Excellent video. Thanks so much for sharing. I started building a Challenger at age 16 back in 2000. Then I met a girl and left for college and sold the project. Cue in 2020 and I'm getting ready to order the XL-65 kit. I appreciate your insight and attention to detail in this video. It has given me a few ideas I'd like to tweak and modify myself. Happy Flying! Mike - Bozeman, Montana

This gentleman passed away. His plane has since sold I believe. Probably the finest Challenger ever built.

Thank you for a great walk through Tom. Beautiful build!

The second video of yours I have enjoyed. Answered a cpl questions I gave to you on the first video I watched. Your care and workmanship are simply empecable. Thanks for sharing!

That turned out beautiful and I would love to have one just like it.

I learned to fly in the Challenger 2 out of Courtenay BC! I still love this plane and yours is a very nice step up from the great plane that I learned to fly.. Thanks for showing us your plane.. It is a beauty!!

That is a very nice Challenger. Great walk around. Hope to see more. Cheers!

That's a beautiful machine. Great work Sir!

Thanks for the walk around Tom. Beautiful airplane and build!

That is IMPECCABLE! Thanks for sharing, Tom!

It looks like a good use of four years, nice looking build.

Good job! Thats a pretty sophisticated Challenger!

Awesome build. No shortage of places to fly one of those here in Thunder Bay.

it’s beautiful!

Super clean build! Nice bird. Makes me want to fly mine now but our airport is closed till May 19th!

I have just discovered Challenger aircraft and would dearly love to own a puddle jumper amphib. C-ITOM is a wonderfully detailed build with thought and care. Tom,YOUR airplane 14:12 is a gem …. When you sell I would love to know.

Equipped with a standard ballistic parachute, would be absolutelly perfect. A wonder! Thank you verry much mister!

First mods my dad and I made to a Challenger II was to cross brace the landing struts, and wedge the wing attachment points. The cross-braced landing struts allow us to run bush tires and land in the sage hills.

Brs ,spousely mandated.took a minute to sink in then i laughed so hard .i m a big believer in the installation of brs if possible however however shouldnt have to be compulsory of course.not afraid to fly without them but are as an extra safety idea that would hopefully get more people involved in flying. Obviously many reasons to not use it if no structural failure. Im thinking of starting my flying lessons again in the new year and am liking the look of your aircraft which at least looks more affordable than a lot of others. Greetings from Australia,i know a lot of people from Canada and have people i know living and working there. Would love to visit one day. Fly safe

A very impressive looking aircraft.

Very nice airplane!

That's a really nice looking aircraft. Easy to tell you put a lot of thought into having convenience and serviceability. Were the instructions for assembly good to work with? I like some of your personal touches like the louvre controls for the radiator.

Great video! What’s the maximum load for the new luggage compartment behind the rear seats?

I'm working on my PPL, also in Canada, and am really considering one of these.

Lovely aircraft Tom. Do you know if there is a good kit or design around to enable detaching of the wings of the Challenger 2?

Totally envious

Spousal mandates take precedence or Transport Canada. Very nice, clean and well thought out.

Great video Tom! Thank you so much. Beautiful plane. My dream. What is your useful load with the amphibs, BRS, etc? Thanks

I'm curious what prevents the chute lines from getting cut by the propeller with pusher aircraft - is there some kind of auto engine off that happens at the same time?

Excellent building job. 5/16/2021

"Spousally mandated" ... Best remark of the whole video. Reminds me of a comment made by a customer ... Guy: You know why I went to the hospital ? His girlfriend: I made him go. Guy: I didn't want to go. His girlfriend: You have a mild concussion and sprained your ankle, dumbass. You married a good woman, she wants to keep you alive. :)

A dear man whom I will not name crashed one of these East of Sharbot lake about a month ago. The funeral is next week. We will miss him.

How much did the Spousally Mandated BRS cost? I anticipate I might face the same mandate to get SWMBO into the back seat eventually.

You've built my dream airplane. Now I just have to get off my butt and do the same!

Beautiful plane sir! I’m in the process of putting a chII together, and have been struggling with designing my panel, yours is perfect! Did you make it yourself?

Man thats nice, better than factory.

How long does one have to wait from order to delivery and how much downpayment has to be made?

Thx great build job. . Salt water would corrode things fast. Did get a float plane rating or just let experience / common sense train you

Are not this parachute strings getting hit on the propellers if activated???

Lovely build ... well done . One question ... how did the weight turn out ?

Tom, is the XL just the wings?

nice challenger....lot of trinkets on her......what is your empty wt?

皮帶這樣鬆動，不會在飛行時脫落嗎？

Hey Tom, love the plane! I'm up in Canada and found a used one that I might purchase. What do you think would be a fair price for a well built XL-65? Thank you

I like the Wing Tanks instead of the cabin fuel tank. 20 Gallons total seems real reasonalbe for this type of plane. I wish KOLB would offer Wing Tanks as well.

Hi how does it fly

Hi, are you able to take off out of water with 2 people? And if so what was the weights if u don’t mind me asking. Have a beaver and would love floats that can take off in water with 2 people. Thanks!

I am sad to report that Tom passed away from cancer in May. This beautiful airplane is for sale. Please check out Tom's other videos. You can also see it in a couple of my videos as we flew "formation" on a couple of trips to the north country.

Try doing a review with a Mike Muffel or wait the wind to die…aaay

Hi do have videos of it flying

Might want to pick up a wind cover for your microphone, A lot of wind noise It was difficult to listen to.

Floats. ?? 10k a set. Haa. Ridiculous

do not film in wind please

It is ridiculous to see these miniature light parts China stuff. That plane get up to 70 k $. Just unreal expensive toy.. the damn engine 300 h overhoull 12 k $. Hmm. Have fun

Not an ultralight, this is a light sport but thanks for wasting my time.