Pilot DAR in your land of freedom to fly Cessna single engine aircraft there may not be
mandatory aging aircraft inspections, but here in Australia (where
twistedmr lives), our Civil Aviation Safety Authority has mandated that perfectly serviceable Cessna aircraft should be subject to ..........
Supplemental Inspection Document - or SIDs - requirements for Cessna 100 series aircraft used in private operations.
Cessna 100 series aircraft SIDs must begin at the next annual/100 hourly inspection after 30 June 2016 and a compliance plan must be submitted to CASA as revised log book statement.
Aircraft principle structural elements must be inspected by a licensed engineer to ensure a satisfactory level of structural integrity is apparent in the airframe. This inspection either needs to have been done at the most recent periodic/100 hourly inspection or before 30 June 2016. If not completed by 30 June 2016 an inspection will be required before further flight after that date.
As a result of the public service bureaucracy knowing far better than the aircraft manufacturer and FAA, the cost of a Australian SID inspection on older perfectly serviceable Cessna aircraft may be cost prohibitive, resulting in many serviceable Cessna aircraft being parted out.
Cessnas are lovely little aircraft but be very cautious buying one in Australia lest you end up with an expensive garden ornament.
CASA: Cessna 100, 200, 300 and 400 Aircraft Supplemental Inspection Documents