Question about high hour cheetah

[TYRONS08]

Hi Guys i have a question regarding a cheetah that i am thinking of buying it has all the goods MGL
and so on with a Rotax 912uls total hrs on this airie is 800 and counting its a very nice plane very well looked after but needs to be recovered for R 320 000
What to do??? any advice please i am busy with my conversion to lsa and want to buy cheetah
any help will do i paid a lot of school fees in the past i think its time to get maximum for my money.

[John.com]

Hi Guys i have a question regarding a cheetah that i am thinking of buying it has all the goods MGL
and so on with a Rotax 912uls total hrs on this airie is 800 and counting its a very nice plane very well looked after but needs to be recovered for R 320 000
What to do??? any advice please i am busy with my conversion to lsa and want to buy cheetah
any help will do i paid a lot of school fees in the past i think its time to get maximum for my money.

Have you bounced this off Walter from Rainbow Skyreach? I would start there!

Good luck!

[Duck Rogers]

..... but needs to be recovered for R 320 000

I think you can buy a whole new plane for that money

[AWACS]

The price for a new skin sounds too high.
we just had a complete wing cover replaced and it is ca R 10k....
Talk to Mike at Skyreach...

Fantastic aircraft - you will never regret buying a Cheeatah!

Good luck!

[McCraken]

I am trying to sell my Cheetah with 160 hrs for less than that.

[Turbo]

McCracken the problem is the jabiru engine... No offense, it doesn't come close to the rotax... By perception in the market place that is.

Tyron the hours are high but the engine and avionics are the best. The covering sure it costs money but that's anothern10 year guarantee.... Then again how old is the plane, the covering should be under warranty still.....

[John Boucher]

You know, 800 hours is 800 hours (in the sun, exposed to UV)

My Cheetah has 1105 hours on it, needs to be recovered with Trylam sometime (even thought the covering still passes its tests!)

You may have made a typo as a total recover will be in the region of R 32 000 if I could guess!

[Flopgun]

I think he meant the plane cost R320k, not the cost of recovering it.

[Dish]

"a cheetah that i am thinking of buying it has all the goods MGL
and so on with a Rotax 912uls total hrs on this airie is 800 and counting its a very nice plane very well looked after but needs to be recovered for R 320 000"

the price of the plane is 320K not the recovering!!! you okes have been at the Christmas cake with brandy again haven't you???

@Turbo - "McCracken the problem is the jabiru engine... No offense, it doesn't come close to the rotax... By perception in the market place that is." _ Really ????? Guess to each his own BUT this one as it happens has a Rotax engine ..... so whassaa problem ?/

[John Boucher]

Just missing a simple comma to let the sentence read differently...

I did the upgrade to 912ULS to from 582 exercise (calculations!!!!) almost a year and a half ago and it is rather pricey to say the least!

Get a 912ULS motor (one being advertised for R 125 000 on AVCOM - could have got a motor for R 75 000 at the time!)
The upgrade on the current installation from cowlings, mounts, oil cooler, water cooler, Kiev prop, instruments, wiring etc for around R 70 000
Add the Trylam and ventral mod +- @ R 45 000

We are looking at R 240 000. One can sell the existing prop, 582 and instruments for say R 30 000 - R 40 000. That leaves you with an upgrade expected price of R 200 000.

Needless to say, didn't happen

[Turbo]

I hear you John ---

The only upgrade to a rotax engine that is worth every penny is the EXTRA high compression pistons -- the performance is the same as the 100HP although its tested at 95HP -- in fact the 95HP EXTRA produces slightly more torque than the 100HPengine due to the increased compression ratio. and the cost is around R6000.00

[Sideslip]

Hi Guys i have a question regarding a cheetah that i am thinking of buying it has all the goods MGL
and so on with a Rotax 912uls total hrs on this airie is 800 and counting its a very nice plane very well looked after but needs to be recovered for R 320 000
What to do??? any advice please i am busy with my conversion to lsa and want to buy cheetah
any help will do i paid a lot of school fees in the past i think its time to get maximum for my money.

Tyron, I am just finalising your invoice for the re-cover. R320 00.00 as agreed but I will throw in a 10% discount just for you