Private Party Sale!
Challenger II Long Wing
2004 Model
Completed in November 2005
SOLD By: , Art Freeman
Sedalia, MO
Phone: (660)287-5262



Total Engine Brake-In & Flight Time: 10 Hours


What will help you sell your plane?


In the following, you need to give your preliminary information, like when you completed your Challenger, when it was FAA inspected and any other positive information about your plane.

Secondly, it really helps if you explain why you have placed your baby up for sale.

This is followed with "ALL" of the options on your plane, don't leave anything out as the buyer really would like to know how she is equipped. Then immediately followed with any modifications you made to your plane. Send several photos of your plane and any of special interest to a potential buyer. Be sure to send an attractive photo of your plane for the beginning of your sales page as this will be the very first thing the potential buyer will see.

Although you do not have to justify the price you are asking, it may help if the buyer has an idea as to how much you have wrapped up in her.


Posted On: 07/27/2006
Sold on 08/09/2006 for my asking price
Just 16 days!



My Challenger was completed on November 11, 2005 and FAA inspected by lead FAA inspector Mr. Jim Wesley from the Kansas City, MO FSDO office on November 18, 2005 who told me he was impressed with my workmanship after the inspection. Test flight was conducted by Challenger dealer, Mr. George Hurt, who told me after the test flight it is good "AS-IS", don't make any changes.

George Hurt would stop by about every two months during the building to inspect my progress and offer any advice on building. So, I was luckier then most that I had a 12 year veteran builder/dealer to coach me along the way.

So, why am I selling my baby? Unfortunately I recently had a heart attack, followed with a 3-way heart bypass operation. The resulting hospital and surgeons bill is just over $70,000.00 leaving me with no way out, other then to sell my life long dream plane. :-(


    OPTIONS CONSISTS OF:
  • Rotax DCDI 503 Engine w/Tennessee Wood Propeller with leading edge protector
  • Deluxe GPL Electric Starter (STL version)
  • Jet Hot Muffler Coating
  • Greg Klemp's 2 ea. 10 Gallon Wing Tanks w/2 ea. Access panels, one at each wing fuel tank shut off valve.
  • INSTRUMENTS: EIS w/Fuel Flow Ctl. upgrade, ALT/VSI package with Air, Alt. Compass & Slip
  • ELT: Ameriking AK-450
  • Bob Robertson's Oil injection Kit (Upgrade Package)
  • Bob Robertson's Throttle Quadrants (Upgrade Package)
  • Mike Harrison's Fiberglass Landing Gear, Custom Wheels and Brakes (Upgrade Package)
  • Fiberglass Nose Cone, Hoerner Style Wing Tips, 6" Wheel Pants & Gap Covers
  • Mode "C" Thansponder & Encoder, w/Coax Cable & Antenna
  • Strut Fairing
  • Shoulder Harness for front & rear seats
  • Kuntzleman Electronics, Inc., Double Dual Magnum Wing Tip Strobe Lights
  • Doors
  • Flaperons
  • Garmin GPS Pilot III
  • Icom A-5 Radio
  • Comtronics Dual Comm Intercom
  • Miracle Air Whip Comm. Antenna
  • 2 each Comtronics 3100 series Headsets
  • Dave Bura's Door Opener's
  • Kuntzleman Electronics, Inc., Double Dual Magnum Strobe Lights
  • In series Facet Electric Fuel Pump (as backup)
  • Bill Volcko Hydraulic Nose Gear
  • Custom Front & Rear Seat Cushions (THICKNESS: Seat = 3" & Back = 2")
  • All Poly-Fiber, Poly Tone paint & supplies for wings & fuselage. Cream Color Finish
  • Poly Tone paint for stripes. Metalic Gold & Blue

    • Also Includes:
  • Premium 12v Refueling Station, less the 12v Jump Start Battery.
  • Engine mounting/work stand.

    MODIFICATIONS & OTHER CUSTOM FABRICATION:
  • 3rd hinge added to both elevators & rudder for extra security.
  • Detachable Rear Flight Stick.
  • Tail Cross Tube Support Modification using aluminum tube standoffs or (saddles).
  • Wiring harnesses wrapped with spiral wiring wrap for wire security & that nice finished look.
  • Tail section tube end sculpting to round, ends filled with aircraft epoxy and smoothed prior to covering. Gives a very nice finished look to the tail section.
  • Custom belled sides for straight doors
  • Fabricated 3/16" aluminum nose wheel horizontal stabilization plate
  • 3rd Door Modification for ease of entering & exiting the pilots seat.
  • Heater box with cabin ducting for cabin heat during winter flying.
  • Using 1/8" aircraft plywood from Wicks Aircraft Supply, constructed of very light weight floorboards for the front seat peddle area and where the normal 10 gallon fuel tank would be installed behind the rear seat.
  • As I am a degree'd electronics technician by trade, I wired most of the electrical with toggle switches to allow me to turn off any or all accessories individually. This will allow you to quickly locate any possible shorts you may encounter in the future. This was done for safety and ease of troubleshooting the electrical system. See my schematic for this plane.


As I kept an extensive photo journal building manual and would be more then happy to send you any photos of the building process you would like to review. It is important you to feel confident in the quality of workmanship of my plane before coming out to inspect and test fly this jewel.




3rd Door Modification
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Tail Feathers Tube End Mod.
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Elevator Syncronization Mod.
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Painting Wings, Showing
Wing Fuel Tank Installed
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Upgrade to Bob Robertson's
Throttle Quadrants.
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Kuntzleman Wing Tip Strobes
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Mike Harrison's
Fiberglass Main Gear
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Jet Hot Coated
Exhaust
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Instrument Panel
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Instrument Panel
& Foot Rest Floor
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FAA Certified
Custom Seats
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Will also send an itemized price list for every item which was included in the building of my plane upon request.
Please, interested buyers ONLY!


Have $27,275.30 invested in her.

Asking Price: $24,500
Or Best Offer