On 6/2/2023 9:15 PM, Ronald Wright via KRnet wrote:
Hirth is a great engine. hangared inside the fabric will last
forever. Was the engine pickled? Any idea why it was never flown..
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Never flown due to owners age / health. It was purchased finished from
the factory, delivered and assembled, then sat for ten years engine not
pickled. Housed in a dry, bird proof hangar. $1000 minimum sealed bid
and I suspect that to be the selling range with limited bidders. It
is actually quite comfortable for me cockpit wise and I'd love flying it
but my main concern is the engine. 22 hp at 5K+ and 28 hp at 6K+. I
can't find anything on the net that speaks glowingly except that it
likes to seize up when run inverted, throw bearings, and require ear
protection with it screaming at you in flight. Replacing the engine
with something making a few more hp would be $4K to $6K and push it over
the weight limit for a "legal" part 103. To stay legal and make it an
E-AB would cost $500 to $800 for an FAA inspection, taxes to the state,
require me to go basic med with doctor visit, bi-annual flight review,
pay for annual condition inspections on the airplane, and the final
hurdle to clear would be , with those kinds of expenditures , my wife
finding out. 🙁🙁
Looks like I caught between the tire and the tarmac on this one.
Larry Flesner
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