Pilotwings Plane

The Pilotwings Resort, located on Wuhu Island, uses the Pilotwings Plane as one of the areal vehicles used in the program. The unique plane built specifically for the resort, is an easy to fly open-cockpit trainer plane. A classic prop engine plane, it is powered by a 250 horsepower V8 engine. As a training plane the engine not very powerful compared to most prop engine planes, designed to keep speed down for the safety of beginner pilots. Being home to an island with no landing strips, the plane has no landing gear and instead has seaplane pontoons mounted on the bottom of each wing.

Pilotwings Resort keeps a fleet of 5 of these planes, each painted in a colorful design. They are cheep to maintain and built as the ultimate beginner plane, safe, easy, and fun.