Fantastic Baby Ace Model D - "G-BUAA" (Update May 19, 2011)
Here it is - the Baby Ace that is featured at the top of every page on this web site. Not only is this one of the sharpest Baby Ace airplanes on this website, but the photgraphy is first rate too.
Anyone out there know how heavy 18 'stones' is in pounds (see Baby Ace advertisement, comment and update below)?
If someone wants to cross the ocean to fly this one home;
G-BUAA was available in Europe as I wrote this two months ago for; £7750 ($11,625.00 +/-).
If anyone knows who ended up with this airplane, or if you are the Owner, the Pilot or Photographer involving this airplane, please e-mail me with your story and I will try my best to publish it on these pages.
Anyone out there know how heavy 18 'stones' is in pounds (see Baby Ace advertisement, comment and update below)?
If someone wants to cross the ocean to fly this one home;
G-BUAA was available in Europe as I wrote this two months ago for; £7750 ($11,625.00 +/-).
If anyone knows who ended up with this airplane, or if you are the Owner, the Pilot or Photographer involving this airplane, please e-mail me with your story and I will try my best to publish it on these pages.
Wonderful Photography
The advertisement read: TTAF 411 TTE601 TSTO 23, Rebuilt Continental A65, with rebore, new pistons, rings, valves guides, gaskets and oil seals. Brand new slick mags, with leads and plugs. New P leads and wiring. New exhaust and eyebrows. Lovely wooden Sensenich propeller. New altimeter and compass, New harness, Icom radio. Cleveland disc's and heel brakes. Flies beautifully and is very easy to land. 150 yards takeoff 200 yards landing. Built in 1989 and Imported in 1992. All log books up to date. Will fit most height/weight pilots, it has been flown by a 6'4 18 stone pilot, so plenty of room. Runs on Mogas, approx 13 ltrs hr so cheap to run. Just had a new permit and service so is ready to fly away. Based near Cambridge.
Happy Flying, Guy Foster (The Baby Ace Man) - P.S. I hear that a liter of gasoline in Europe sells for up to $4.00 per liter, so 13 liters per hour would run you $52.00 per flight hour (count your blessings here in the good ole USA).
Happy Flying, Guy Foster (The Baby Ace Man) - P.S. I hear that a liter of gasoline in Europe sells for up to $4.00 per liter, so 13 liters per hour would run you $52.00 per flight hour (count your blessings here in the good ole USA).
The Take-Off Roll
Lifting off at about 45 mph within 350 to 450 feet on a standard day @ sea-level altitude is pretty easy for a Baby Ace!
I would like to hear from any 5'-10" pilots that weigh 295 pounds that have fit into and flown a Corben Baby Ace 'C' or 'D' (or in the alternative - how a 295 pound pilot quickly and painlessly lost 95 pounds to fit into one - LOL). There were three beautiful Baby Aces on the market within the last year in the $13,000 - $14,000 range. All three of these airplanes are beautiful! Several others on the market this year (2010) ranged from a low of $5,000 to about $11,500 and every price in between. A good flying airplane could be had for about $10,000 if a pilot was patient and shopped hard. Anyone know who ended up with G-BUAA out of Cambridge?
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I would like to hear from any 5'-10" pilots that weigh 295 pounds that have fit into and flown a Corben Baby Ace 'C' or 'D' (or in the alternative - how a 295 pound pilot quickly and painlessly lost 95 pounds to fit into one - LOL). There were three beautiful Baby Aces on the market within the last year in the $13,000 - $14,000 range. All three of these airplanes are beautiful! Several others on the market this year (2010) ranged from a low of $5,000 to about $11,500 and every price in between. A good flying airplane could be had for about $10,000 if a pilot was patient and shopped hard. Anyone know who ended up with G-BUAA out of Cambridge?
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Ready For the Next Flight!
No need to tie it down if it is about to go up again (that is if there is no wind - A Baby Ace is a very lite airplane).
If anyone knows who ended up with this airplane, or if you are the Owner, the Pilot or Photographer involving this airplane, please e-mail me with your story and I will try my best to publish it on these pages.
Update from our friend Gerry Holland:
Guy Hi!
An update from the UK.
The owner of your favourite Corben Baby Ace G-BUAA is a guy called Chris Brookes here in UK.
I have recently spoken with him as we are a small community in UK and Europe, probably 3 aircraft!
His e-mail is: [email protected]
I did tell him of your Site so you may well hear from him but I’m sure he would welcome an e-mail from you.
Kind Regards
Gerry
Gerry Holland
07808 402404
[email protected]
Based at White Ox Mead, Near Bath, UK
Hi Gerry, Chris Brookes contacted me a couple days ago to tell me that he had seen my web site, also to express his surprise to see so much about his airplane on my site (see his e-mail letter below). Chris also sent some new photos of his beautiful airplane. I am sure he will enjoy being the new owner of G-BUAA! I wrote Chris a return mail yesterday. I hope the test flights of your airplane are going well and that both you and Chris enjoy pleasant flying this upcoming Spring and Summer season in the UK. Best Regards, Guy Foster (The Baby Ace Man) P.S. I will try to publish Chris's new pictures soon.
Hi I was sent your went site details by a guy in the UK who has a Baby Ace Junior. His name is Gerry Holland. Much to my surprise there was my Corben Baby Ace Model D registration G-BUAA. I bought this plane from the advert that you have seen last October and I have attached a couple of photo’s for you taken on the day I bought it. My smile tells it all. I am really pleased with it. It was a lovely sunny day and unfortunately after that our Winter really turned nasty and so have only flown it for a couple of ours. I will send you a couple of more photo’s of the cockpit etc. when I have them. By the way you ask how heavy is 18 Stone. Well a Stone is a very old measure of weight in the UK and it is equal to 14 pounds, so 18 Stone is 252 pounds. Best Regards Chris Brookes
If anyone knows who ended up with this airplane, or if you are the Owner, the Pilot or Photographer involving this airplane, please e-mail me with your story and I will try my best to publish it on these pages.
Update from our friend Gerry Holland:
Guy Hi!
An update from the UK.
The owner of your favourite Corben Baby Ace G-BUAA is a guy called Chris Brookes here in UK.
I have recently spoken with him as we are a small community in UK and Europe, probably 3 aircraft!
His e-mail is: [email protected]
I did tell him of your Site so you may well hear from him but I’m sure he would welcome an e-mail from you.
Kind Regards
Gerry
Gerry Holland
07808 402404
[email protected]
Based at White Ox Mead, Near Bath, UK
Hi Gerry, Chris Brookes contacted me a couple days ago to tell me that he had seen my web site, also to express his surprise to see so much about his airplane on my site (see his e-mail letter below). Chris also sent some new photos of his beautiful airplane. I am sure he will enjoy being the new owner of G-BUAA! I wrote Chris a return mail yesterday. I hope the test flights of your airplane are going well and that both you and Chris enjoy pleasant flying this upcoming Spring and Summer season in the UK. Best Regards, Guy Foster (The Baby Ace Man) P.S. I will try to publish Chris's new pictures soon.
Hi I was sent your went site details by a guy in the UK who has a Baby Ace Junior. His name is Gerry Holland. Much to my surprise there was my Corben Baby Ace Model D registration G-BUAA. I bought this plane from the advert that you have seen last October and I have attached a couple of photo’s for you taken on the day I bought it. My smile tells it all. I am really pleased with it. It was a lovely sunny day and unfortunately after that our Winter really turned nasty and so have only flown it for a couple of ours. I will send you a couple of more photo’s of the cockpit etc. when I have them. By the way you ask how heavy is 18 Stone. Well a Stone is a very old measure of weight in the UK and it is equal to 14 pounds, so 18 Stone is 252 pounds. Best Regards Chris Brookes