Hey,

I'm looking to buy a Piper Dakota (1979 would be ideal) and have a dilemma...

The plane is going to be flown in the UK for a year or two and then be flown down to Kenya where it will stay. I have a UK PPL so I'm a little confused about which register the aircraft should be on and how difficult it is to change etc. So if I buy the aircraft in:

The US

Plenty around for a good price and would be cheap to carry out work before ferrying it across. The Problem is that I would then end up with an N registered aircraft in the UK. How much of an issue is that? Would I be able to fly to France let's say with an N registered aircraft on my CAA PPL? How easy is it to register as a G reg, expensive?

UK

Would probably be easiest option but just can't find a Dakota for sale (anyone know of one?!).

Isn't the Dakota just a Cherrokee/PA28 with the newer wing? I think, if you buy after a certain year, they're in essence all Dakotas. So shouldn't be that hard to find on the UK register.

SharpDakota

See your PMs

The Dakota is a Piper PA28-236 - 235hp O-540, tapered wing. Not all tapered wing PA28s are Dakotas - 161 is a Warrior, 181 is an Archer II/III etc.

As I type, in the hangar I have two Dakotas and one Turbo Dakota - all in for maintenance. In the hangar next door, there is a very nice Dakota for sale....

PM me for further details if you're interested.

Big engined, tapered wing, PA28 with fixed gear in other words.

I can see why it would be a good aeroplane for running around Kenya in, although not the best short and rough field aeroplane ever built.

G

I believe G COTA is a nice one and may be for sale.....

Actually G-COTA is with a 'K'...!

and its VERY VERY nice indeed :ok: