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shaz

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  • Birthday 01/07/1988

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  • Aircraft
    Rans S4 / Cirrus SR22T
  • Location
    Hobart, TAS
  • Country
    Australia

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  1. Yup - 20’ container is coming in around $8-10k delivered, apparently there’s a shortage of them all over the world. I haven’t gotten that far yet! Bruny island I think the closest CTAF / class G I think, and certainly will! I’ve also got a Sonex kit I’m going to start in the next free months! It folds up pretty neatly so not an issue;
  2. Also - I just want say a heartfelt thanks to all those chipping in with ideas and thoughts and links; it's greatly appreciated - I'm not that new to GA but owning an ultralight and flying this tiny airplane is still very new to me, and I'm so glad to see there's a lot of folks who've gone through this willing to share their experiences!
  3. Really appreciate all the messages and ideas folks; I'm mulling over the following now: - Got a $5k transport quote which is still a lot, but they can do it in the next few days - Spend $3k-4k on a car trailer, and I think it's around $2k return on the Spirit with a trailer and do it myself over a long weekend. Bonus that I can probably sell the car trailer or just keep using it for the plane and other projects / motorbike. Can probably borrow a friends Ute for towing (current car doesn't have a tow bar). - Take the empennage + engine off the frame and chuck it all in a LWB van (only need around 4m for the fuselage), and bring out down on the Spirit - this will be around $2500 for one way van hire + $1k for the ferry, will need a weekend to do it - I get the impression stripping a Caravan or getting a container / crate is a more work / time and doesn't really save much more money? Will look into it though I'm also genuinely debating spending $2-3k to just get it all assembled and registered again and fly it down - I've crossed the Bass Strait a few times in an SR22T (but way up in the flight levels) - not sure how I feel about a Rotax 447 doing it; not to mention needing to carry a life raft / survival gear, plus making sure there's a tailwind to help me along etc. It'll be one hell of an adventure though.
  4. @onetrack/ @facthunter / @skippydieselI really appreciated the detailed message, thank you! I've sent off a few enquiries and have called a few transport companies; quotes are coming in around $15k+ which is a bit steep for what it is. Other option is to get it restored on the mainland and potentially fly it over the Strait ... now that would be an adventure. Edit: I wasn't able to find any company offering one way truck or ute/car + trailer hire to Hobart from Sydney (tried all the big names; hertz, avis etc, and the little ones too).
  5. Hi folks! Settled in TAS now but struggling to figure out how to get my ultra-light down here; short of needing to buy a ute + trailer and doing it myself via the spirit. Would anyone have any contacts / ideas on how to do it? Wings are off; it's a single seater Rans S4 - fits comfortably on a longer car trailer, only weighs around 150kg's or therabouts.
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