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dogcharlietree
10th Feb 2012, 00:00
Possibility of buying a "lightie" presently flying in EU and shipping (40ft container) it to Aus.
Any recommendations for pre-purchase inspection, escrow, dismantling and packing agents either mainland EU or the UK? Thanks.
Merlin513
10th Feb 2012, 07:02
Skycraft dismantle and transport loads of aircraft. www.sky-craft.co.uk (http://www.sky-craft.co.uk)
Genghis the Engineer
10th Feb 2012, 07:20
Why not fly it over? Will take a month or so, but be the adventure of a lifetime if it's an aeroplane you've bought for yourself?
G
Immortal
10th Feb 2012, 11:35
How would you flightplan the part between Turkey and India?
Barcli
10th Feb 2012, 12:27
www.bigmister.co.uk
Genghis the Engineer
10th Feb 2012, 13:01
Here's a route that clearly worked for a low performance aircraft...
The Route (http://www.soloflightglobal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=53)
If Dave could do it in a flexwing, most other pilots in reasonably modern aeroplanes should have a fighting chance.
G
Immortal
10th Feb 2012, 13:24
That is an option, you'll need a range of 600 nm. It definitely would be time consuming getting al the papers for the flying between turkey and indonesia, and I think a month is pretty short, a friend of mine went with a C150 to Greece and it took him 6 days to get there. He planned for 3 days.
But it looks like an interesting adventure to fly the craft over there!
What kind of "lightie" are we talking about?
dogcharlietree
13th Feb 2012, 19:54
Big Misters Shipping Company ceased trading in 2011, all enquiries are being forwarded to other companies. :(