By my ‘analysis’ it’s like a Beagle but with more payload and lower wing loading. Also better looking 
Cool little airplane, with a Beagle Pup affinity 
Maybe I’ll see it in flesh (?) beginning of July at EFKH…
In the 2 days since I got the paperwork in order I’ve logged over 5 hours of flying and 14 landings, and this airplane is my new best friend now
Awesome. It’s a neat plane.
I’ll be checking your Instagram site occasionally – enjoyed the video.
And it may well be a very good idea to keep it Finnish, as in that jurisdiction just about everyone knows the plane whereas a German or Spanish CAA would be having kittens over them. Once it is on civil register and properly authorized to fly, this may change, but generally apart from some countries asking permissions, there is nothing wrong with keeping it Finnish.
Indeed.. To put it in verse: Stay away from the Spanish CAA I would say.
She finally flies again – thanks for the help here!
I’ve received a Permit to Fly & Airworthiness Review Certificate from Traficom, and was lucky enough to find an ex military pilot who is nowadays a civilian instructor so he could perform the formal differences training with me (constant speed prop was new for me!).
The plane is easy enough to fly, but a whole lot more agile than the Cessnas & Pipers I’m used to, so I was very happy to have the instructor next to me on the first flight – especially as it was a rather windy day.
In the 2 days since I got the paperwork in order I’ve logged over 5 hours of flying and 14 landings, and this airplane is my new best friend now
If anyone is interested I’ll probably post some photos & videos from time to time on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/vinkaflyer/
Looks like 218 kph or 118 kts IAS in low altitude cruise. I’m guessing the airspeed indicator was designed for the airframe with typical cruise at 12 o’clock, as photographed. Not too bad given 156 sq ft of wing area, generous useful load and extensive aerobatic capability.
The ‘maintenance plan’ stuff sounds like a real pain, but I hope you get through it and enjoy the plane a lot, and soon.
Brilliant! Glad you got your airplane flying.
Since you asked, here’s a photo from the transfer flight – quite exceptional weather to be late October in Finland(!) and one photo from when I had just landed after the transfer flight
The paperwork is slowly moving forward, I’ve gotten my tail number registered with Traficom & HDI agreed to insure the plane – to a somewhat higher price than I had hoped, but I’d imagine my “1 hour of experience on the type” might have impacted their quote so I hope next year will be a bit cheaper…
Luckily I found a WhatsApp group of all the Vinka buyers, so we’re progressing to get a single maintenance program approved by Traficom which will hopefully make everyone’s life a lot easier – will keep you posted as soon as I get her up in the air again.
Thank you for all the help so far!
… and pictures
Awesome, looking forward to your updates.
