Crazy aircraft prices

[spacesailor]

They'r not selling !.

There's half a dozen on FB maket place, even a four poy  motor .

spacesailor

[facthunter]

I'll bite. What's a four poy motor?  Nev

[pmccarthy]

Perhaps people are more happy with what they have now, and don't wish to sell?

[spacesailor]

Sorry I missed the T key .

A four pot aircraft motor .

 

IF people were happy with '' what they have now ''

WHY

Advertise their aircraft in a for sale magazine .Are they just ' trying it on ' to find how much it really is worth . After they spent a ridiculous amount to get it .

 

I spent a normal price for my None flying aircraft . & I'm still Happy with it .

Pity It's the only aircraft that has a '' wing load rule '' .

still it doesn't apply to V H registration .

spacesailor

 

[BrendAn]

14 hours ago, spacesailor said:

They'r not selling !.

There's half a dozen on FB maket place, even a four poy  motor .

spacesailor

How do you figure that. Properly priced aircraft have been selling quite well from what I have seen. Four poy motor ?

 

Edited April 14, 2023 by BrendAn

[Carbon Canary]

I think the demand is still there, but there is less supply.

[BrendAn]

15 minutes ago, Carbon Canary said:

I think the demand is still there, but there is less supply.

I am only referring to raaus aircraft. I don't look at Ga planes

 

[pmccarthy]

4 hours ago, BrendAn said:

I am only referring to raaus aircraft. I don't look at Ga planes

 

Do you avert your eyes at the airfield? 😀

[KRviator]

Came across this on PlaneSales tonight, a 2023 "TL Ultralight Sparker". Looks somewhat like a Sling, but what made me snort my cuppa over the keyboard was the price! $294,500 EUR - which works out to $483,000 AUD - and that's before delivery and GST, so you could say that is well north of $525,000 AUD....For a two-seat ultralight! I mean, C'mon, who's going to drop Cirrus (or an extremely nicely equipped RV-10) money on what is at the end of the day, an ultralight!??

You can easily put a -10 in the air for $300 to $400 for a beautifully equipped one, and the balance would buy a lot of Avgas. Or 98RON if you wanted to go that route. Is anyone actually buying these new-fangled things?

[pmccarthy]

You don’t get much Cirrus for half a mil.

[spacesailor]

I'm hoping for a  CHEAP  brand- new SR22 ,

Many thanks to .

ANGEL FLIGHT

Not long to wait now .

spacesailor

[BrendAn]

2 hours ago, spacesailor said:

I'm hoping for a  CHEAP  brand- new SR22 ,

Many thanks to .

ANGEL FLIGHT

Not long to wait now .

spacesailor

I am going to sell it. I can give 1st refusal if you want😃

[Jerry_Atrick]

Prices here have skyroocketed across all class of light aircraft; they really are asking silly money and getting it; and well in excess of inflation.

 

On 24/03/2023 at 7:06 AM, facthunter said:

...  It's not for geting  around. It's for fun mostly.  How many actually NEED a plane as distinct from want or would like.?  Nev

A few here would disagree. A mate of mine had a Pegasus Quick-R and toured Europe in it often (not sure he tried the Alps in it, though). Ge gave me a lift to France in it.

 

Slings seem to be the choice for around the world flights, but this young fella did it in a shark. I think his sister also flew solo around the world in one:

British pilot becomes youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft at just 17 | Daily Mail Online

WWW.DAILYMAIL.CO.UK

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Mack Rutherford, a Belgian-British dual national, landed on an airstrip west of Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, to complete his mission and to claim...

 

I read an artiicle today in Pilot magazine which asserts that the cause in the cost increase was a large number of people signing up to get their ticket (whether PPL, NPPL (sort of RAAus certificate as well as a separate class for microlioght flying). The reasons for most were that during the pandemic they wanted to learn a new skill, or after lockdowns , the airlines and major airports were in total chaos and flying became (and still) very expensive, so they wanted a better way to travel.

 

Years ago, I flew to Italy in my Warrior; As it was my first time to the continent (well, beyond Le Touquet, which may as well be a British GA airport in France). I followed an RV9 (I think) to build confidence. I lost touch with that RV9 well before I got my confidence. VLAs, ULAs and Microlights are flown everywhere here.

Edited May 29, 2023 by Jerry_Atrick

[RossK]

7 hours ago, BrendAn said:

I am going to sell it. I can give 1st refusal if you want😃

I haven't agreed to sell it to you yet 😆

[old man emu]

Dream on, you lot. The Emu will be the one in the Cirrus.

[facthunter]

Your head in the clouds OME? EMU's are flightless birds, but there was an EMU Airlines in South Australia.  Nev.

[MattP]

Hate to disappoint, but that bird has my name on it people. Hands off, you'll ruin the paint! 😀

[Jerry_Atrick]

I'd like to thank you all for contributing to my new aeroplane.As a sign of appreciation,  I am happy to etch your names on it as a recognition of your contribution/sponsorship

Edited May 30, 2023 by Jerry_Atrick

[spacesailor]

WILL ,.

The new. Owner give All the runner's-up a trip in that " free fuel " .Dream machine .

I know I will , as it has more seats than I need . LoL

spacesailor

[Area-51]

$500k for a little plane... I just don't get it... This will be fun to watch... 🤔.... maybe i can buy that island and bulldoze a strip across it with a D9, and build a secret Blowfly lair underground... with the change left over i can buy a new Europa XS kit and stick a 916 in it and fly at 300kt to my other secret lair in Siberia!!! The rest of the $500k can be squandered on Netflix, whisky, vodka and hookers...

[old man emu]

I honestly think that it is too much aircraft to be useful to the average pilot who flies for recreation.

[Thruster88]

2 minutes ago, old man emu said:

I honestly think that it is too much aircraft to be useful to the average pilot who flies for recreation.

If you are talking about the 2023 TL ultralight sparker that costs 500k it has the same performance as my RV6a that cost less than a quarter of that. One can never have to much performance. Also no reason a Cirrus cannot be flown for recreational purposes, plenty of people do just that.

[Jerry_Atrick]

Plenty of people who fly them do fly them for recreation, but a fair few combine business with pleasure, and use them as their business transport. Also when flying them for recreation, that includes all weather, IFR under misual meterological conditions and some fair-dinkum touring.. Most (not all) of which is beyond what the average pilot flying for recreation does.

[old man emu]

I was watching some recent video reports of aircraft trade shows in England (Popham ?). I was amazed at the number of different manufacturers and the equipment levels in even the basic trainers - and the prices. The cheapest I heard was 80K Euros for a trainer.

 

I was also interested to hear that diesel engines, running on Avjet were commonly used, as was a BMW motorcycle conversion. The aircraft using them seem to be coming from the Eastern European countries. Rotax, of course was well represented, and there was reference to Lycoming, but not Continental.

 

Also often commented on was the 600 kg approval. What does tha mean in terms of the lighter end of the market?

 

 

[BrendAn]

18 hours ago, Thruster88 said:

If you are talking about the 2023 TL ultralight sparker that costs 500k it has the same performance as my RV6a that cost less than a quarter of that. One can never have to much performance. Also no reason a Cirrus cannot be flown for recreational purposes, plenty of people do just that.

and we have cirrus owners that fly thrusters for enjoyment. and rv owners too. 😃