PZLn 104 "Wilga"

[hasegawa]

This is my kind of plane. This is how the ancestry reads like Fi 156, Fieseler Storch, Jakowlew Jak 12, PZL 101 "Gawron". She is a small Polish high-wing monoplane with STOL characteristics and a very powerful engine, as she was also intended for towing gliders. She is a real jewel in terms of flying and execution. It dates fIn New Zealand, as far as I know, attempts have been made with this aircraft as a replacement helicopter and tried it out at the RNZAF, but decided otherwise. I don't know what became of the two machines and, to be honest, I don't know if there are still active machines of this type in New Zealand.rom the 1970s, has been extensively converted and modernized, and is still on the road a lot today. I know them from the GDR, where they are used by the GST (Society for Sport and Technology) and by Interflug as an agricultural aircraft.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZL-104_Wilga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVOTZRPk5IY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TbKy3dIAwU&t=245s

Now they are also available in MSFS. The price is steep for such a small thing. But you also get a small British farm strip.
https://www.got-friends.com/products/pz ... -80-series

[FlyingKiwi]

They have seen a small amount of use in private ownership over the years in NZ, I actually know someone that used to own one for a while, he described it as a fun but rather bizarre aeroplane. According to the CAA NZ website there are currently 3 registered here.

[hasegawa]

This aircraft has its origins in the Fieseler Storch and the Jakowlew Jak 12 and with these it has the slats and thus the STOL capabilities in common. With the Wilga I dare to go to former airfields, where it gets tight with a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. But she is slow and thirsty. Thanks for the hint. So it's no crime if I fly around New Zealand with it.