what would you buy for 30 grand?
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Would this not be better in the private flying forum???
It depends on too many things - what you want to use it for - experience - is £30K your total budget (as you have to allow so much for running costs that if it is you would be better getting an agreed rate for multiple hire hours) - etc ad infinitum...
Personally - when hours building - bought an AA5A - great fun - but still expensive to run......
JM
It depends on too many things - what you want to use it for - experience - is £30K your total budget (as you have to allow so much for running costs that if it is you would be better getting an agreed rate for multiple hire hours) - etc ad infinitum...
Personally - when hours building - bought an AA5A - great fun - but still expensive to run......
JM
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The best aircraft I have flown in that range would be the lovely AA5A or B. Although a B might stretch the pocket.
A model (150 Hp) is faster and more responsive than a PA28 flying barge or a C172. Trust Lycoming engine (no ad's or special oil due to excesive wear. with a 172 30k would get you).
Robust load carriers with good range. Just don't believe all those geleous PA28 and C172 owners you will warn about the castoring nose wheel or very slightly higher stall speed. It's just flak to cover up a better craft.
If your going int touring. I would try and stretch for a B model 180 Hp Tiger). Had great fun with two mates and baggage down in S France and into spain a few years back. They were the days. (G-BIPV & PORK). Sadly the club changed to barges, so I changed clubs....
A model (150 Hp) is faster and more responsive than a PA28 flying barge or a C172. Trust Lycoming engine (no ad's or special oil due to excesive wear. with a 172 30k would get you).
Robust load carriers with good range. Just don't believe all those geleous PA28 and C172 owners you will warn about the castoring nose wheel or very slightly higher stall speed. It's just flak to cover up a better craft.
If your going int touring. I would try and stretch for a B model 180 Hp Tiger). Had great fun with two mates and baggage down in S France and into spain a few years back. They were the days. (G-BIPV & PORK). Sadly the club changed to barges, so I changed clubs....
30k would get you a very nice AA-5A or an OK AA-5B (wasn't G-BIPV lovely).
Or,
How about a replica WW1 SE-5a for the wind in the hair and bugs in the teeth experience and a Jodel D-120 (not sure of the model)to do some serious touring but only 2 of you though. You could get both for 30k total if you look around
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An OK-ish Tiger Moth (well maybe 35k)
Or
A reasonable Chipmunk
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An RV6, 8 or 9 but you would have to build it.
Or
1/2 of a nice Rockwell Commander
I've run out of Or's now, must nip off and check Pilot/Flyer
Or,
How about a replica WW1 SE-5a for the wind in the hair and bugs in the teeth experience and a Jodel D-120 (not sure of the model)to do some serious touring but only 2 of you though. You could get both for 30k total if you look around
Or
An OK-ish Tiger Moth (well maybe 35k)
Or
A reasonable Chipmunk
Or
An RV6, 8 or 9 but you would have to build it.
Or
1/2 of a nice Rockwell Commander
I've run out of Or's now, must nip off and check Pilot/Flyer
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I'd like a nice Rallye Minerva- 4 seats, wider than a PA28 inside, sliding canopy, forgiving undercarriage and great short field capability. It would have to be one without rot though!
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I'd get a dangerously cheap Tiger Moth.
LowNslow, where can you get a replica Se5a and how cheap is it? Are you sure it's not a currie wot because those don't look too good. Is it a proper, convincing looking replica because I'd love one of those and I'm surprised to hear it could be bought for £30 K + a jodel (unless it is infact a currie wot).
By the way, what kind of price would a decent conditioned chipmunk be?
LowNslow, where can you get a replica Se5a and how cheap is it? Are you sure it's not a currie wot because those don't look too good. Is it a proper, convincing looking replica because I'd love one of those and I'm surprised to hear it could be bought for £30 K + a jodel (unless it is infact a currie wot).
By the way, what kind of price would a decent conditioned chipmunk be?
Tiger_Moth join the PFA and/or visit their website (pfa.org.uk). There are a few Se5a replicas around, they are 7/10ths scale (?) and look very convincing. They come up for sale occasionally and are around the 15k mark. There are always a few of the 2 seat Jodels in there for the same kind of cash.
PS A dangerously cheap Tiger Moth is exactly that! I know a chap who bought what appeared to be a good servicable Moth. It had been apparently maintained well. For his Annual this year he thought there would be no major problems. Wrong. Both upper wing main spars had been crushed at their strut mounting points by overtightened clamps. Expensive job to cut open fabric and let in new wood.........(using approved repair procedures I hasten to add).
PS A dangerously cheap Tiger Moth is exactly that! I know a chap who bought what appeared to be a good servicable Moth. It had been apparently maintained well. For his Annual this year he thought there would be no major problems. Wrong. Both upper wing main spars had been crushed at their strut mounting points by overtightened clamps. Expensive job to cut open fabric and let in new wood.........(using approved repair procedures I hasten to add).
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I'd go over to the US and get myself a C310 on a N Reg, there are a few floating about over there at very reasonable prices - if you afford a few quid more you can get one with some nice onboard avionics.
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I thjink that the Maule 180 is a good suggestion, also there are some Piper Dakotas going for very little money (PA28-235) and that will certainly haul all four of you and your duty free at 135k. Always bear in mind that the maintenance costs are proportional to the original purchase price, not the price that you pay!