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Old 7th Aug 2020, 06:14
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Something interesting maybe?

Noted in the classifieds of the South Australian Advertiser Newspaper today, Friday 7th.

Cessna 402A VH-RDZ
To be sold by auction 'as is' to satisfy
a Court Order.

Saturday 8 August 2020 at 12 noon
Parafield Airport SA

Remainder of ad includes name and contact number of Auctioneer.

I wonder if there is an interesting story behind this?
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Old 7th Aug 2020, 06:26
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I'd be guessing it's not quite as exciting as TSI.
The auctioneer's "Acting under instructions from Airport Management to satisfy a Court Order". So perhaps something as boring as unpaid YPPF parking bills?
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So perhaps something as boring as unpaid YPPF parking bills?
Probably so. Just wondering though.
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FlightAware suggests the aircraft has not flown in 4 years, or at least filed a flight plan
The ownership name appears to be defunct. "OO Htun Htun" registered in Victoria
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That old girl still around?
Wasn't an A model...was a 402 "nothing"...before the A model..had the short nose....built in the mid 60s, if I remember correctly.
Use to flog around in it 30 years ago and it was ancient back then.
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Originally Posted by gerry111
I'd be guessing it's not quite as exciting as TSI.
The auctioneer's "Acting under instructions from Airport Management to satisfy a Court Order". So perhaps something as boring as unpaid YPPF parking bills?
i'd say so. If I recall the story was some Dr. bought it using superannuation funds as an "investment" (not sure how he thought that was ever going to be a good idea) - without having the first clue about aircraft.
Once pandoras box had been opened and he realized how much more money was going to be needed to get it to a point where you could actually use it for commercial charter the whole plan fell apart. AFAIK it's sat there from 2016.
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Bidding will start around four cents per kilo.
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Including the radio(s)...??


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Old 8th Aug 2020, 08:08
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Kearns Auctions and Valuations have just emailed me: "It was a no reserve auction as advertised. Yes it was sold."

No sale price was disclosed. Did anyone attend?

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Auction site shows $27250.
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Auction site shows $27250.
The decimal point is about two spaces too far to the right!

G'day Griffo.
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Originally Posted by Hans Solo
That old girl still around?
Wasn't an A model...was a 402 "nothing"...before the A model..had the short nose....built in the mid 60s, if I remember correctly.
Use to flog around in it 30 years ago and it was ancient back then.
I have ( or was ) in Aviation nearly 40 years. Have flown lots of Cessna twins. I never knew there was a short nose 402!!
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There was even a C401. I flew one, VH-KRY in the early seventies. I cannot remember the difference with the C402, not much I think.
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Indeed correct, VH-KRY was a crappy C401 with a short nose, the owner Bill Suhr of KRY later died in VH-RED a short nose C402 in about 1986.
Bill was an exponent of very reduced power takeoff's; thought he was saving engines...
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Originally Posted by Petropavlovsk
Indeed correct, VH-KRY was a crappy C401 with a short nose, the owner Bill Suhr of KRY later died in VH-RED a short nose C402 in about 1986.
Bill was an exponent of very reduced power takeoff's; thought he was saving engines...
Reduced power takeoffs were not the end of it with Bill. Sadly 3 others also perished in VH RED
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Originally Posted by deja vu
Reduced power takeoffs were not the end of it with Bill. Sadly 3 others also perished in VH RED
Sorry, make that 5 others who perished in VH-RED
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Does it carry 500kg... Only doing one trip
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VH CJA was also a C402 nothing. (S/N 00078)
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VH-CJA was seen all over Australia doing aerial photography with QASCO.
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Snoop

Used to fly an old C411 VH-CLC, which I think was a short nose 402 with the geared props a la 421. It was that old it had a ADF that you tuned with a little crank wheel like you were winding up a window. good old days.
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