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1967 Yeoman YA-1 250R Cropmaster ✈️🔥One of Australia’s rarest agricultural aircraft designs — completely restored and st...
05/09/2026

1967 Yeoman YA-1 250R Cropmaster ✈️🔥

One of Australia’s rarest agricultural aircraft designs — completely restored and still flying.

With only 20 Yeoman Cropmasters ever produced, this 1967 YA-1 250R represents an incredibly rare piece of Australasian aviation history. According to the seller, just two remain airworthy worldwide. 👀

⚫️ Complete ground-up restoration ✨
⚫️ 260HP Lycoming O-540 power ⚙️
⚫️ Approx. 120-knot easy cruise 💨
⚫️ Impressive STOL capability 🌾
⚫️ Highly responsive controls 🛫
⚫️ Second forward-facing seat installed 💺
⚫️ VHF & ADS-B In/Out equipped 📡
⚫️ Currently airworthy ✅

Originally designed as a rugged agricultural aircraft, this Cropmaster has had its hopper removed and a second forward-facing seat installed, transforming it into a seriously distinctive recreational aircraft while retaining the performance and character of the original design.

For the collector or pilot looking for something genuinely different, there aren't many opportunities to own an aircraft this rare — especially one that's been comprehensively restored and remains airworthy.

260HP. 120 knots. STOL capability. And a type you're unlikely to see parked beside you anywhere else. 🤝

View the full listing here: https://sticknrudder.com.au/listing/1967-yeoman-ya-1-250r-cropmaster/ 🔗

Groppo Trail Project – 90% Complete 🔧✈️Most of the build is already done — now it just needs someone to finish the job.F...
03/09/2026

Groppo Trail Project – 90% Complete 🔧✈️

Most of the build is already done — now it just needs someone to finish the job.

For $65,000 AUD, this Groppo Trail represents a great opportunity for someone wanting the satisfaction of completing their own aircraft without starting with a pile of parts and hundreds of hours of construction ahead. 👀

⚫️ Approximately 90% complete 🔧
⚫️ Rotax 912 engine included ⚙️
⚫️ Built under SAAA supervision 🛠️
⚫️ Fuselage, wings, tailplane & interior completed ✈️
⚫️ Folding-wing design for easier storage
⚫️ Engine cowling & wing support frames included
⚫️ Trailable with the tailplane removed 🚙

With a new Groppo Trail build potentially exceeding $90,000 once engine, avionics, propeller and finishing costs are considered, this project provides a significant head start in both time and investment.

The major construction is already behind you — leaving the next owner to complete the engine and propeller installation, choose the avionics, finish the paint and bring the aircraft across the finish line.

Finish the build. Make it your own. Then go fly it. 🤝

View the full listing here: https://sticknrudder.com.au/listing/groppo-trail-project-approximately-90-complete/ 🔗

02/09/2026

This is why we fly. ✈️🏕️

A couple of Cubs and SuperSTOLs, a quiet country strip, tents under the wings and good company around the campfire.

No packed terminals. No hotel bookings. Just pick a strip, load the aircraft and turn an ordinary weekend into one worth remembering.

This is what tailwheel flying is all about. 🌄



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02/09/2026

This is why we fly. ✈️🏕️

A couple of Cubs and SuperSTOLs, a quiet country strip, tents under the wings and good company around the campfire.

No packed terminals. No hotel bookings. Just pick a strip, load the aircraft and turn an ordinary weekend into one worth remembering.

This is what tailwheel flying is all about. 🌄

✈️ 1946 Aeronca 11BC Chief | $70,000 AUDClassic looks, economical flying and beautifully restored—this Aeronca Chief is ...
01/09/2026

✈️ 1946 Aeronca 11BC Chief | $70,000 AUD

Classic looks, economical flying and beautifully restored—this Aeronca Chief is ready for its next custodian.

A comprehensive restoration was completed in 2022, including new fabric, wood repairs, a complete frame strip and repaint, and an all-new suede interior. Since then, it has completed nearly 300 trouble-free flying hours.

🛠️ Fully restored in 2022
💺 New suede interior
💪 Continental O-200 engine
⏱️ Only 54 hours since top overhaul
📊 Garmin G5 AHRS and panel-mounted Garmin aera 660
✈️ Approximately 80-knot cruise
⛽ Economical 20 L/hr fuel burn
📍 Hangared at Boonah, Queensland

RAAus registered and maintained in annual through September, this beautifully presented Chief offers genuine vintage character with practical, dependable performance.

View the complete listing here: https://sticknrudder.com.au/listing/1946-aeronca-11bc-chief/

🔥 2018 Van’s RV-8 Fastback | $228,000 AUDLow time, beautifully presented and built to deliver the legendary “RV grin.” T...
30/08/2026

🔥 2018 Van’s RV-8 Fastback | $228,000 AUD

Low time, beautifully presented and built to deliver the legendary “RV grin.” This RV-8 Fastback has accumulated just 177 hours since new, offering its next owner near-new performance without the wait and complexity of a fresh build.

✈️ 177 hours total time
💪 180 HP Lycoming XIO-360-M1B
⚙️ Sensenich propeller with 2,000-hour TBO
🔥 Sleek Fastback configuration
📍 Located in Victoria, Australia

With crisp handling, impressive climb performance and excellent cross-country capability, the RV-8 remains one of the most rewarding tandem sport aircraft ever produced.

View the complete listing here: https://sticknrudder.com.au/listing/2018-vans-rv8-for-sale/

1942 Douglas DC-3C Airliner ✈️🔥A genuine flying legend with more than 80 years of history behind it.Few aircraft have sh...
28/08/2026

1942 Douglas DC-3C Airliner ✈️🔥

A genuine flying legend with more than 80 years of history behind it.

Few aircraft have shaped aviation quite like the Douglas DC-3. From military service to commercial aviation and the silver screen, ZK-JGB has an extraordinary story — and now the opportunity exists for someone new to become its next custodian. 👀

⚫️ Former U.S. Navy R4D-1 military aircraft 🎖️
⚫️ Twin Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radials ⚙️
⚫️ 19-passenger cabin with private lavatory 💺
⚫️ Featured in The Lord of the Rings 🎬
⚫️ Jean Batten commemorative flight participant ✈️
⚫️ Spare engine, cylinders, tyres & jacks included 🔧
⚫️ All Airworthiness Directives complied with 📋
⚫️ Vendor financing may be available to qualified NZ buyers 🤝

Originally delivered to the U.S. Navy in 1942, this aircraft later entered Australian civil service before continuing its story in New Zealand. Today, it retains the unmistakable presence, sound and character that have made the DC-3 one of the most recognisable aircraft ever built.

Inside, the 19-seat passenger configuration combines dark blue leather seating with period character, while those two Pratt & Whitney radials provide the soundtrack that no modern airliner can replicate.

Offered at $599,500 NZD + GST if sold in New Zealand, with a substantial spares package included. The aircraft will require an Annual Inspection before return to service.

Some aircraft transport passengers. Others transport you to another era. ✈️

View the full listing here: https://sticknrudder.com.au/listing/1942-douglas-dc-3c/ 🔗

1941 Ryan STM-S2 WWII Warbird ✈️🎖️A genuine piece of WWII aviation history — still flying today.This is no replica. ZK-A...
26/08/2026

1941 Ryan STM-S2 WWII Warbird ✈️🎖️

A genuine piece of WWII aviation history — still flying today.

This is no replica. ZK-ABC is an authentic 1941 Ryan STM-S2 military trainer with verified wartime service spanning both the Royal Netherlands Naval Air Service and the Royal Australian Air Force. 🇳🇱🇦🇺

⚫️ Genuine WWII military aircraft 🎖️
⚫️ Approximately six remaining worldwide in original configuration 🌎
⚫️ Only 854 total airframe hours ⏱️
⚫️ 150HP supercharged Menasco C4S engine ⚙️
⚫️ 267 hours since engine overhaul 🔧
⚫️ Modern ATC-compliant avionics 📡
⚫️ Spare wooden propeller included
⚫️ PRICE REDUCED — $285,000 AUD 💥

First flown in January 1941, serial number 492 served in Java before being evacuated to Australia during the Japanese advance, where it continued service with the RAAF until 1946.

More than 85 years later, “Charlie” remains in excellent flying condition — offering its next custodian something increasingly difficult to find: authentic wartime provenance combined with a genuinely operational aircraft.

For the serious collector, warbird operator or museum looking for an aircraft with a story that simply cannot be recreated, this Ryan STM-S2 represents an exceptionally rare opportunity. 🤝

Don’t just preserve history. Fly it.

View the full listing here: https://sticknrudder.com.au/listing/ryan-stm-s2-ww2-aeroplane/ 🔗

Sometimes training turns into a bit of an adventure. 🏕️✈️We headed into the nearby mountains with a student for some bus...
25/08/2026

Sometimes training turns into a bit of an adventure. 🏕️✈️

We headed into the nearby mountains with a student for some bush flying and decided to make a night of it.

Instructor Andrew joined the crew in the Maule, and Scotty tagged along the next morning for a coffee.

A couple of aeroplanes, some good bush flying, a night in the mountains and coffee in the morning.

Just another day at Stick ’n Rudder. 🤙



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