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I love my new job......on behalf of my owners, I get to go and make an offer on this little beastie tomorrow .
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Cessna-5 ... 19c2ada4d4
If we buy it, she will be converted to a certified cabin trainer....first of her type in the country.
I never got to buy aeroplanes with my previous employer.
TOR

tor lives wrote:I never got to buy aeroplanes with my previous employer.
TOR

More's the pity
we could have had B777's doing the daily Mt Isa Hobart direct run.

Looks a nice buy in that photo, does it still look that good?, is it a goer? or has it been a hanger Queen for a while?
I assume it will be ground based anyway.

Graeme H wrote:

tor lives wrote:I never got to buy aeroplanes with my previous employer.
TOR

More's the pity
we could have had B777's doing the daily Mt Isa Hobart direct run.

Looks a nice buy in that photo, does it still look that good?, is it a goer? or has it been a hanger Queen for a while?
I assume it will be ground based anyway.

Yep....you can just bet there would have been a sizeable 777 fleet if I had been signing the cheques for QF
After a long career with operators such as Shortstop Jet Charters, the Citation (VH-PSM) has reached the end of her life, and is now almost entirely parted-out with all avionics, engines, etc gone.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Shortsto ... e9ee30498b
I will have a clearer picture this morning when I check her out, but I am led to believe she is essentially a bare cabin. All going well, she will have a new lease of life with us performing a vital role as a certified Safety/Emergency Cabin Trainer....a noble cause for any retired aeroplane.

Dude, your job sounds like crap! Ah, who the hell am I kidding - ME JEALOUS MUCH!

What a great result for this Citation - it will continue to be of use to the aviation industry rather than be scrapped - very cool! Hmm, wonder what the wings could be used for - make a cool roof for a veranda!

A fitting end for the old girl
Back in the day we did something similar with a SH 3-30
After parting it out, donated it to the ADF who put a wooden floor in it and used it for SAS training
They loved it, and were very grateful for it.
Probably the best thing that a SH 3-30 could ever do in retirement.

Ripper Ray , she'll make a great trainer. Pretty sure I have refuelled that one many years ago . !! Hope it comes off , what a great addition to your training aids.

tor lives wrote:

Graeme H wrote:

tor lives wrote:I never got to buy aeroplanes with my previous employer.
TOR

All going well, she will have a new lease of life with us performing a vital role as a certified Safety/Emergency Cabin Trainer....a noble cause for any retired aeroplane.

stuff that! A perfect modelling man cave!

All going well, she will have a new lease of life with us performing a vital role as a certified Safety/Emergency Cabin Trainer....a noble cause for any retired aeroplane.[/quote][/quote]

stuff that! A perfect modelling man cave![/quote]

Yeah, and the wings for cool looking retro-veranda!

Adam the Akrodude wrote:

tor lives wrote:All going well, she will have a new lease of life with us performing a vital role as a certified Safety/Emergency Cabin Trainer....a noble cause for any retired aeroplane.

VH-WAL wrote:stuff that! A perfect modelling man cave!

Yeah, and the wings for cool looking retro-veranda!

Nah, that'll be for the other one he gets....you know, from the "buy one, get one free" deal..

OK...so here she is in her current form. Knotty you would love this......it is just like when we are visiting aircraft storage yards in the USA .








This is going to be the ultimate 1:1 refrub project
TOR