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Old 1st Sep 2006, 18:27
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I've looked at a couple of these in the uk, the advert on the web normally describes gentle rollover, the AAIB reports normally say something very different.

Take a friendly engineer with you to view it, cost it according their estimate and not the sellers. Make sure that everything you are buying is invertoried, avionics go missing but you'll pay for them.

Not all are bad I know of one owner whose 22 was rolled following a distinct lack of fuel in both tanks. Pilot submitted report said something completely different so insurance co. paid out, owner bought the wreck from them and 2yrs later it was flying again.

Job cost more than planned but less than an equivalent 2200hr rebuild.

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