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Forum: Private Flying

23rd Apr 2014, 18:30

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Buying first plane

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Robin.....

The DR400 is a masterpiece and is the mainstay of most French flying clubs so parts are normally not a problem.

The metal Robins are average aircraft and are unusual in French flying clubs

It...

Forum: Private Flying

22nd Apr 2014, 14:24

Replies: 42

Buying first plane

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Pirke

The DR400-140B & 160 are identical except for the fuel system both have the main take mounted in the centre section that holds 110 lt the 140B has another tank at the rear under the baggage bay that...

Forum: Private Flying

22nd Apr 2014, 05:15

Replies: 42

Buying first plane

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Experimental Route

The owners of LAA aircraft are very quick on these pages to tell you how cheap the LAA way of doing things is, in some cases it is cheaper but with this lack of expense comes a lack of flexibility in...

Forum: Private Flying

21st Apr 2014, 17:17

Replies: 42

Buying first plane

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Keeping things in a shed

I have found that you pay for Hangarage one way or the other, you have the option of keeping it in the shed and out of the weather this cuts the maintenance bills.

Or park the aircraft outside and...

Forum: Private Flying

21st Apr 2014, 12:25

Replies: 42

Buying first plane

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Chicken house

The SID's inspections can be done for € 5 K but the rectification of the defects found can't !

Forum: Private Flying

21st Apr 2014, 10:22

Replies: 42

Buying first plane

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Friendly Economics ?

Owning a € 20-30 K C152 is unlikely to provide a maintenance budget that you are looking for............ I know I own two of them ! They are used in a long term lease to a training company and both...

Forum: Private Flying

21st Apr 2014, 08:26

Replies: 42

Buying first plane

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DR400

The DR400 will lift more payload than a PA28 with the same engine, it will fly about 10-15 KTS faster and do this from a runway about a third shorter.

The 140B is not quite a versatile as a 160...

Forum: Private Flying

21st Apr 2014, 00:26

Replies: 42

Buying first plane

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What you will want in a year !

Forget the ATL & C150/152 they will not be what you will want to fly in a years time as your flying horizon expands and any C152 worth owning will be too expensive as it has become the only game in...

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