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http://www.planecheck.com?ent=da&id=38673

These don't come up for sale very often anymore. 130HP Rolls Royce (Cont.) Engine and 40 deg. Flaps make for a great all round private aircraft. Cross Country, Aeros, Short Field/Grass strips, etc.

That's 38,600.00 US dollars......hmmmmmmmmmmm


Jim

Looks like it has the original paint or the factory paint scheme at least.

Wow! How pretty that is!

I am not sure if it would be more cost effective to move to and live in England and buy the airplane, or to have it shipped to the USA?

Tempting, eh?

unique airplane, 130hp without the headache of an STC.

with 8,306 hours on an airframe, what is the life limit to a) stop flying aerobatics, and b) stop flying normal category? I would assume that the flight hours are not clearly documented to distinguish normal, utility, and aerobatic hours. Even if this available, how can the lifelimit of the airframe be determined? Some new aerobatic aircraft are equipped with an AMU1-C unit that records "G" forces/time. The data is downloaded and sent to the factory and a graph is formulated giving the lifelimit of wings, spar bolts, engine mounts, and cables. Some rentals are equipped to safeguard the owners from renters that overstress the aircraft. As the aircraft age, any thoughts?

Well, let's see, pros vs. cons on me purchasing it:

cons: I would end up using it like a standard C150. It would probably burn 6 to 7 gal/hour instead of 5 to 6 like mine. It might true out at only a tiny bit faster than mine. I don't know anything about parts availability. I'm quite sure my mechanic has never worked on that particular engine before. It's likely to have no better useful load than my J model (guessing). Would need shipped here. I already have a plane. Would be hard to convince Didi of the benefits.

pros: It's beautiful. One of a kind (around here). Could learn to perform aerobatics. Probably flies like a 150, only better!

I'd need a lot more "pros"

That would be the perfect airplane, for someone! I hope it finds a great home.

There is no life limit for any Cessna 150 or 152 that I am aware of or heard of.
When I say any Cessna 150 or 152 that includes the Aerobats and being able to do aerobatics.

Maybe someone with more knowledge than I have will speak up.

I don't know about aerobatic planes, but it's not unusual for a 152 to have more than 10,000 hrs on the airframe. As long as the annual inspection doesn't turn up problems in the airframe, it's good to fly. A 150 typically has fewer hours than a 152, because back when Cessna was still making 150-152, the flight schools replaced their planes every 4-5 years; once those planes got sold to private owners, they don't get flown as much. When Cessna stopped making the 152s, the flight schools didn't have any good 2-seat trainers to replace them with, so they hang on to them and racked up the hours.