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COME FLY WITH ME
IN MY 2 SEAT RAG & BONES
OPEN COCKPIT, FLYING MACHINE


UP, UP, AND AWAY ON BYRON BAY


"YOU CAN BE WHAT YOU WANNA BE" - ON CLOUD NINE

SPECIFICATIONS
DRIFTER 95-25 Wire-braced Rotax 503, Electric start, DCDI, Long range fuel tank, Dual instrument, Dual control, Icom A-22 VHF Radio with leather helmets, Intercom, Garmin 12 GPS, ALT (2), ASI (2), VSI, EGT, Rotax Tacho, Voltmeter, Odyssey battery, Landing light, Parking Brake.
Fuel Capacity
         Standard Tank = 32 Ltr (8.5 Gal)
         Long range Tank = 25 Ltr
(6.6 Gal)
         Total capacity = 57 Ltr (15 Gal)
Fuel Flow
         65% Power (5100 RPM) = 10 LPH (2.6 GPH)
         75% Power (5500 RPM) = 13 LPH (3.4 GPH)
         Max. Power (6250 RPM) = 17 LPH (4.5 GPH)
Range = 4hr., 200 NM (230 Miles), approx. nil wind
Cruise Speed = 55 Knots
(63 MPH)
Stall Speed at MTOW = 35 Knots
(40 MPH)
Maximum Speed = 80 Knots
(92 MPH)

Takeoff, Glide, & Approach Speed = 50 knots (58 MPH)
Wing Span = 9.1 m (30 Ft)
Length = 5.8 m
(19 Ft)


AIRBORNE
Photo by Recreational Aviation Australia


BACK SEAT


REAR VIEW


BACK SEAT VIEW


VILLAGE OF BRUNSWICK HEADS - HOMEPORT


COCKPIT


I customized this Fisher Mark II with full pod, canopy, and airfoil struts
It weighs 50 pounds less, has 150% fuel capacity and range (5 hr.)
cruises 8 kts. faster at 63, has a 13:1 glide ratio
and climbs 2000 feet per minute at sea level

"No more goggles or rain in the face, Martha"



CROSSING THE GREAT DIVIDING RANGE


DRIFTER HEAVEN


FRONT VIEW


INGLEWOOD, QUEENSLAND OUTBACK FLY-IN - CAMPING UNDER THE WING


INSTRUMENT PANEL


"FACE" OF MOUNT LINDESAY IN SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND


NOSE CONE/BATTERY


SIDE VIEW 2



SURF CITY HERE I COME
VIEW VIDEO CLIP:  "BEACH BUZZ ON BYRON BAY" (8 MB)



TYAGARAH FINAL APPROACH (HOME AIRFIELD IN BYRON BAY)



OCEAN DREAMING AT BYRON BAY



INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY

All photos by Michael T. Levy, except as noted
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Michael T. Levy
HCR 74 Box 24508
El Prado, NM 87529-9546

Ph/Fax: (575) 776-2230
Mobile: (575) 613-5007

Office
208 El Salto Road
Arroyo Seco, NM 87514