I've been wondering for a while when the first Highlander was shipped and what the serial number is. I know the first Highlanders used the Escapade numbers and only changed to the new series later.
Anybody know?
Alan
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Re: First Highlander
Our Escapade was Serial Number 37 and we picked it up from the factory in Caldwell in February 2004.
They had a fuselage in the warehouse area that Troy was going to put a bigger wing and tail on. It became the first Highlander and was at OSH that summer.
It doesn't exactly answer your question but hope it helps.
They had a fuselage in the warehouse area that Troy was going to put a bigger wing and tail on. It became the first Highlander and was at OSH that summer.
It doesn't exactly answer your question but hope it helps.
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Re: First Highlander
What are they up to now? I have 242 and picked it up September 2011 (and it's STILL not done!)
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Re: First Highlander
Mine is Highlander #393 Picked up in OCT 2014. And mine isn't even close to done yet. BUT I've put in more time in the last 3 months than the 24 before it. Hopefully, attending OSH will give me the boost to keep going. It was good to meet you there Dane!
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Re: First Highlander
If the info on the old Google Map of the Just Aircraft Owners is accurate, Gil Tucker may have number 28, which is the lowest I have seen. If the Highlander was under development when #37 Escapade came off the line maybe Gil converted his afterward to a Highlander before it was finished. If so, it's likely the first one completed as a Highlander. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit? ... bpiQUrw&ie
By the way, #241 (mine) was ordered 2011, finished 2013 and now has almost 350 hours on it... most of that since I put the floats on it. Unfortunately, I didn't make it to Oshkosh as planned this year due to a pinhole leak in the radiator that I discovered the day before I would have left. Rad shop advised it was not repairable due to the location of the hole so I ordered a new one, which took several days to arrive. Bummer!
Dan
By the way, #241 (mine) was ordered 2011, finished 2013 and now has almost 350 hours on it... most of that since I put the floats on it. Unfortunately, I didn't make it to Oshkosh as planned this year due to a pinhole leak in the radiator that I discovered the day before I would have left. Rad shop advised it was not repairable due to the location of the hole so I ordered a new one, which took several days to arrive. Bummer!
Dan
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Re: First Highlander
Thanks for the input guys. I picked up #87 in August of 2005. She first flew in July of 2006 and now has 760 hours. Gary told me they were pushing the Highlander as their new product so I ordered that instead of the Escapade.
Keep those stories coming. Maybe the first "customer built from the start Highlander as a Highlander" will surface.
Thank you,
Alan
Keep those stories coming. Maybe the first "customer built from the start Highlander as a Highlander" will surface.
Thank you,
Alan
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