The 94th AeroClaims-Aviation Consultant Group Is Introduced To The Polish Made Mielec PZL-104 "Wilga" STOL Aircraft

Shown within the four passenger interior area of the PZL-104 "Wilga" is Private Pilot Kathleen Stanfill of Ridge-Aire who provided a detailed and technical ground tour of the aircraft and its operating qualities
The Mielec PLZ-104 "Wilga" is Polish made STOL aircraft with an expectational ability for short field landings and take off's from either paved runways or paved runways and has a great lift capability
The PZL-104 "Wilga" could carry four passengers and the side doors could be removed for exceptional viewing while aloft. Being a stable, high wing mounted aircraft, the PZL-104 makes for a great aerial photo platform
With stout and robust semi cantilever main landing gears, the PZL-104 has a max landing and take off weight of 2,866 Lbs (1,300 kg)
The Mielec PZL-104 STOL aircraft is powered by a 260 horse power (194 kw) PZL AI-14RA nine cylinder supercharged radial, air-cooled engine

Jacksonville, Texas 5th May 2010: In their never ending quest to perform and maintain continuous aircraft training and exposure to many different type of aircrafts, the 94th AeroClaims-Aviation Consultant Group seized a great opportunity while deployed to Jacksonville, Texas to receive a detailed, technical ground tour of the Polish made, Mielec PZL-104 "Wilga" which is the Polish word for "Oriole". Mrs. Kathleen Stanfill from Ridge-Aire herself an FAA rated Private Pilot provided the review of the aircraft and its operational life since operating within the States as FAA registered aircraft N35PF.

Built as a sports / parachute jumping aircraft by the Polish aircraft manufacture Mielec, the PZL-104 is utilized in many roles to include utility and military observation with various air forces around the world. The aircraft is powered by an air-cooled PZL AI-14AR, nine cylinder engine, which could produce about 260 horse power.

Coupled with its slow handling landing speeds of just about 35-40 MPH and built for harsh operational condition and with a semi-cantilever landing gears, the PZL-104 could land just about anywhere. The 94th AeroClaims-Aviation Consultant Group has commenced dialog to bring the PZL-104 to Miami for possible promotional work and is the only Miami, Florida based aviation consultant group to now have a general operational understanding of the aircraft.