Avid Amphibian in France

[Kobyt 6]

Hi everybody, 

New post in the correct category, and some updates since the last one on this topic : 

Newcomers with an amphibian project

First, we are now a group of three french enthousiasts, with 3 Amphibians. 

In addition of Laurent, we welcomed Christophe, from the south east of France. With his father he currently has a "landphibian" aka an amphibian kit finished without the hull and the retractable gear. 

Here is an update on the work in progress : 

Landphibian : We will give Christophe and his father the hull of our first amphibian project, which they will use to convert there landphibian into a fully capable seaplane. 

 

 

First amphibian project (link above) : Work has stopped on this one for now. The frame suffered multiple hard landings with gear failure. It needs extensive work. We haven't given up on it yet. Christophe will provide us with a complete set of new wings, previous ones are corroded and some wooden parts are broken. We could use this frame to rebuild it and register it as a seaplane (not ultralight) on the french register. Condition is that we have to complete more than 50% of the build work, which will certainly be the case. This would allow us to have 3 pax on board (2 is the limit as per the french ultralight rules) 

New one! :  Laurent and I recently acquired another frame, built in France at the time, later based in Germany. It was registered F-WRFE then F-PUZL then converted as an ultralight as F-JGNJ. As the world is small, Christophe's father owned and operated it for a few years in the 90's.. It is essentially complete and not far from being ready to fly, however we discovered signs of overheating in the front cylinder. We need to dissassemble the engine. We planned to have it done by spring! 

 

Have fun! 

 

Elie

Edited 15 Nov 2025 by Kobyt

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Overheating marks in n°1 cylinder (rotax 582) on F-JGNJ

Edited 15 Nov 2025 by Kobyt
Wrong registration

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Sone pictures of F-JGNJ!

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Trés Bien!

[Kobyt 6]

Update time! 

 

After spending winter in the east of France at my ultralight trike airfield, our blue amphibian resumed its journey to Laurent's place for final maintenance before flying. 

The engine had been taken of already and entirely overhauled by Laurent, following the overheat discovery on cyl n°1 due to a lack of lubrication.

 Engine is back on the frame at last. But more work is needed on the wings, especially on the ribs. They will be stengthened with carbon fiber. 

We hope to fly this summer! 

[Kobyt 6]