Tim Reicker

Hampton

Canada

Profile Information:

Aircraft Model
STOL CH 701
Project Status
Flying
Building From
Purchased finished aircraft
Engine installed (or plan to install)
Rotax 912
Your website (about your aircraft...)
http://timandcathy2009@hotmail.com
Building Experience
No Experience
Flying Experience
Sport Pilot (or Ultralight), None
Building and Flying Info / Your Profession / Other Background Info
I worked for worksafe NB. for 34 years. When I turned 40 i decided to move my life long dream of flying an ultralight off water to the front burner and left NB for Ontario to learn to Paramotor as a cheap steeping stone. I was happy to Paramotor for about 13 years but still had the life long dream of flying a fixed wing ultralight off water when my buddy who had started flying paramotors at around the same time as I did but went on to become a certified flight instructor for both Paramotors & fixed wing ultralights introduced me to the 701 on Floats that he was refurbishing. He never built it, he had found it being hangered and picked it up as a project.Once it was completed I purchased it, took fixed wing training and am now on my way to fulfilling my life long dream. I am also now retired so hopfully will have more time for flying..
Home Airport (ie. KMYJ)
Ossekeak Creak Hampton NB. Canada.

Comment Wall:

  • Wayne Woloshin

    Welcome to the Forum, if you ever get to Ontario or I get to New Brunswick I hope we could meet up.

    Apr 14, 2017

  • Harry Letkeman

    Hello Tim, and congratulations on fulfilling your dreams.
    I wanted to fly since I was a kid, and built several wings from wood and aluminum growing up, luckily I did not kill myself, but none of them were a success. When a friend of mine got a powered paraglider, but had no one to train him, I tried it and self taught myself to fly it. It was a unit that was built by someone using a solo210 motor. It was not very well built, and me teaching myself was rough on the unit, so it was only functional for about a year until I permantly hung it on the wall in my garage. I have since built and flown my zenith for several years.

    Regards
    Harry

    Apr 15, 2017