listing placed 14 May 2025 United Kingdom

The build of a Fisher FP-505 Skeeter SSDR £950.00

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£950.00

SSDR Fisher FP-505 Skeeter Kit - part built
Being sold at a huge loss at £950.000

Disaster. The build of a Fisher FP-505 Skeeter SSDR was going well, but has now stopped. I have had to give up on learning to fly. I should have started about 30 years ago, not at 67.

One wing and the tail surfaces are built, and everything is ready to progress, but I’m sure you can understand that I have run out of motivation to continue.

After a great deal of research, the Fisher 505 was chosen due to its style, simplicity of build, performance, value for money, and looks, all of which it ticks—the kit costs around £8,500.

Anyone finishing this kit will finish up with a terrific little aeroplane. The package consists of a complete set of plans, all the necessary wood, tubing, and hardware supplied, a package of epoxy adhesives, a revised, recently delivered, and unopened undercarriage kit, wheels, covering fabric, a fuel tank, and a fibreglass cowling.

I had not chosen an engine yet, but the manufacturer suggests 40 hp, so there is a good variety of 2-stroke engines available at a sensible price. If you are a lightweight person, 90kg or below (I’m not), the possibility of a 2-cylinder VW 4-stroke engine is open to you.

My workshop in Norwich has a laser-levelled table upon which the wing and tail surfaces were built. The other wing and the basic fuselage could also be assembled on it, so I could possibly build them for you, leaving a relatively simple assembly job with the alignment-critical jobs done. To build them for you would take a maximum of 4 months.

To discuss any arrangements that would suit you, please call me, Nick, on 07958 332 462.

Contact Details Nick, on 07958 332 462.