HSL Posted August 21, 2018 Report Posted August 21, 2018 Hi all, I'm looking to buy a nice 252 in Europe... anybody have any suggestions where to look? Thanks in advance for the help! H Quote
carusoam Posted August 22, 2018 Report Posted August 22, 2018 Welcome aboard, HSL... We have a few members in Europe.... Seeing if Andrew @Hyett6420 is around.... There is also a recent thread by another person in Europe seeking similar advice. Probably a few or several months old.... You may have success finding it with the search function. Best regards, -a- 1 Quote
Oldguy Posted August 22, 2018 Report Posted August 22, 2018 7 hours ago, carusoam said: Seeing if Andrew @Hyett6420 is around.... On holiday, likely in France, but may deign to check in once in a while.... 2 Quote
carusoam Posted August 22, 2018 Report Posted August 22, 2018 Hmmm... The popularity of the 252 is global.... The rarity may require searching world wide... If that is the case... Consider looking in places like.... All American Aircraft... Texas. Lasar... California. Then Consider How best to transport/ferry across the pond... Summer is a good time to cross the North Atlantic. A few Mooney Ferry pilots are around here somewhere. Just ask... Just Some private pilot ideas to consider... Best regards, -a- 1 Quote
terbang Posted August 28, 2018 Report Posted August 28, 2018 This one is for sale in Portugal: http://www.planecheck.com/index.asp?ent=da&id=41013&cor=y But it might already be sold. Quote
jackn Posted September 22, 2018 Report Posted September 22, 2018 On 8/28/2018 at 6:35 AM, terbang said: This one is for sale in Portugal: http://www.planecheck.com/index.asp?ent=da&id=41013&cor=y But it might already be sold. How's the Encore conversion going?? Quote
terbang Posted October 9, 2018 Report Posted October 9, 2018 On 9/22/2018 at 1:13 PM, jackn said: How's the Encore conversion going?? It's on its way! We had to wait for two balance weights for several weeks, but now they've been delivered. 1 Quote
HSL Posted September 1, 2019 Author Report Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) Hi All, thanks for the replies. I’m based in Basel and still searching... very difficult to find one. Why a 252? That’s a difficult one to answer from a rational point of view... :-) It fits my mission very well and I love the 252. I guess I could also try to find a 231 and mod it... Anybody has experience in EU with N and tail? Best regards, H PS Sorry it took me so long to login... Edited September 1, 2019 by HSL Quote
HSL Posted September 1, 2019 Author Report Posted September 1, 2019 21 minutes ago, HSL said: Hi All, thanks for the replies. I’m based in Basel and still searching... very difficult to find one. Why a 252? That’s a difficult one to answer from a rational point of view... :-) It fits my mission very well and I love the 252. I guess I could also try to find a 231 and mod it... Anybody has experience in EU with N and tail? Best regards, H PS Sorry it took me so long to login... Quote
Airways Posted September 21, 2019 Report Posted September 21, 2019 https://www.planecheck.com/?ent=da&id=47460 Quote
carusoam Posted September 21, 2019 Report Posted September 21, 2019 Seeing if @HSL is visiting back here... ^^^^ -a- Quote
HSL Posted September 22, 2019 Author Report Posted September 22, 2019 Hi Carusoam, yes I’m here 1 Quote
HSL Posted September 22, 2019 Author Report Posted September 22, 2019 23 hours ago, Airways said: https://www.planecheck.com/?ent=da&id=47460 Thanks Airways. I’ve been in contact with the owner last Friday and also last year when they were asking EUR 160k... Quote
Airways Posted September 22, 2019 Report Posted September 22, 2019 I went to see that Mooney last year as well. It was not a 160K-plane... Quote
HSL Posted September 22, 2019 Author Report Posted September 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Airways said: I went to see that Mooney last year as well. It was not a 160K-plane... I have to agree with that! Now its down to 125k but GPS needs upgrade and although the engine has only 214 hours on it, it hasn’t flown much which really scares me... Quote
gsxrpilot Posted September 22, 2019 Report Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, HSL said: although the engine has only 214 hours on it, it hasn’t flown much which really scares me... You're right to be cautious about this, but these Continentals are not as susceptible to internal rust/corrosion as the Lycomings are. My 252 hadn't flown in several months and only a few hours in the previous year, when I bought it. The compressions were also low across the board. But I've put 500 hours on it since then and the compressions are good and the oil is clean. Quote
HSL Posted September 22, 2019 Author Report Posted September 22, 2019 19 hours ago, Hyett6420 said: @HSL greetings there is a N reg at Elstree (egtr) its a 252 as well, but budget on a new engine for her. N reg in easa as you know is very simple, you jist need to register the aircraft to a trust. Works very well. Andrew Thanks Andrew! I’m interested.... can you share more info? Quote
xavierde Posted September 23, 2019 Report Posted September 23, 2019 @HSL If you are happy to consider a ferry flight from the US, there is a 252 with fresh engine on the East coast. LR tanks and a few other goodies but needs some avionics upgrades. Quote
HSL Posted September 23, 2019 Author Report Posted September 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, xavierde said: @HSL If you are happy to consider a ferry flight from the US, there is a 252 with fresh engine on the East coast. LR tanks and a few other goodies but needs some avionics upgrades. This is also a possibility I’ve been considering... I don’t mind the ferry flight but DD at a distance is a bit more complicated and adds to the total cost... on the other hand prices are in USD and allows for a bit of headroom for something like this... Do you have the link to the listing? Quote
xavierde Posted September 23, 2019 Report Posted September 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, HSL said: This is also a possibility I’ve been considering... I don’t mind the ferry flight but DD at a distance is a bit more complicated and adds to the total cost... on the other hand prices are in USD and allows for a bit of headroom for something like this... Do you have the link to the listing? There's no listing yet but I can PM you the owner's details Quote
MooneyMark Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 Not sure if you havent's contacted me already, I had contact with a someone from Switzerland earlier. I am willing to consider selling my 252, it's listed here: M20K 252 Quote
HSL Posted January 7, 2020 Author Report Posted January 7, 2020 22 minutes ago, MooneyMark said: Not sure if you havent's contacted me already, I had contact with a someone from Switzerland earlier. I am willing to consider selling my 252, it's listed here: M20K 252 Hi Mark, I don’t believe we have been in contact before but I’m interested. Please let me know the best way to contact you and happy to chat about it. Quote
MooneyMark Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 You can drop me a mail on mark.perlot AT icloud.com and I'm happy to send you my details. Quote
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