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Old 1st Nov 2007, 08:59
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60/40 chance !

I did give the Cirus a 60/40 chance of being rebuilt after a ditching based on other aircraft that I have known to be recovered.

However the build quality is not as good as most of the Europan compostie aircraft so this might sway the balance, the other thing that will cause problems is the lack of composite repair experience within the Cirus company.

Cirus use the Boeing repair manual as a starting point, this might well be satisfactory for composite panels on large aircraft but is not good enough for light aircraft structual repair, Cirus are learning fast about the practical aspects of aircraft repair as people damage there products but the level of knowlage is far below that of the european glider repair business that has been doing the job for years.

The result is that Cirus might well not approve a repair that would be approved by a european company due to the reasons stated above or go for a "belt & braces" repair that would make the job an economic non-starter.
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