Breezer B-600

[Breezer]

Hello, I am new to this forum and just wanted to spark some interest in a new aircraft type I am flying in the UK.

 

The Breezer B-600, all metal aircraft built in Germany with Rotax 912 reliability and low running costs. I have been flying it for a while now and am very impressed with her so far. Just wondering if anyone has had a chance to have a look at this aircraft or seen it in New Zealand from UK Flyer magazines etc?

 

I am thinking of finding a way of introducing her into the New Zealand market and maybe get a demo aircraft that could do a little "Tiki" tour of New Zealand for people to check her out. The Breezer is currently on the G reg and am wondering what is involved in getting a new aircraft type onto the ZK registration under a light sport category or experimental. Not quite sure how it all works.

 

Just putting some feelers out.

 

Good to be part of a forum, been looking for a good NZ recreational flying forum for a while now.

 

:-)

 

Best Regards,

 

Mike

 

 

[Breezer]

Very sorry, didnt realise it was an Australian and New Zealand network. In which case I am keen to ask people in Australia if they have heard of the Breezer too.....

 

Also a little about myself:

 

Corporate pilot flying Challenger 605 and Citation mainly around Europe but also a very keen stick an rudder pilot who misses the fun side of flying and flying on the other side of the world.

 

 

[fly_tornado]

you should come out toAus for a holiday next winter, bring the Breezer and some sun screen :thumb_up:

 

 

[Mick]

I flew the Breezer in Germany a couple of years ago and nearly bought one. This was when they were marketing through Comco-Ikarus.

 

Very nice aircraft but the small fuel capacity turned me off. At that time they only had 65 litres in a fuselage tank. Has that been increased?

 

As the Breezer has been accepted in the USA for Light Sports it should be relatively simple to get it on the Australian register for Light Sports here.

 

 

[Breezer]

Hello Mick,

 

Glad you enjoyed flying the Breezer, she can be fitted with an 80 litre tank now so maybe that will solve your problem. I guess flying around the vast expanses of Australia a longer range is needed.

 

Do you think it would be worth while bringing a Breezer over to Australia/ New Zealand for some demonstration flights if it could be approved?

 

Cheers,

 

Mike

 

 

[Mick]

Mike,

 

I think the 80 litre tank may be acceptable in NZ, but I think many Australians would consider that still on the small side. I know I had alot of trouble selling our first aircraft, an early Evektor Sportstar, because it only had a 65 litre fuse tank. The Dova Skylark that I now fly has 90 litres and many consider that to be only just enough. Personally I think that the 90-100 litre mark is ideal as any more fuel eats too far into useable load figures.

 

One other thing that was a factor in not going with the Breezer ( and I was looking to set up as an agent / importer ) was that the earlier model had a small baggage space that was only rated to carry 15kg. Baggage space and load capacity is another thing that is a considerable factor in the Australian market.

 

Other than the fuel and baggage the Breezer is a great aircraft, very nice to fly and like most things German, very well made. I just decided at the time that maybe it was not the right aircraft for the Australian market.

 

 

[Breezer]

Hi Mick,

 

Yes I can see the 15kg baggage could be a limitation on the aircraft but maybe the 82litre fuel tank will appeal a little more than the Evektor did.

 

One thing I do like about the Breezer is that I can take full fuel and 2 people on board giving me a payload of around 260kg with a short take off distance of 95m. Get up into the cruise at around 100kts on the economical side and burn around 15litres per hour of fuel. I am quite new to the LSA side of flying but to me that sounds like a cheap way to do some good fun flying. Really enjoying it.

 

Let me know if you ever want some more info on the Breezer:big_grin:

 

 

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