Eager Beaver goes to Birdsville My first outback flight in the Beaver ultralight to Birdsville - 1995. This was my very first long distance flight by ultralight, and the most thrilling of all! My aircraft is a single-seat Beaver, and it's just perfect for the coming adventure. It first flew in 1984 and the original owner Jim Sloan of Wangaratta had a lot of fun putting 600 hours on it. I did a complete strip down and overhaul, replaced the 277 with a 447, added bigger wheels, brakes, steerable nosewheel, and generally fitted out for traveling the outback. That included adding two 20 litre jerry cans as extra fuel tanks. They sit right on the C of G , and are secured with specially made straps that can be unbuckled to carry them to a petrol station - it works great. The aircraft is fully enclosed, with a very comfortable seat, and lots of room inside for maps, camping gear, etc. All loaded up it still comes in under the 300 kg for 95.10 Australian ultralig