Join the Journey. 6 1/2 years to build this complex tiny French designed aerobatic aircraft – with the project shared and insights offered. Come and have fun!

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The Cricri avion, Cri cri, cri-cri, or Cri cri MC15 is a remarkable aerobatic aircraft designed by Michel Colomban over 30 yrs ago. Fully aerobatic and weighing just 85kg, this aircraft can fly sustained inverted. Follow a builders progress over 6 years – start to completion.

Cruising along at 100 kts (116 mph) – comfortable. The panel worked out well although it was a bit of an experiment – flying with a “glass panel” for the first time. I put a Hobbs meter in later because I am always forgetting to record the flight start time. The Hobbs is connected to the strobe light circuit.

Getting in – you climb down into the seat! Get an idea of the layout. Not much room for elbows. Red line on the fuel tank at 15 litres – max fuel for aerobatics.

First flight in CRI, December 2008. Look at the grin on the pilots face as he pulls up after completing the maiden flight. All those years relieved in one short anguished flight.