Comet Duo

Many thanks to Henk Wadman for the following excellent shots of two Comets operating as a display pair together with smoke systems - D-MSLK ( s/n 021 ) and OO-F77 ( s/n 041 )  

Steve

Incident - Bretigny, Sours, France - FK-12 Comet

French FK-12 Comet 974-GJ c/s F-JMBS is believed to have been written off in an accident at Bretigny, Sours on 27.8.16  - the Comet is said to have hit a farm barn building.  I have no more details - more information welcomed.

Comet - New "Civilisation" colour scheme

I recently received some new photos from pilot Dejan P in Macedonia showing the new colour scheme on his FK-12 Comet.

The scheme has a civilisation theme - The port side shows the ancient Mayan people, the starboard side shows an ancient Egyptian theme. Both sides feature an astronomical comet flying across the sky an event that would have been viewed with wonder by these ancient civilisations. The airbrush painting was done by artist Kire Cvetkoski.

And here it is with the local Macedonian registration Z3-UA-005 applied

This Comet is c/n 055 and was previously D-MARS.

Many thanks to Dejan for sharing this Comet news.

Comet sun and fun in Carcassonne

Pilot Pascal sent me a weblink to a video of him flying his FK-12 Comet #083 over sunny southern France. Great scenery and lovely old towns - have a look via

Thanks Pascal, looks a lot of fun for you and your passengers.

Yet another Comet comes to France

Comet #107 has arrived in France. Built new in 2013 this Comet originally went to Italy as I-B551, this was the first Comet to be fitted with the Rotax 912iS engine.

This Comet has now been re-registered with French Dept registration "08-OC".

I'd like to thank Francois for telling me about his purchase of Comet #107.


Steve

Eight Comets visit the UK

A mini armada of eight FK-12 Comets flew to the UK last weekend flying into the airfield at Fowlmere near Cambridge. The Pilots and passengers flew to the UK to attend the Flying Legends warbird airshow held at nearby Duxford. Among the eight was the "Monster Comet" D-MXZZ

The Comets that flew to Fowlmere, UK were,

D-MCVW, D-MEJH, D-MOKU, D-MOND, D-MTAP, D-MVCW(2), D-MXZZ and OO-F77.

FK-12 Comet S2 D-MXZZ at Fowlmere UK 11.7.15

The Monster Comet is powered by a UL Power 350is engine uprated to produce approx 140HP. The engine is fully aerobatic with fuel injection. This machine first flew in October 2014 and is based at Giessen, Lutzellinden ( EDFL ). A second Monster Comet is currently in production.

Some info on the UL Power 350is engine here

See Youtube video below of the Monster Comet in action

Steve

Fatal Comet accident - 22nd May 2015

Sad news - FK-12 Comet D-MYHS crashed on 22nd May 2015 killing the pilot. The accident happened near the airport of Hauts-de-Chée in Condé-en-Barrois, Dept 55, France. The aircraft c/n 035 was built in 2000 and crashed into a farmers field.


The local L'Est Republicain news reported the following - Translation via Google Translate  


http://www.estrepublicain.fr/edition-de-bar-le-duc/2015/05/23/crash-mortel-d-ulm-aux-hauts-de-chee-appel-a-temoins



""As part of the investigation following the crash of an ultralight aircraft that occurred Friday afternoon near the airport of Hauts-de-Chée in Condé-en-Barrois, gendarmerie appealed to witnesses . Anyone who can provide useful information to the investigation is asked to contact the brigade of Bar-le-Duc.

In all likelihood, the accident in which the 70-year Alsatian driver lost his life occurred Friday between 15 am and 16 pm.

It is a villager who about 17 ha made the sad discovery. Going for a ride in his field, as she saw a bunch of junk making proved to be the ULM. She promptly told the town hall. Firemen and gendarmes then went on site.""


Condolences to the family and friends of the pilot.


Steve

Another Comet comes to France

With thanks to Denis I can provide an update on Comet #027. This FK-12 was originally registered in Germany as D-MTLW. I've never seen a photo of D-MTLW so if you have one please do get in touch.

This Comet has now been bought by Denis and will be based at Biarritz ( LFBZ ) in the south of France with the French Dept registration 67-AAT with radio callsign F-JZPE.

Happy Flying

Comet #069 - Moves North plus UPDATE

Late 2013 - Comet #069 was built in 2006 and spent it's time flying over the sunny skies of Murcia in Spain registered as D-MLGI and painted in an attractive orange/white/grey colour scheme.

This Comet has now been bought by Xavier and Chris and has flown north to Belgium taking up the French registration 59-DJK. At the moment it is based at Cerfontaine (EBCF) in Belgium but will soon move to an airfield near Lille in northern France.


UPDATE October 2014 - I'd like to thank Stefan for sending in a great photo of Comet 59-DJK taken last week at the airfield Lille - Marcq-en-Baroeul  ( LFQO ) in France, see photo below,

Steve

Lycoming Comet - N647RL

Readers of the FK-12 Comet Blog may recall that Renegade Light Sport USA having been working on installing the new aerobatic Lycoming AEIO-233 engine into Comet N647RL.

The following photos show the installation of the Lycoming engine - Renegade have also modified the tail wheel too.

The Lycoming powered Comet has now flown and Chris Bailey at Renegade says ""It's set up perfectly now and flies like a dream with 2000 fpm climbs and it only weighs 756 pounds""

 

 
 For more information please contact Renegade Light Sport via

http://www.renegadelightsport.com/ 



Steve

Special Edition Comet returns to Germany

Comet D-MYGS was the second example of the FK-12 "Special Edition" to be built. The aircraft was delivered new to a customer in the Trento area of Italy back in 2010. The aircraft has now been sold to an owner in Germany with just 70 flight hours ( approx ) so far.

 
The Comet will make the flight over the Alps in the next few weeks and will be based at an airfield near Stuttgart, Germany.  


UPDATE 8.3.14 - Comet D-MYGS flew up and over the Alps on 2nd March 2014 from Italy to Germany - the photo below shows the Comet over the Splügen Pass ( approx 2115 m )  -  congratulations to Albrecht.

Link to Wikipedia for more info about the Splügen Pass


Steve

Comet N452JH goes to Hawaii

Fancy living in Hawaii ?  Well FK-12 Comet N452JH ( c/n  #094 ) has left the shores of mainland USA for the exotic islands of Hawaii out in the Pacific.

Stunning scenery to be viewed from a beautiful biplane.





Steve

Comet #055 - First in The Balkans

Another "new country" for the FK-12 Comet.

Comet D-MARS was built in 2002 and operated from the airfield at Wiener-Neustadt ( LOXN ) Austria. I'd like to thank Dejan P for the news that he has now bought this Comet and this is the first Comet to be based in Macedonia and the first in the wider Balkans region.

 
The Comet is now based at the airfield of Malo Konjari - the photo above shows D-MARS at Malo Konjari. In a few weeks time this Comet will have a local Macedonian "Z3-....." registration.

Congratulations to Dejan - enjoy flying your Comet over the skies of Macedonia.




Steve

D-MDMC - Comet at Strausberg

FK-12 Comet D-MDMC was built in 2011 and was exhibited by FK Lightplanes on their trade exhibition stand at Aero 2011 held in Friedrichshafen as an unregistered complete aircraft.

I recently received an update about this Comet from Bernd D - he bought the aircraft in January 2013 and operates from the airfield at Strausberg ( EDAY ) which is approximately 35km to the East of Berlin. The Comet has now flown approx 70 flight hours.

The photo above shows Comet D-MDMC over Berlin - you can see the former Templehof airfield in the distance - Thanks to Bernd.

Link to the Strausberg ( EDAY ) airfield website


Steve

Comet - Accident in Belgium

Sad news - on Thursday 29th August Comet OO-F67 crashed during landing at the airfield at Hannut - Avernas. The pilot Arthur Moureau was killed.

In 2012 Arthur kindly sent me news about his Comet and also some photos of the new colour scheme he had just applied to OO-F67.

Condolences to his family and friends.



News link to Comet accident in Belgium on 29.8.13



Steve

New FK-12 Comet delivered to Italy

March 2013 - A brand new FK-12 Comet has just been delivered to Pietro in Italy.  This Comet S2 is the first to feature a fuel injected Rotax 912iS engine and is painted in an attractive orange/white/black colour scheme with the side code "21".  The aircraft will be based in the Venice region of Italy.

 
I understand that this aircraft will be exhibited at the Aero 2013 trade show at Friedrichshafen in April 2013.

Thanks to Pietro for this news, congratulations on your new Comet and enjoy your aviation.

UPDATE  - this new 912iS powered Comet was exhibited at Aero 2013 at the end of April now wearing its new Italian registration I-B551.  

Steve

FK Lighplanes - Hansen Air Group - Renegade Light Sport

The following news update has recently been posted by the Hansen Air Group relating to the joint project to install the new Lycoming AEIO-233 engine into the FK-12 Comet over in the USA.


""We regret to inform you that FK Light Planes and Hansen Air Group have decided to terminate our business relationship with Renegade light Sport. They were contracted to design an engine mount and install Lycoming O-233 engines in the FK 12 Comet. The FK factory has determined that a factory designed engine mount and installation will better suit the needs of the customers. FK has several decades of aircraft design and manufacturing experience including more than tens years with the Comet alone. We believe that they will quickly produce a superior design. Standby for further updates.""

Readers of this FK-12 Comet Blog will recall that two new build FK-12 Comets ( c/n 102 and 103 ) arrived with Hansen in the USA in Jan 2012. 

Let's hope the new Lycoming engine gets airborne in an FK-12 Comet soon.


Steve

Lycoming Comet - Tests

Renegade Light Sports have recently posted a video on youtube showing the Lycoming IO-233-LSA engine during ground trials in December 2012 - congratulations to all involved - hopefully "first flight" soon.

Steve

From Reunion to France - Comet #49

This week I received an interesting email from Sébastien in France - he has just taken delivery of Comet #49 and this is now part of his fleet at SkyOuest base at the airfield at Ploermal-Loyat a few miles to the west of Rennes.

FK-12 Comet #49 F-JMBS back in France 2012

This Comet was originally built in 2002 and delivered to Papangue ULM based on the Reunion Isles ( Dept 974 ) far away in the Indian ocean.  The Comet was painted in a yellow and blue colour scheme and registered locally as "974-GJ" operating scenic flights over the volcanoes and tropical beaches of Renuion.

 FK-12 Comet #49 974-GJ in sunny Reunion 

In 2012 the Comet returned to France and as been renovated and repainted by the French FK dealer Innov'Air  

To contact SkyOuest use the link below


SkyOuest Website 





Steve

A Comet arrives in Alsace

Today I had an email from Martin W a proud new Comet owner.  Martin recently bought a second hand FK-12 Comet. Before delivery the aircraft was overhauled and also repainted by FK Lightplanes at Speyer. Martin had his first solo flight in his new Comet on 4th May 2012 - congratulations!

This FK-12 will now be based at Vieux-Ferrette airfield ( LF6822 ) in the Haur-Rhin region of Alsace in eastern France ( near the Swiss border ). The Comet is now registered as F-JTOO.

External Link to Vieux-Ferrette airfield flight pattern


Enjoy your flying.

Steve