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Tipsy Nipper F-PLAR's restoration is advancing well.
The fuselage and wing have been covered and are waiting to be painted. They're still working to rebuild the Stamo engine.
We can't wait to see this Nipper take to the air again after so many years!!
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From Luc Geys I received a photograph of Tipsy Nipper HB-YAW hanging in the roof of a hangar at Ecuvillens.
It's not clear whether this Nipper is still active or stored..
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Tipsy Nipper G-ASXI's restoration has been finished.
A new permit was issued on 01/08/08 after all test-flights were finished.
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In Italy a new Nipper has been spotted wearing the registration I-8116.
Does anyone have an idea of the identity of this example??
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Slingsby Nipper G-AVTC has been sold to a new owner. It has been bought by Richard Cook and moved to Cumbernauld.
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Tipsy Nipper G-BYLO is active again. The conversion to an ACRO 1834 aerobatic engine was finished recently.
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Tipsy Nipper OO-MLD arrived at Antwerpen. Yesterday (23/02/07) it was dismantled by Raymond Cuypers and Willem Rongé,
and transported to Antwerpen for future restoration.
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Slingsby Nipper G-AVTC is sold to Rod Laver.
It will be based in Sussex and will be modified for larger pilots.
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Tipsy Nipper G-ARBP was cancelled by the CAA.
This Nipper is stored at Antwerpen and waiting for restoration..
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Slingsby Nipper ZS-UEO which crashed over thirty years ago and was stored ever since, has been sold to a new owner.
It was bought by Dave Taylor and he is planning to rebuilt it.
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Tipsy Nipper OO-MLD has found a new owner. It has been bought by Cris Neidt.
MLD is currently stored at Zoersel, but will shortly be moved to Antwerpen to make it airworthy again.
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Tipsy Nipper ZS-UAD is under restoration to fly again.
This Nipper has been stored for over ten years, but recently the restoration was started.
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Tipsy Nipper G-NIPR's restoration has been finished.
It made a succesfull test-flight from Booker last saturday (13/10/07) with owner Paul Gibbs at the controls.
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Tipsy Nipper G-ARBP has been sold to Bert Kuyper.
It was transported to Antwerpen last weekend (13-14/10/07) and there it was put in storage.
The wing is heavily damaged, but will be rebuild in the future.
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Tipsy Nipper OO-LEO was transported to Antwerpen during September.
The new jabiru engine has already arrived and conversion will start in the next few days.
The previous engine is still offered for sale (Tipsy Market).
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Tipsy Nipper G-ARBP was repaired from the damage it received after running away without pilot.
Two weeks ago, a test-flight was made to renew its permit to fly, but during landing something went wrong and the Nipper was written off.
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Tipsy Nipper OO-LEO will shortly be fitted with a Jabiru engine.
It is currently already dismantled at the owners residence and will be transported to Antwerpen for the conversion.
The Stamo engine that is now removed is offered for sale (Tipsy Market).
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Tipsy Trainer OO-EOT won two prizes during the Schaffen Old-Timer fly-in last weekend.
Ronald Supply received the price for 'Best Belgian Vintage' and 'Oldest Vintage Aircraft' (1937).
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Tipsy Nipper G-ONCS overturned during a forced landing in a marsh land in Essex.
Luckily the pilot/owner walked away unhurt and the Nipper is rebuildable.
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Tipsy Nipper HB-SPN changed registration.
It was officially registered as OO-WBR to Willem Rongé and Bob Rongé.
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Tipsy Nipper G-ASXI had an engine-failure while departing the Nipper fly-in at North Weald.
It was dismantled by the owner and transported to his home where a complete restoration was started.
During this restoration it will be fitted with a new Jabiru engine.
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Tipsy Nipper G-ARDY has been sold to a new owner.
This Nipper is now owned by J.K. Davies, he has already owned ARDY for four times and is currently in his shed,
being stripped for a complete restoration. They hope to get her airworthy again reasonably quickly but he would also
like to return her to original specification as she was when he first owned her in 1971.
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Tipsy Nipper 67-IA was recently damaged in a forced landing.
The Jabiru engine of this immaculate Nipper stopped in flight and the aircraft overturned during the landing in a field.
The owner intends to get it airworthy again and is currently searching for a new canopy.
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Slingsby Nipper G-AVXD's repairs after the forced landing in 2003 are in the final stages.
I received a photograph from Wallace Shackleton taken at Dundee 27/04/07 on which you can see
that XD is almost finished.
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Slingsby Nipper HB-SPN also changed hands ... I bought it!
This Nipper has been stored at Martigny in Switzerland for over 20 years. When the owner told me he wanted to sell it, the negotations started.
Bringing a Nipper from Switzerland to Belgium wasn't as easy as it seems because Switzerland is not part of EEC.
After some weeks of doubt, we finally received green light and so we drove to Sion on 29 April 2007.
Little was known about this Nipper, but after reading though the aircraft's logbook all became clear.
HB-SPN was mostly flown by the first owner Mr.Rithner from his home-airfield Bex. During the four years that it was active, it flew only 105hrs and made 194 landings.
The last flight was made on the 11th November 1973 by Mr. Rouge. Afterwards it was dismantled and stored.
The wing still has the original canvas on it but the fuselage has been stripped. The Rollason engine is also complete, but hasn't run in 35 years.
It is now stored at my house pending restoration to fly.
The registration HB-SPN was cancelled on 25 April 2007 and it will be registered as OO-WBR soon.
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Tipsy Trainer G-AISA changed hands, it has been sold to Stephen Slater.
It was flown to its new base at Bicester by former owner Charles Hukes on 03/03/07.
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| Tipsy Nipper G-ARBP was damaged when it ran away without pilot at Seighford on 07/10/06.
The pilot was hand-swinging the propeller, but the engine was accidentally set to 1800rpm.
In combination with the wet and muddy ground, the chocks moved away from the mainwheels
and the aircraft started to move.
It came to rest after striking tree branches and a fence post.
The leading edges of both wings and the propeller were damaged.
The pilot was not injured.
Crash-report on the AAIB-website
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