I have just read that Tom has passed away nearly 2 years ago - he seems to have been a meticulous and safety conscious builder and pilot, with an eye for great purposeful aesthetics - rest in peace Tom, we have been blessed to watch you show us what is a wonderful amphibious plane.

This is the finest example of a Challenger I have ever seen. Nice work!

A lovely aircraft, by the looks, made with MUCH LOVE, care and pride... Congratulations & Thanks for sharing... I am 75 and tempted to have one professionally built... I live in Far North Queensland, Australia...

Mr. Tom, this is absolutely the most beautiful quad city challenger I have ever seen. Excellent job sir, And thank you for the very thorough explanation on all of your modifications and customizations. It’s giving me a lot of ideas for my GT 400. Cheers

Looks absolutely awesome, stream lining the windshield like that is perfect, I'd do that too. 👍

I love the way this plane looks. I took lessons in a Challenger back in the 90's and when I saw this one I thought that maybe they had redesigned the airplane. But I see now that it is the way you did the windshield. I absolutely love it.

Beautifully done. I built and flew a Challenger for 10 years, and it remains the best experience flying small aircraft that I've had. Great group of owners, too.

Tom, that looks fantastic! Love the colors and design. Congratulations on a job Very Well Done! Cheers!

Peace Love and Light - Maybe a meet-up in the afterlife when GAIA shifts to the "5th dimension" Blessings to you and your family

Thank you very much, I was so impressed with Tom's calm and pleasant demeanor, He obviously was a great Man.

Fantastic example of a Challenger, very well done. Need to see more flight videos, can't wait till the spring to see some float flying.

Awesome looking plane! One of the nicest I've ever seen! I love your "Plan B!" I might steal your idea! Great video, looking forward to seeing your other videos!

You’ve done a beautiful job on this airplane.

It would have been a pleasure to have met Tom. However Tom REST IN PEACE. I SO ENJOYED THE VIDEO. I AM A 77 YEAR OLD YOUNGSTER AVIATION ENTHUSIAST. NOT LIKELY TO HAVE ONE OF THESE. I ENJOYED IT WAS AMAZING .😊 28:33 m

It’s beautiful. Love the color scheme and the tint. Looks gorgeous

I like the Excalibur but I must say, this is the best looking challenger I've ever seen. I love the nose cone lowering. Beautiful work.

Excellent, most beautiful Challenger I have seen yet!!!

Fantastic video, love these upgraded ideas!👍👍

GOALS, very informative and helpful video. Thanks for posting!

What a beautiful aircraft - and a great presentation on your walk around.

I think that is the best built, prettiest Challenger I've ever seen. Well done!

that is one of the most Informative videos of a completed challenger build I’ve seen ! I recently purchased a Used early challenger and after I finished researching as much as possible i’ll continue with the upgrades!! your video just helped me so much! Thank you!!

Very well presented, Tom. Thank you. You have done a good job with both the aeroplane and the presentation.

Good job showing telling, plane looks great good job. Be watching you on the next one have a great day.

Cool, I like what you did with your plane; some really neat ideas there! Fly safe!

I like the look of that one Very nice work !

That looks very nice, I love the choice of colors. Great Job!

Beautiful thanks for the walk around i love it.❤😊

The plain looks fantastic. Seeing your plane is exhilarating. The attention to detail on the exterior is terrific, and the attention to detail on the interior is equally as wonderful.

you have one of the most beautiful Challengers I have seen. Thank you for sharing your build experience, tips and tricks, I found them very helpful. I still have yet to see one in person, out here in BC there are not many around. I have wanted one of these for many many years...hopefully one day!

This looks great! Nice work

I would love to see more videos of your Challenger in action, Tom. This is an incredible walkaround.

Great job little details explained

Nice job.The best Challenger I've seen.I like your detail.Well done.

Tom, A really beautiful and careful planned and built floatplane …. It is superb

Beautiful aircraft. A lot of thought, patience, and skill has gone into this bird. Well done.

Beautiful. I miss flying.. This would be perfect for my cottage. Def going to look into this aircraft.

awesome! thanks so much for taking the time to create this video

Excellent video! 👍🏻

Tom; fantastic video and commentary during the walk-around. I especially appreciate the suggestion as given about the edge tape over the tubes [@ 12:54], brilliant! Thank you for sharing your building experience. BTW, what a beautiful machine you've got there. Well done, Sir.

You did a beautiful job!

Happened to come across this on KZfaq that is one beautiful plane love the paint job and design absolutely gorgeous with the tinted windows wow 😳

That is a very good looking aircraft sir and you have done a fantastic job of building her. I don’t fly at all or have a license but know a good looking one when I see it. I hope you and good lady have lots of fun and enjoyable trips in her and a great video. Steve 👨🏼‍🦽🇬🇧👍🏻👍🏻

Excellent job sir!

Excellent upgrades! Beautiful plane. Love the enclosed canopy as well. I'm just into the video and had to comment. Genius idea on the ground plane for the antenna. I'm an Eng III tech and communication systems is in my wheelhouse. Brilliant thinking and great weight reduction from conventional ground planes. As long as you can tune and get the range you need, that's perfect. I'm actually going to consider using this lightweight concept on the ground planes I design in the future.

Very nice airplane! Best job I've ever seen! RIP Mr. Tom

A very nice job building this aircraft, and the wrap color scheme suits it to a 'T'!

Paint scheme is awesome!

Wow, truly a gorgeus aircraft, browsed around looking for an aircraft kit suitable for my needs and stumbled up on your channel

And i thought i did a great job on my challenger till i saw your video. Thanks alot dam.

Excellent built Ultralight well done . 5/16/ 2021

Awesome Livery Tom I think it was worth the weight enjoy. Play safe from Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada.

Love Yours A Lot !!! If I Ever Can Swing It In My Life Sometime !!! I Want One Styled Mostly Like Yours !!! Great Video !!! Happy&Safe Flying Always !!!

Very Nice job

It's a beautiful AC. A lot of attention to detail! I want to get a float plane too. I'm weighing all of the options.

What a beautiful aircraft!!

Looks great.

it is gorgeous .... wow

Thank you very much for a tour of your aircraft. I have been a wannabee pilot many years, and succeeded getting hang gliding training. I am a fan of the Challenger, being a proud Canadian. Just a lack of income to support the hobby. I COULD probably go up for a fan flight . Good on a simulator, with real world practice, I have coordination to be a good pilot.I might contact a local Winnipeg club for a ride.

Such a beauty!!! Rest in peace Tom!

What a beautiful Challenger !!! Skål 🍺 🍺 🍺

damn fine job sir !!

Beautiful!

Beautiful

That is a particularly beautiful aircraft.

Beautiful plane Tom, I hope stock plane comes like this.

Excellent

Windscreen looks great

thankyou for this video, love it

Beautiful plane

Gorgeous airplane, I hope to get one of these in the near future.

The Best, it doesn't get better than that

gorgeous

PLAN B is amazing!

I would love to create an electric powered version. Love this design!

Absolutely gorgeous! I own a CHII as well. I'd assume this is the XL-65? Wow, I just love the upgrades. I need the LSS new tail and wings for mine. Outstanding color and vinyl choice!

Nice bird.

That's a very nice airplane.

Very beautiful accent graphics.

Sweeter than candy 🍬 😋

That is the best looking Challenger I've ever seen, by far! The tinted enclosure looks so good. Great work Tom! What was your final weight?

Awesome video Tom, and amazing job on the airplane! Any ballpark estimates on how much it costed to build this aircraft (including add-ons) from scratch? Cheers!

Beautiful job! I purchased a Challenger 2 this summer and will be spending this winter making a few modifications like the third door to make entry and exit easier. Mine is also on floats, and I have been struggling on how to re-route the cables as I see the current routing as a serious trip and snag hazard. Looks like you solved my dilemma for that. Thanks. You gave me some great ideas for additional mods. BTW, is yours registered Basic or Advanced? Mine has the single tank in the back, and I would love to have wing tanks for the added capacity. How many litres do the tanks carry? Cheers from Winnipeg.

Looks amazing! Great build. Have you built before? How long did it take, hours, and start to finished?

Wish I'd watch this before my ch2 build..

Beautiful design and the wrap is spectacular. Your attention to detail and fabrication mods are ingenious. What is the average range of your XL65 ?

That is the cleanest Challenger ever seen been looking to buy one most are all dirty inside people don't take care of them at least the ones on Barnstormer. If they can't even keep the dirt out of the cabin area how can I trust their maintenance.

Plan B, I Love that...

Hey Tom ,love your aircraft,am wondering how your radiator flaps work directing air onto the radiator. I see you have a BRS installed. Love the plan B sticker.

Beautiful build. What’s the part number for the rubber seal you got from Aircraft spruce?

Hi Tom Looks awesome !!!! Just wondering if the lexan you used for the front windscreen is shaped in any way ? i.e can I just get a piece the right size and bend it and achieve the same shape ?

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Tom, who make the floats? Very nice build!

Hi Tom. Thanks for the nice walk-around. Can you tell me what would be the take-off and landing distance on water with two on-board? I'm in the middle of getting my pilot's license and I'm considering a Challenger II as a possible purchase. Also what kind of range are you getting with two on-board?

Nice looking challenger! What does it weight with the floats?

Beautiful machine. Do I need license pilot to fly one of these? What is the range price for a brand new one?

Very nice work! What is her range?

Did all my training in a challenger 2, this one is very nice! Certainly not a ultralight but very nice nonetheless.

beautiful plane. That wind really made it hard to hear you. I completely missed where you got the rubber trim for the windshield.

How much weight can you fly with. Passengers and cargo included? Also how far can you fly fully loaded down with just the wing tanks?