It is buyer beware! It is no difference to buying a part built project.
Many homebuilt projects are deregistered by CAA if they sit for many years and are not issued with a permit. CAA write and if you do not reply they withdraw the registration.
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I tend to agree with the concerns already stated.
It is the case that the CAA do de-register aircraft if they are out of the air for quite a while. If you do have an aircraft in this situation it is very easy to get it back on the register - just fill in a form. My associate and I did just this recently for an Evans VP1. It had been stored after the owner (not the plane) had an accident that put him off flying.
Any plane that has sat for a very long time becomes an unknown as you really need to know where and how it has been stored, and why it was taken out of service in the first place. This is especially true for wooden aircraft (like the VP1) as if they have been stored either too dry or too damp then you are probably looking at an extensive, and possibly non viable, rebuild. We were lucky as it had been owned by a friend and we knew the history. For something on eBay, caveat emptor - buyer beware.
If after all this you are still interested then have a word with PFA Engineering as they may know something about it - like it was built way too heavy or with un-approved mods etc.
The AAIB site may be worth a look as well...
It is the case that the CAA do de-register aircraft if they are out of the air for quite a while. If you do have an aircraft in this situation it is very easy to get it back on the register - just fill in a form. My associate and I did just this recently for an Evans VP1. It had been stored after the owner (not the plane) had an accident that put him off flying.
Any plane that has sat for a very long time becomes an unknown as you really need to know where and how it has been stored, and why it was taken out of service in the first place. This is especially true for wooden aircraft (like the VP1) as if they have been stored either too dry or too damp then you are probably looking at an extensive, and possibly non viable, rebuild. We were lucky as it had been owned by a friend and we knew the history. For something on eBay, caveat emptor - buyer beware.
If after all this you are still interested then have a word with PFA Engineering as they may know something about it - like it was built way too heavy or with un-approved mods etc.
The AAIB site may be worth a look as well...
Rob Swain
If the good Lord had intended man to fly, He would have given him more money.
If the good Lord had intended man to fly, He would have given him more money.