I would suggest planecheck.com. If you need ferry pilot, let me know ;)
@Capitaine No plan B – but IF I get my medical back I doubt I’ll be away for long – maybe see if someone is selling a share in the C172 Reims Rocket I used to fly -and a friend just bought an Alpi Pioneer and promises to take me flying. I do miss it badly already.
@Peter I agree about boats – chilly and bumpy and sick making in my experience! Funny about your neighbour :)
That’s probably the best solution. Still sad though.
Do you have a plan B sorted?
The funniest thing was: today the new owner said Hello to me in the hangar and with him was a friend of his, who looked familiar, and it was my next door neighbour! Not quite as good as a guy I work with who stepped off a bus in Cairo and saw his next door neighbour from Shoreham…
I then bumped into the original owner – Noel – and I reckon he will be back Like so many in the post covid era, he bought a boat. But a boat in England just doesn’t compute
Hi All, just a follow up thanking you for your advice, the TB changed hands yesterday to a hangar-mate who got wind of the sale when we prepping the aircraft… Peter was right to say it will not hang around long… except that it will stay in the same hangar at Shoreham EGKA as before, right next to his aircraft 😂
For the record, we would have used WF as a broker, though we already had a euroga forum member also wanting the aircraft.
A good sale but obviously bittersweet as I loved that plane.
I have donated and will do so again. I really appreciate this site and Peter in particular – it was his original site that led me to take up touring GA many years ago :)
@boscamantico thanks! I can See a visit to the maintenance company will
Be needed :)
Well, that is merely the „ad“.
The „information package“ goes much beyond. Mostly scans of the logbooks, maintenance/repair/overhaul records and a table of runtimes of all the expensive components. But also things like the latest W&B report, proof of VAT payment, more photos, full list of accessories sold with the aircraft, etc.
The aircraft seems nice. Probably one of the nicest non-GTs out there. Be a bit more specific here and there in the ad. For example, „engine hours 808“ is not very specific at all. Then again, mentioning the fuel capacity is not really necessary, as all TB20s have the same one.
I think if you leave that advert you might like to give a donation to Peter/EuroGA …
THANKS everyone this considered and helpful advice is exactly what I love about this forum -and the consensus seems to point to the same dealer we already are in touch with, if we use a dealer at all.
I have compiled some information – is this everything I need do you think?
SOCATA TB 20 TRINIDAD
G-CPMS S/N 1607 199
Based Shoreham
ENGINE
Lycoming IO-540-C4-D5D 6CYL
Annual and ARC until 15 March 2023.
JPI EDM 830 and GAMIjector management System. Intelligent engine and fuel management.
Completely accurate fuel indication for reliable in-trip/diversion planning.
ANTI ICE
Full TKS anti-ice system. Factory installed wet wing anti ice protection. Heated prop and screen TKS. Approved for flight into known icing (FIKI).
OXYGEN
“On demand” removable Mountain High oxygen system with up to 30 hours Oxygen.
Fuel consumption reduced at higher altitudes
AVIONICS
OTHER
From previous experience I would definitly consider a broker and from what I have read here and heard elsewhere in the UK scene, @WilliamF is where I would go.
I did put up my plane on planecheck twice in recent years and am seriously considering selling as my situation is not unlike yours, fighting to get my medical back and in addition a massive lack of time.
All that said, I am quite optimistic for your sale. You own a very desirable airplane with TKS and in great condition, so you should be still getting top £ for it in the current market. I would not be too shy about export e.t.c. as this is done all the time, but it does require someone who knows that business in and out, in other words again a broker who has experience in these things.
The TB20 and one with TKS particularly is a very desirable airplane, one of the best SEP travellers all around, solid 150 kts, solid 1000 NM range, a comfortable cabin and good payload. So I don’t think it will be on the market for very long. As for valuation, @WilliamF will know how to go about it but I would think it to be rather on the top end of the current TB20 offerings.
Putting together a comprehensive package of data and pictures is a must. If you see the rubbish posted on planecheck and elsewhere, where people can’t even be bothered to take an airplane out of a hangar for pics, leave a cluttered mess in the cockpit and give totally inadequate information, I would strongly suggest to do your homework and get that out of the way. Again, a good broker can help you with that as he does know what helps and what hampers getting top £ while being honest and upfront with what you advertize.
I wish you all the best of luck with selling and hope you can look back on a great time with this airplane.