The Hortol STOL kit, as fitted to the Maltese Falcon, gives a leading edge cuff, wing fences, aileron gap strips and wing tips with a revised profile.

The kit can be fitted without having to dismantle the aircraft and is a compromise between the original Cessna wing camber and the more complicated kits that were offered by Robertson and Wren.  Although the Civil Aviation Authority stress in the flight manual that no performance credit can be taken for the STOL kit it appears that, when taking off from Fenland, out aircraft has a significantly shorter take off run than the standard Cessna 172. 

The cost of purchasing and fitting the kit is in the region of £ 2,500 plus VAT, depending on the amount of respray work that is required.  Fordaire Aviation Ltd., at Sywell will carry out the installation should you wish.

The wing fence is the most obvious sign that the aircraft is non standard.