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My partner and I have agreed to sell the 150D model 150 horsepower project we picked up earlier this year. He is going to have a new baby occupying his time in the next few weeks and I've got three other projects underway plus another airplane that needs an annual. We just don't have time for this thing.

The aircraft is a project. There's no engine or prop included. It has been deregistered, so a new airworthiness certificate will be required. There are no logs, although I do have copies of the 337s filed for the Avcon 150/150 STC and other mods, as well as a copy of the STC paperwork.

The fuselage is in very good shape. It's had the battery relocation mod done and the baggage floor mod is underway (currently held in with clecoes). New seat pan and other bits as well. It's stripped and ready for paint. A spare fuselage is included for parts. The tail feathers have been rebuilt with new parts. No corrosion anywhere. The A&P who'd been working on this did a very good job and it will be ready for paint as soon as the baggage floor rivets get driven.

We've not gotten into the wings to make sure they're okay. Pack rats carried a lot of stuff inside them that we've yet to vacuum out. There is some light surface corrosion inside them, the right aileron is missing, and there are some dings in them. We were planning on deskinning one side of each wing to clean out any corrosion and replace a few skins. Those of you who live near the coasts may think me paranoid about corrosion, but I'm not accustomed to seeing it at all here in the dry desert.

The aircraft is disassembled. The panel is complete, although the radios are ancient. All mods for the O-320 have been done. It's currently sitting on a set of Goodyear wheels, but a set of Cleveland wheels. axles, and brakes are included. Standard gas tanks.

I'll be getting it listed on eBay with a reserve price of $3750. We'll take that for it right now, if someone wants to jump the gun. It's worth that just for the fuselage with the 150/150 mods done and the engine mount, if you're already planning your own 150/150 project.

There is a previous thread on this project with some pictures.

Kendel

If I were an American that would have been sold an hour ago.

Aren't you a North American, Bruce? That's a kind of American.

Problem is while you and I think like that our governments don't. They get really finickety about trying to bring "projects" across the border and make them fly again. Especially when the paperwork is not stellar. I was warned by more than one mechanic to be very careful what I try to import. Especially if there are numerous 337's and STC's on the plane. And that's on a flying airplane with complete documentation.

I was in the end stages of buying a Zenith CH801 from my buddies fathers estate here in Canada but had to give it up as there was just too much uncertainty as to what I would need to do to satisfy Transport Canada to make it fly again. My friends father was an auto mechanic and was contracted to change the motor in the plane from a Lycoming to a Subaru. The engine swap was done and inspected and passed by Transport but........a dispute ensued over the bill and my friends father ended up putting a mechanics lien on the plane. 6 years later, the plane is in storage, my friends father has passed away and they finally are awarded legal possession of the aircraft from the Court but.........the logs are missing, presumably the old owner has them and you know he aint givin em up. So the big dilemma for Transport is: there is no one that can legally sign off the maintenance release for the engine swap, short of hiring someone to go completely over it who is willing to put their signature in the log, even though it has been inspected and approved by Transport. The missing logs are another story. There is a process in place for lost or stolen logs, but we are pretty sure these ones still exist. We just don't have access to them. So if another set of logs is started then there are effectively 2 sets, and that's a no no.

I spent 2 months dealing with a Transport inspector here in the maritimes office and he told me that although it was not impossible, it was an definite uphill battle. So after all that on a Canadian registered plane I can't even begin to fathom what it would be like to try to import your project and bring it to life.

Kendel,

If no one bids high enough for the plane, consider donating it through Build-a-Plane or to a local EAA chapter for a youth aviation education project. You could use the value as a tax deduction. This is how we aquired three of our EAA chapter youth project aircraft. I expect you'll have no problem selling it.

John

This is still for sale at $3750. I ran an eBay auction with starting bid of $4000, but it didn't sell. Before I relist the project, here's the link to it with plenty of pictures and a long description

> MASH HERE < [cgi.ebay.com]

Never mind. It's sold.

Congrats Kendel. More hangar space now.....

J