182RG
Maybe you should fly it down here but you had better stick some floats on it first.
Don,t think there is an STC though on the 182 RG!!
As for UK sticking to all the manufacturers overhaul periods ,really?.
The 12 year engine overhaul is not adheared too, if used privately,this should also be applied to the gear, lets be sensible.
Lets look at the aircraft useage & make a descision.
I find that in the Uk sticking to the letter of the law varies considerably depending where you take your plane for ARC renewals
Many CAMO,s in the UK would not make you overhaul the gear.
There is also a requirement to replace the static lines on a lot of Cessnas,sense says you inspect them, start to pull them around & a lot off the plasic fittings will snap off causing more problems,some companies in the UK do this on condition & rightly so.
From memory, the engine controls on 150/152 are lifed at 1500hrs or engine replacement how many companies actually stick to this?
What will happen now is that people will fly even less,there will be more planes laying idle at airfields as owners cannot afford them anymore.
The GA market in the UK will be diminished, as has hppened in Italy over the years due to bureaucrats with no hand on experience whatsoever joining the regulatory authorities.
Failing this you could always try the EASA approved horses head in the bed or concrete wellies on the side of a canal, with your engineer that usually does the trick.
Last edited by ROLLER STAMP; 12th May 2009 at 11:27.