Too good to be true?
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Too good to be true?
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600TT and only $175,000. What's the catch? Not that I have that much to spend, but it sounds like a great deal to me.
Monk
600TT and only $175,000. What's the catch? Not that I have that much to spend, but it sounds like a great deal to me.
Monk
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Hmmm. Doesn't look like it, Whirls:
G-XLIV
A typo, maybe? Or a repossession? Or that flood of Silverstate machines has really, really hit secondhand values...?
Or, that's actually the '£' price, not the '$' price...
G-XLIV
A typo, maybe? Or a repossession? Or that flood of Silverstate machines has really, really hit secondhand values...?
Or, that's actually the '£' price, not the '$' price...
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I think it might be linked to this thread.
Heli's on Flea Bay
Heli's on Flea Bay
They belong to me and my business partner. I am Helimove Ltd, he is Rotormotive Ltd. We went to the USA back in April and viewed the Silver State stock.
Last edited by ivakontrol; 17th October 2008 at 20:36. Reason: extract from hypnosteve's thread
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ivakontrol,
Don't worry it's not linked. G-XLIV was never a SilverState machine. (Check the GINFO link above).
I reckon rotorboater's got it right - less than 4 years to run until rebuild.
Don't worry it's not linked. G-XLIV was never a SilverState machine. (Check the GINFO link above).
I reckon rotorboater's got it right - less than 4 years to run until rebuild.
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As Rotorboater said, it has been on eBay for a while.
On the Ebay ads for this and some ex-Silver State R22's, it's worth carefully comparing the wording:
ROBINSON R44 RAVEN I HELICOPTER ONLY 650TT SINCE NEW on eBay, also, Aircraft, Aircraft Aviation, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 30-Oct-08 18:44:44 GMT)
ROBINSON R22 BETA II HELICOPTER 2007 AND 1200TT on eBay, also, Aircraft, Aircraft Aviation, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 30-Oct-08 18:45:44 GMT)
To be fair, if I was in the market for an R44 and understood the 'opportunity' and/or risk, I would go and have a look.
On the Ebay ads for this and some ex-Silver State R22's, it's worth carefully comparing the wording:
ROBINSON R44 RAVEN I HELICOPTER ONLY 650TT SINCE NEW on eBay, also, Aircraft, Aircraft Aviation, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 30-Oct-08 18:44:44 GMT)
ROBINSON R22 BETA II HELICOPTER 2007 AND 1200TT on eBay, also, Aircraft, Aircraft Aviation, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 30-Oct-08 18:45:44 GMT)
To be fair, if I was in the market for an R44 and understood the 'opportunity' and/or risk, I would go and have a look.
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It also has damage history re the blades, this combined with the low years left is the reason for the price. Many r44's getting to their 12 years without having done their 2200 hours. Wonder if the R66 will have the same lifespan!
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I wonder what happened to the bike Orange County Choppers built for Silver State?
If thats not correct Im sure I will be corrected.
