DH Chipmunk?
 

Hi all!
I've been looking around a little for a chipmunk to buy and fly. However, I can't seem to find anything. Is there anyone who would like to point me in the right direction?
Regards/lns

If I tell you, will you let me fly it? ;)

There are one or two around. But finding a good one at the right price is not easy. If anyone knows different, please PM me. ;)

But it's a lovely aeroplane, and a absolute joy to fly.

SSD

There was one flying at Perth today, lovely sight. And sound.

'Normal' channels such as magazine 'for sale' lists will give you a start, although I haven't seen much recently. 'Other' channels, or 'the grapevine', can be much more productive - that's how we got ours a couple of years ago. The magazines, we found, don't necessarily tell you the whole story of what might be for sale out there....So try calling the Chipmunk Club, or even DHSL.

I wonder which one was flying at Perth today.......

L'n'S - as an ex-Air Cadet who started his flying on Chippies, I've always been tempted by the concept of buying one! There was a Chippie owned by a friend's dad, based at Strathaven for sale a couple of years ago at £25k. A little digging and I found that the engine was past its sell by date - estimates were between £9k and £18k for a Gypsy rebuild!

Anyway, this was flying in RAF trainer colours as WG422 - I now find that it's down at Eaglesham as G-BFAX.

In terms of Scottish-based flying DHC1s, there's:

G-AORW (out of Strathaven - civvy colours)
G-ARGG (out of Ayr, flying in silver training colours as WD305)
G-BDRJ (out of Ayr, flying in red training colours as WP857)
G-BXDA (out of Glasgow, flying in red training colours as WP860)

Knowing the heater system on Chippies, I doubt there'd be many English or Irish-based Chippies at Perth at this time of year! :D

CB
It's hangared at MF, not the main Scottish Aero Club hangar.
Doesn't get out much.
R

Wot heating system?;)

In common with most Chippys, our's doesn't have a heater. I think heaters were added to the last ones in RAF service a few years before they were sold off. Our's pre-dates that by some years.

It's not too bad in the front, but VERY cold in the back in winter.

SSD

I am pleased to see that GAORW is still operational - did my first solo in it in March 1968 from East Midlands!!

Hi L and S

Just sold my Chippie so sorry. I will look around I think I know of one that could be for sale. Their prices are depressed so now is a good time to buy.

It is getting v expensive to maintain them but if you are an engineer then great. The big expense is the engine. I found it cost 3 times as much to maintain than the yak over a average of 3 years. Admitedly I have a through maintainace organisation.

Miss the aircraft a lot, it would still be my aircraft of choice after a MK V spitfire

Regards

Wide

Unfortunately, G-BDIC (on which I did the first 3 hrs of my PPL at Blackpool) has now been exported to Germany :(

At least it has doors! :{

Doors? In a Chippy? Bloody 'ell, and here's me been climbing in through the roof all these years, wiv me muddy boots messing up the upholstry. ;)

SSD

The one I share could have been for sale if my plans to acquire something more exciting had come off but unfortunately the others didnt want to play (secretly I am glad to still have a chippy 'on the fleet').

DHSL is a good start (note article in a certain piloit magazine this month written by yours truly!).

I would suggest the better option is ARC at Duxford. John Romaine gets to work on a number of them and is often aware of machines for sale (we bought ours there)l.

My apologies, I meant door.
A movable structure used to close off an entrance, typically consisting of a panel that swings on hinges or that slides or rotates.

;)

CB

GAORW is based at Prestwick moved there in 2003 and is kept in excellent condition and flies on a regular basis, even during these winter months!!

The two other chipmunks at Prestwick (listed as Ayr by CB) as far as Im aware 1 is flying (the silver one) and the other (in red +white RAF training colours) is under restoration

Although the owner is from Glasgow, I thought that G-BXDA/XP860 flew out of Perth. At least it was when he gave me a lift in it 18 months ago.

Chippik / Muggins - sorry, should have been clearer! I was taking the owners' locations from G-INFO, in the slightly misguided effort to identify which sort of area the aircraft was likely to operate from! I have no specific info as to which field the airframes operate from and did not intend to infer that.

Fireflybob : check PMs

CB: No need to apologise you were right about the AYR chipmunks but just clarifying that they flew from Prestwick

CB: no probs, as you say G-INFO gives owner location, not necessaarily the same as aircraft location.