Any Aircraft brokers here?

[Vixpy1]

We need to value a light aircraft

[rhinochopig]

Is it made of glass?

[insurance_jon]

what have you bought now?

[Mattt]

A friend is, but generally larger Commercial stuff. How big is it?

[Vixpy1]

4 seater single prop

[Geneve]

You could google brokers or sales agents, or post the details on here for a guide.

Any accurate valuation would require the following info:
- Exact model
- Useful Options (Avionics, etc)
- Date of manufacture
- TTSN (Total Time Since New)
- TTSMO (Total Time Since any Major Overhaul)
- Any major time limits remaining - next Annual/CofA/engine rebuild etc
- Condition (interior/exterior)
- Where registered (G, N, etc)
- Vatable or not
- Photo (ideally)

[eharding]

Vixpy1 said:

4 seater single prop

If it's a Cirrus, with a description of "light accident damage", and currently located at an airfield just west of Maidenhead, then I'd say the current value is *well* below the book price. I invariably prefer my aircraft to be available as a single piece - rather than 5 substantial chunks - and I suspect you're *never* going to get the smell of burning plastic out of that one.

[Eric Mc]

eharding said:

Vixpy1 said:

4 seater single prop

If it's a Cirrus, with a description of "light accident damage", and currently located at an airfield just west of Maidenhead, then I'd say the current value is *well* below the book price. I invariably prefer my aircraft to be available as a single piece - rather than 5 substantial chunks - and I suspect you're *never* going to get the smell of burning plastic out of that one.

Oops.

Did the owner use the parachute?

[eharding]

Eric Mc said:

eharding said:

Vixpy1 said:

4 seater single prop

If it's a Cirrus, with a description of "light accident damage", and currently located at an airfield just west of Maidenhead, then I'd say the current value is *well* below the book price. I invariably prefer my aircraft to be available as a single piece - rather than 5 substantial chunks - and I suspect you're *never* going to get the smell of burning plastic out of that one.

Oops.

Did the owner use the parachute?

No - the release mechanism for the BRS deployment rocket did partially activate in the impact(s) though, which caused the only serious injury of the whole episode (the two occupants involved in the cartwheel-down-the-runway-shedding-large-chunks-of-Cirrus episode departed the wreckage unhurt just before it went up in flames)

After the remains had been duly extinguished, and the fire services became aware of the potentially unsafe state of the BRS rocket (which is quite capable of taking your head off), nobody seemed that keen to go near the thing.


A Cirrus employee was despatched from the US with the appropriate specialist bit of kit to make the BRS mechanism safe, which he duly did . What he then did was to completely fail to notice a very large if sadly decaying Fairey Gannet, and in particular one of the propellor blades of said Gannet, and proceeded to smack his skull against it in a manner entirely guaranteed to require a visit to casualty.

Edited by eharding on Monday 24th May 19:06

[Eric Mc]

He probably didn't recognise the Gannet for an aeroplane - which is understandable.

[FasterFreddy]

Vixpy1 said:

4 seater single prop

You would tell us if you've had the engine out of it to use in one of your 'track car projects', wouldn't you Charlie?

[Papoo]

Rather than brokerage, I, or one of the several other pilots on this group could probably give you some good guidance, if you state what you want, speed/distance/time performance requirements, running cost outlines, etc..

They're pretty basic machines, consequently, brokers are worth considering moreso in the acquisition of more 'serious' machinery (where the slightest differences between comparable aircraft can make a huge operating cost difference).

I'd be happy to help...

[Vixpy1]

hi chap. My father has a tobago and is possibly looking to buy out his coowner

[Papoo]

Gotcha,

So is your father looking for a sensible estimate? Sounds like it would be pretty straight forward if there's just the two of them..

How old/used is the aircraft and it's engine?

[Vixpy1]

no idea chap. Ill ask. Things that fly are his thing. Things that drive mine