Bellanca Super Viking Gets A Completely New Interior!

[@Parr4theCourse]

WOW, taking a long time, but look at the results!!!!!

[@wyflyguy114]

It’s really taking shape.

[@glennmullis1477]

It's absolutely beautiful ❤

[@unkameatgoodbar2315]

That dude got some serious skillz,plane looking good too.

[@wyflyguy114]

It’s going to be lit!

[@unkameatgoodbar2315]

@@wyflyguy114 .I can see..I hope you make some vids of your adventures in that Viking.

[@wyflyguy114]

As soon as i havre it back you can bet I will.

[@zosoachilles]

Gus is looking great & I hope I get to meet him! When you get to FL, come over to KGIF (Winter Haven) & we'll talk Vikings. Your B-lawn-ka ;-) is looking fine sir and thanks for the update.

[@wyflyguy114]

I’ll let you know when I get Gus to Florida.

[@Matt_from_Florida]

Welcome to Florida! We're just North of you in J-ville.

[@wyflyguy114]

Thanks! We hanger in KOMN now.

[@farmfencesolutionsllc]

Looking great! I’m looking forward to wearing a seat out in Gus! 🤙🏼

[@wyflyguy114]

Thank goodness for memory foam 😂

[@Alexmotter74]

Beautiful. I live down in Cheyenne and I'm currently hunting for a super viking as my first airplane. Such a beautiful airplane and very underrated. Maybe someday we can connect somewhere here in Wyoming.

[@wyflyguy114]

The chances of that are getting a little smaller since I moved to Florida in July on a whim. There is another Blanca owner based out of Cheyenne that you should meet up with. I can’t remember his name but he’s a member of the super Viking page on Facebook

[@Alexmotter74]

@@wyflyguy114 well I can't blame you there. Better weather and all year flying. Best of luck to you and I'll continue to follow your page.

[@chadweaver4827]

Congratulations on Gus and the move to Fla. I hope to have my Viking look as good as yours one day. Can’t wait to see you new videos, being in Florida boy the aviation videos should be endless. With Florida having a lot of pools and gators I’m sure your business will do good down there. Good luck and I’ll wait for the videos

[@wyflyguy114]

I’m happy to be removed from the snowy, windy winters of WY!

[@chadweaver4827]

@@wyflyguy114 yeah that’s how PA is. Though the airplanes live cold air. Someday I’ll have a home in Florida. Who normally does your annuals ?

[@wyflyguy114]

@@chadweaver4827 I’ve only owned it for 1 year and the first annual is being done by Mike Redpath at the same time as the interior.

[@charliebowman785]

A piece of work!

[@wyflyguy114]

It turned out great. I still need to do a video of it but I have been too busy with my new business to fly much.

[@bikefreakstl]

Awwwww snap, looking good

[@wyflyguy114]

I can’t wait to get him in the air again!

[@karsonbranham3900]

Very nice Bellanca, the A is pronounced ah, like in father. Italian uses single vowel sounds for all vowels, a is always ah, just like in spanish and Portuguese.

[@BrooksMershon]

What leading edge (black) tape did you use (so we can order). We are doing that treatment to our Super Viking. Thank you!

[@wyflyguy114]

I'm not 100% certain. It was on it when I bought Gus. I would join the Bellanca Face book group and ask Mike Redpath or David Pasquale. The group can usually point you in the right direction.

[@billeudy8481]

Vikings are one of the most difficult airplanes to work on when you are installing a new interior. The little Cruisemaster is even more difficult. The job you’re having done looks absolutely first rate. Don Wade, the former owner of Aircraft Interiors in Oklahoma City had an older 290 horse nyormally-Aspirated Lycoming and he redid the interior before he sold the plane. He said it was harder than doing a King Air,

[@wyflyguy114]

It sounds like Mike would agree. Well it is taking longer than normal I am getting an above average product at a serous discount. This truly has become a labor of love.

[@melintexas4506]

Where have you been. Love your aircraft and would like to see more videos.

[@wyflyguy114]

Trust me, so would I. The plane has been down for almost a year. This has not been good.

[@melintexas4506]

@@wyflyguy114 Sorry man. I know that sucks! Good luck. Hope she’s back in the air soon. Too beautiful of an aircraft to stay grounded.

[@wyflyguy114]

@@melintexas4506 I’m really hoping that we’re down to the last week or two of this mess

[@billywest7065]

the A sound as in blank, or crank, does not exist in Italian. It's and A like in father. Bell On Ka. 😁

[@wyflyguy114]

I was schooled on that earlier and now pronounce it the way I always though it should be.

[@gregstephens5710]

You haven't posted in awhile. Looks amazing. I've been researching planes and am interested in the Super Viking... and the Mooney. Also interesting that you went from WY to FL, we are going from NE to FL. We have a couple places in the DAB, EWR areas but still in NE. Hence the need for speed. Any regrets, considering all the upgrade costs of not getting something different from the start?

[@wyflyguy114]

I Just got the plane back 2 weeks ago from the interior project. I don’t regret the BSV at all. I currently have the plane for sale for 165k and have every penny of that into it plus. However, for the same money I couldn’t buy an equivalent 182 they would be slower or a SR22 that would be a touch faster. The only thing left is to change the auto pilot for 10k when one of the companies finally gets one STC’d. The good thing is that there is nothing wrong with the current AP and now that we have GPSS it’s much better.

[@bikefreakstl]

How many days are you staying for the fly-in? I'm probably going to fly in on the 18th for a few hours so i can meet everyone

[@wyflyguy114]

Friday - Saturday I’m hoping.

[@prayingpilot3806]

Can you recommend a shop to do a prebuy? I’m looking at a Bellanca in Mississippi

[@wyflyguy114]

The shop that’s doing all my work is in Oklahoma but I think there’s some people in Florida. Perhaps you can get on the Bellanca Facebook group and somebody on there will know who is the go to for that region.

[@leocortez-d2s]

where do you get those interiors?

[@melintexas4506]

Where have you been?? Missing the vids of your beautiful bird.

[@wyflyguy114]

Gus was back in the air for a cross-country flight to North Carolina last week. I’m still working on getting the auto pilot fixed after the interior job.

[@melintexas4506]

@@wyflyguy114 Great news. Looking forward to the new vids

[@alananthony2516]

The long A is common with some European languages 😊

[@zxr92]

Looks great!👍 Did you sell your business to move to FL?

[@wyflyguy114]

No we still have the business.

[@veroflyboys]

Do you still own 4SF?

[@wyflyguy114]

Yes I do. I think I’m going to sell it though since I moved to Florida and started a new company I have limited time to fly

[@veroflyboys]

@@wyflyguy114 I’m in Gainesville, I’d like to see your Super Viking. I’ve never flown in one.

[@wyflyguy114]

In in St Augustine now but the plane is getting the AP fixed at x35.

[@veroflyboys]

@@wyflyguy114 let’s try and get together one day soon. If you need help getting to x35 let me know. I have friend who hangars his Cessna in Gainesville.

[@wyflyguy114]

@@veroflyboys That has definitely been a problem. I need to get the plane back to Ormond Beach where my hanger is. I think it’s done I just haven’t been able to find the time to drive all the way over there to test it and bring it back.