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Old 17th September 2013 | 08:54
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Does this exist?

Thinking about purchasing another aircraft and to tick all the boxes it needs to be the following:-

- 4 seats so I can take the wife and kids away for odd weekends.
- On an LAA Permit so I can do my own work.
- Tailwheel / Vintage as I really enjoy these types most.
- Price ideally up to circa £40k....

Does such a thing exist? Cant seem to find anything ticking those boxes...

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Old 17th September 2013 | 09:09
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Old 17th September 2013 | 09:46
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I thought Austers only had 3 seats?
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Old 17th September 2013 | 09:57
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Jodel, Maule, luscome,
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Old 17th September 2013 | 10:28
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Jodel 1050 would indeed be one....

Maules are on a CofA and Luscombe is only 2 seats....
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Old 17th September 2013 | 10:31
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How about a Stinson 108?

Not entirely sure of the UK permit status, but thought it might be worth a mention. I know there are some in the UK.
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Old 17th September 2013 | 11:10
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Stinson 108 looks fantastic but alas its on a CofA.....
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Old 17th September 2013 | 11:19
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Is this CofA or Permit?
PlaneCheck Aircraft for Sale - New planes and price reductions

Edit. Checked. Permit.

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Old 17th September 2013 | 11:44
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Cant see a DH251 on G-Info but all the DR250's are CofA.....
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Old 17th September 2013 | 11:46
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The 251 is the homebuilt 250.
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Old 17th September 2013 | 11:57
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Does this exist?

Have you considered a Cessna 195? !947 tail-dragger with 4 seat capacity and a nice big round iron engine. Can be sourced in the States, and a nice one will cost in the region of $70k.
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Old 17th September 2013 | 12:01
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SF 260 without doubt, superb

Fuji 180 - four seats to boot and lots of luggage room

You will struggle to find good examples of both, but they do exist and are for sale.
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Old 17th September 2013 | 12:11
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- 4 seats so I can take the wife and kids away for odd weekends.
- On an LAA Permit so I can do my own work.
- Tailwheel / Vintage as I really enjoy these types most.
- Price ideally up to circa £40k....
I agree that it's superb but which of the above does the SF260 tick?
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Old 17th September 2013 | 12:42
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SF260 is somewhat off the criteria but I already have a Cassutt for zooming around at 200+mph and I'm planning on keeping that!

This is a family barge I'm after for weekends away and for those lazy summer afternoons pootling around low and slow and visting local grass strips etc......(you can tell I've been flying a SuperCub of late!)

Fuji and C195 are both CofA and the Fuji is not really what I'm after, I was flying a G1000 C182T until recently and whilst its great as a tourer I didnt really enjoy actually flying it that much.

There must be something? Have to say Jodels dont realy do it for me but something like a 4 seat Luscombe on a permit would be perfect...

I shall keep searching.....

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Old 17th September 2013 | 15:39
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The Jodel 1050, Auster + possibly the Jodel 140 (if you can get one for the price) are the only LAA approved aircraft that tick all the boxes.

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Old 17th September 2013 | 19:33
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My Auster j5g has four seats



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Old 17th September 2013 | 21:07
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Old 18th September 2013 | 06:18
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Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser?
Piper PA-20 Pacer (or PA-22 with tailwheel conversion)?

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Old 18th September 2013 | 10:37
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The vast majority of these aricraft are not on a permit!

Pa20/22 and 14 probably should be - but are not. Ditto Stinsons. You might find a D140 right at the top (or possibly beyond this price range). The obvious answer is Auster. Most of the larger ones are at least 3 seats some are 4 - particularly the Lyco powered ones.

Start with the list in CAP747 for the A listed aircraft and then try and discover which types have been allowed to switch to an LAA permit rather than staying with a CAA CofA...

Would be handy if the LAa published a full listing of permit types but I do not think they do - only the homebuilt types with TADS and that is not complete.
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Old 18th September 2013 | 11:53
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It is your requirement for 4 seats that really limits the choices........ realistically how many flights will you need four seater ?
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