Newbie with Gull2000

[moushegiancarl]

Curious what your single seat wing span is.They vary from a nimble 20' to the soaring Gull 28'They all have crisp handling .Where do you hanger it ?       Carl in Virginia Beach

[blaswichk]

Mine has got the 20’ wing, and it is hangared in Arlington, Washington (state), about an hour north of Seattle.

[ukey4917]

Hi Carl and all,Mine is Gull2000 with 20ft wing. Soon it will be hangared at W90. Now it is at 7VG0. I want to learn to fly it. (I have a CFI who will ferry it to W90.) Great specs and I so admire the work of MBierle. I have some ideas (from reading the rules) about getting a sign off for a single seat experimental.  I have about 50 hrs over 3 yrs with senior CFI in Cessna 150 and maybe 20 hrs in a J-4. I began this journey interested in ultralights: such as Kolb Firefly and Belite. I have not yet flown Belite but it is 103 type and a senior pilot has flown it and says it flies fine. Now onto the Gull2000 love affair: I had Christmas in June yesterday when I received a 4lb package of materials from the previous owner. I now have articles, manuals, and even some correspondence from MBierle to RonNoland dated 2001. Carl, come to W90 sometime and I will show you around the land of Rucker Tibbs. I wish I could go to Santa Margureta CA and learn with MBierle. More as we go.Tommy

[blaswichk]

Gary, your time in the C-150 will pay-off hugely in learning to fly the Gull 2000. Other than the engine in the back and lack of a horizontal cowl surface to peer over, and a right hand stick vs a left hand yoke, the in-flight characteristics and operating speeds are similar. I owned a C-150 for about 12 years, (about 17 years ago now), and take my BFR in a friends C-150. What I find is that the C-150 feels heavier in the flight controls, is a bit more ponderous, and floats longer in the landing phase. When I get back in the Gull, it feels like a sports car again. you will love the flight, and they are just fun to fly, and every landing is a challenge to get it just perfect and roll the wheels on. Enjoy your ride, you won’t be dissapointed!

Kess in Arlington, Wa