NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2024
Éric Fumey’s best wishes
But our greatest reward is you! It’s your joy when we deliver your MCR, your satisfaction when we upgrade your machine, or when you thank us for maintaining it for you. We can’t put a price on seeing this, especially at events like the Fly’In MCR 2023.
So it’s our turn to thank you: Thank you for trusting us every time you take the controls of your MCR.
Thank you… and let’s fly together to 2024!
Éric Fumey – CEO of SE Aviation Aircraft
Our Customers, their aircraft…
MCR-M at 28,000 ft !
He first came across the MCRs in 2005, via Ove Englmund, the Swedish importer at the time, who was promoting them with two MCR-4Ss. Amazed by the performance of the MCR-4S, it wasn’t until 2014 that Johan took the plunge, after falling under the spell of another type of MCR, a second-hand MCR-M. Along with five other people, he became the co-owner of the SE-VLV, a real little ball of energy with a stunning silver paint scheme…
Built in 2008, the SE-VLV had just 128 flying hours at the time, and now has 962. Its control panel is well equipped: Dynon FlyDEK D-180, Garmin GPSMap 496 and 2-axis autopilot.
In terms of safety, it has an airframe parachute and, on the panel, the owners have fitted a Yaesu FTA850L portable radio, which enables them to carry out ILS approaches in the event of bad weather catching them unawares. Not a luxury: in Sweden, the weather can be very unpredictable…
Last but not least, with its 115hp turbocharged Rotax 914, its MT-Propeller constant-speed three-blade and its small size, this MCR-M is not lacking in liveliness! The six owners realize this every time they fly locally, or travel on board, regularly criss-crossing Europe.
Flying at… 28.000ft!
But there was one time, in particular, when Johan Ekroth really took the full measure of his MCR-M’s formidable power-to-weight ratio. Who better than him to tell us about this flight?
One day, I had the idea of seeing how high our MCR could fly. I had already flown up to FL150 with a Rotax 912UL, and a ULS, but never with a 914 turbo.
Since in Sweden VFR flight is only authorized up to FL195, I contacted the Swedish Transport Agency and got permission to fly up to FL285. I had to fly around, in a small R area which was approx: 18 Nm across. As I climbed, the air became turbulent and above 22,000ft, the controls became really sensitive.
In short, this flight sums up why we’re still impressed by the performance of our MCR-M. And despite being 15 years old, for the six of us, this aircraft is at the top of the ultralight hierarchy on the market! If I had to find a fault with it, I’d say it’s just a shame there’s no MCR with retractable wheels…
What Johan Ekroth has achieved is a feat, and we’ll forgive him for not taking any photos at 28,000 ft, which is easy to understand. Indeed, we have no memory of ever having seen an MCR fly so high.
Well done to him, and long live his incredible “Silver MCR”, capable of reaching new heights!
