you are interestedin calling them. They are not on line.Craig________________________________________________________________________________
> Re: substitute?
Original Posted By: "David B. Schober"
Well, I did it. I bought a the Fisher Horizon 2 prototype from Mike Fisher. It hasn't flown in about 5 years. He kept it in the showroom (and hauled it around to airshows). He's going to do an annual on it and I should have it in a couple of weeks.If your interested, there is a picture at http://www.glness.com/fisher/horizon2.html>Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 21:35:11 -0500>From: Craig Lawler >Subject: Re: substitute?>To: Pietenpol Discussion >Reply-to: Pietenpol Discussion >>Dean,>>Two friends just got a Horizon signed off by the FAA a couple of weeks>ago. Nice plane. I had it about a foot off the ground so far. They put a>regular VW on it. I give you their phone numbers if you are interested>in calling them. They are not on line.>>Craig>________________________________________________________________________________
Well, I did it. I bought a the Fisher Horizon 2 prototype from Mike Fisher. It hasn't flown in about 5 years. He kept it in the showroom (and hauled it around to airshows). He's going to do an annual on it and I should have it in a couple of weeks.If your interested, there is a picture at http://www.glness.com/fisher/horizon2.html>Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 21:35:11 -0500>From: Craig Lawler >Subject: Re: substitute?>To: Pietenpol Discussion >Reply-to: Pietenpol Discussion >>Dean,>>Two friends just got a Horizon signed off by the FAA a couple of weeks>ago. Nice plane. I had it about a foot off the ground so far. They put a>regular VW on it. I give you their phone numbers if you are interested>in calling them. They are not on line.>>Craig>________________________________________________________________________________
> > Re: substitute?
Original Posted By: John Fay
This is an interesting trend. The Christavia designer, Ron Mason, justrecently sold the prototype of his MK 1. I'm sure you have a good plane. I've admired Fisher's designs for years and would love to build one of hisTiger Moth replicas. Hmmm... I could see a pretty yellow and black RCAFpaint scheme with that big greenhouse canopy.... KenOn Mon, 22 Feb 1999, Dean Dayton wrote:> Well, I did it. I bought a the Fisher Horizon 2 prototype from Mike > Fisher. It hasn't flown in about 5 years. He kept it in the showroom > (and hauled it around to airshows). He's going to do an annual on it > and I should have it in a couple of weeks.> > If your interested, there is a picture at > http://www.glness.com/fisher/horizon2.html> > > >Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 21:35:11 -0500> >From: Craig Lawler > >Subject: Re: substitute?> >To: Pietenpol Discussion > >Reply-to: Pietenpol Discussion > >> >Dean,> >> >Two friends just got a Horizon signed off by the FAA a couple of weeks> >ago. Nice plane. I had it about a foot off the ground so far. They put > a> >regular VW on it. I give you their phone numbers if you are interested> >in calling them. They are not on line.> >> >Craig> >> > > ________________________________________________________________________________
This is an interesting trend. The Christavia designer, Ron Mason, justrecently sold the prototype of his MK 1. I'm sure you have a good plane. I've admired Fisher's designs for years and would love to build one of hisTiger Moth replicas. Hmmm... I could see a pretty yellow and black RCAFpaint scheme with that big greenhouse canopy.... KenOn Mon, 22 Feb 1999, Dean Dayton wrote:> Well, I did it. I bought a the Fisher Horizon 2 prototype from Mike > Fisher. It hasn't flown in about 5 years. He kept it in the showroom > (and hauled it around to airshows). He's going to do an annual on it > and I should have it in a couple of weeks.> > If your interested, there is a picture at > http://www.glness.com/fisher/horizon2.html> > > >Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 21:35:11 -0500> >From: Craig Lawler > >Subject: Re: substitute?> >To: Pietenpol Discussion > >Reply-to: Pietenpol Discussion > >> >Dean,> >> >Two friends just got a Horizon signed off by the FAA a couple of weeks> >ago. Nice plane. I had it about a foot off the ground so far. They put > a> >regular VW on it. I give you their phone numbers if you are interested> >in calling them. They are not on line.> >> >Craig> >> > > ________________________________________________________________________________