and in fact it was not according to plan but I needed to make a plan quick and this was the only way to do it I have been looking, for a while now, for a nice side-by-side 4-stroke powered aircraft flying at 90 to 100 mph. Now we all know these cost in the region of R300K. (way out of my range
) Of the contenders there was the Cheetah, Bushbaby Explorer, Skyranger, Rans S/E 6, Kitfox etc.A few weeks ago I went up with GR8-dad to Louriesfontein to take delivery of his Bushbaby and Boet took me to see a terrible sight. A fairly old (age wise not hours) bushy that had blown off a trailer, completely writing the plane off. She was equipped with a nice little 912 and lots of instruments.
I called Boet today for a chat and asking him if a Jabiru Motor would work in the Bushy (It won't by the way because the prop is too small) and he told me if I was interested the guy would take an offer on the motor. I knew the seller (he sold me AUK 2 years ago) and I knew he wanted to buy AUK back for his own purposes. So I called him up and made him an offer. He said I should make an offer on the motor, I said lets make an offer on AUK and collectively I bought a 124-Hour 912, and he bought a beautiful Challenger Clipped Wing, with a cash settlement to me. Additionally I get to keep all the steam instruments I need.
So in effect I am getting a new Explorer, plus a fully kitted 912 (engine, waterworks, brackets etc) plus a full set of instruments excluding radio and intercom for a miserly R134K.
Now all I have to do of course is build the thing and not fly for the next 
months.Watch this space.
Congrats Morphman... Pity AUKie has to go before the build is complete... 
hire it backfrom new owner while you fly...
