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Post by Sabreliner on Dec 5, 2014 15:12:17 GMT 1
G-RVRT PA-28 has been sold and departed Wednesday afternoon (3/12/2014).
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Post by robaero on Jan 18, 2015 13:33:03 GMT 1
Just a quick update, G-RVRT is regd to a company at Full Sutton Airfield Yorkshire.
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Post by Sabreliner on Mar 12, 2015 12:44:47 GMT 1
Lomac Aviators G-LAMS Cessna 152 has been sold and is now registered to APB LEASING LTD, at Sleap.
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Post by viscount on May 30, 2015 10:14:48 GMT 1
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Post by Beemer on Jan 20, 2016 17:11:50 GMT 1
G-LFSR PA-28RT-201 Arrow IV of Liverpool Flying School Ltd. has been sold in the London area. Regards Beemer.
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Post by Beemer on Apr 15, 2016 17:56:28 GMT 1
G-RVRD Pa-23 Aztec parted out and moving for storage maybe on 08-04-2016. G-RVRD by Beemer328i, on Flickr Regards Beemer.
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Post by Sabreliner on May 1, 2016 16:15:17 GMT 1
G-ERSE Beech 350I has been sold in the USA and was cancelled from the UK register 28th April 2016, we await their new aircraft.
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Post by Beemer on Aug 28, 2016 17:17:10 GMT 1
N97RN TBM 850 has been sold. Don't know when or where it will be departing to yet. N97RN by Beemer328i, on Flickr
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Post by Beemer on Jan 26, 2017 10:46:58 GMT 1
Sold just recently delivered to new owners in Cumbernauld, on 17th December, after nearly 27 years at LJLA is, G-ARVT PA-28-160 Cherokee G-ARVT by Beemer328i, on Flickr
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Post by planemike on Feb 20, 2017 15:06:18 GMT 1
Just looked this one up. It was the eighth PA-28 Cherokee to appear on the UK register, c/n 28-379. First registered 02 April 1962 to CSE Aviation at Kidlington, so in a couple of months time will have been registered 55 years (with over half its time at Speke). It is the oldest UK PA-28 flying with its original registration. G-ARRP flies around as G-LIZI and G-ARVS as G-JAKS. Wonder if it is one of those that came in as air freight to LAP North? Any one remember?
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Post by viscount on Feb 20, 2017 15:35:31 GMT 1
Researched and wrote this for FoLA around 5 years ago. Thought the draft was already posted on nwan, but it appears not! As a general rule I do not post articles written for FoLA's '09/27' for 3 months ie after the next issue appears. I'll have to look and check if there are further aircraft 'biographies' that I have missed. PA-28 Cherokee 160, G-ARVT
THE STORY OF LIVERPOOL AIRPORT's "ELDER STATESMAN"
Towards the end of the 1950s the Piper Aircraft Corporation, who had produced a string of successful high-wing, metal frame, fabric covered designs, culminating in the successful PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt, realised that the future would lie in producing all-metal tricycle undercarriage monoplanes. Their first single-engine, all-metal low-winged monoplane was the PA-24 Comanche. Designers Karl Bergey, Fred Weick and John Thorp went on to produce a smaller, simpler, less expensive alternative to the Comanche. The all-metal, two seat, unpressurised, single Lycoming-320 piston-engine monoplane, with low mounted wing and fixed tricycle undercarriage became the PA-28 Cherokee. Initially designed with a 160hp engine, the Cherokee 160 was first certified by the FAA on 31st October 1960, with full production commencing in 1961. Eventually a whole range of Cherokee aircraft were developed with engines from 140 to 300hp, from the Cherokee 140 to the Cherokee Six 300, from two to six seats. One of the first Cherokee 160s in Europe was N5007W, which was used by CSE Aviation as a demonstrator and routed through Liverpool Airport 3rd July 1961 en route Dublin to Kidlington. It was not long before CSE Aviation received orders for the aeroplane. Three were imported in late 1961, with a further nine during 1962. The 379th Cherokee off the Piper (place)…. production line was selected as the 9th destined for customers in Britain. As no American registration was allocated, it was presumably crated directly off the production line and exported unflown. At that time many Piper light aircraft were delivered to Europe as air freight, so it is most likely that C/no. 28-379 arrived at Heathrow on a BOAC/Seaboard World CL-44D freighter. Certainly during March 1962 it was erected at Biggin Hill, and on 21st March 1962 registered in the UK as G-ARVT, and soon after made its first flight. This registration was one of a batch of six Cherokee 160s, G-ARVR to G-ARVW, immediately following reservations by BOAC for their VC-10s G-ARVA to G-ARVP (although G-ARVN, O & P were later re-allocated to other types). Cherokee 160 G-ARVT painted in a blue version of the standard Piper production colour scheme was for a while used as a demonstrator by CSE Aviation. In this role it was noted at the Shackleton Aviation sales weekend at Sywell 12th May 1962, and in the static display at the Speke ‘At Home’ air display on 26th May 1962, arriving from Sywell and departing to Seething. Later in the year on 29th August, it routed through for fuel while en route Calais to Shannon. As newer aircraft, including the four-seat Cherokee 180 were imported, so G-ARVT was sold in May 1963 to Eric Alchin of Solihull and based at Elmdon, Birmingham, replacing his Prentice G-AOKO. He visited Speke twice in ‘VT, on 30th May and 5th December 1963, on both occasions, from & to Birmingham. However, the aircraft did not remain at Elmdon long, being sold in August 1964 to Cedric Hinchcliffe and based in initially at White Waltham with the 604 Squadron Flying Group, and later based at Booker. During this ownership it appeared at Speke twice, on 4th November 1964 from & to White Waltham and on 9th September 1967 routing from Kidlington to Aldergrove. During February 1968, it was sold to Air Navigation & Trading Co Ltd at Blackpool and delivered there on 23rd February 1968. Not surprisingly during the summer it was flying from Blackpool ‘VT appeared at Liverpool a number of times, 6th April, 25th April, 28th April, 15th June and 13th July, these would be the last visits however for 22 years until 1990. It was flown by AN&T into the RAFA Air Display at Woodford 29th June 1968. In October 1968 it was sold to Allan Chapman of Glasgow and based at Abbotsinch. From Scotland it returned to the London region January 1973, registered to Shorgard (Trailers) Ltd with an office address in Croydon. After two years it moved north again, this time east of the Pennines to Yorkshire, in March 1975 to Charles Knapton of Hull, initially at Paull, later at Humbleton strip. After a little over 12 years in Yorkshire, a return in November 1988, to the London region once more, now in the ownership of Andrew Smithson and Leon Smith, trading as Leon Smith Helicopter Services from a London W10 address. It did not remain in London area long, arriving at Liverpool Airport 9th September 1990 at 15:47 via Barton on delivery to Roy Hutton, trustee of Roses Flying Group. Ownership name changed in June 1992 to Red Rose Aviation Ltd. For a period it flew from Caernarfon, however has been Liverpool based for the past 21 years – the longest period ‘VT has remained with a single owner. By the time ‘VT arrived at Liverpool it was in a standard Piper pattern scheme in Red. One notable visit was into the IAT Fairford on Sunday 18th July 2004. However, after 20 years at Liverpool, by spring 2011 the aircraft was rather tired and in need of a major overhaul and ‘make-over’. The fuselage was moved to a residential garage in South Liverpool 12th May for restoration work to take place when time permitted. During this time the paintwork was completely stripped to permit corrosion and faults to be rectified. The aircraft returned by road to Liverpool airport in November 2011 all white for re-assembly and full repaint into a smart but simple scheme with two-tone blue stripes on fuselage and tail. With a new Certificate of Airworthiness it took to the air again on 12th January 2012, just two months short of its 50th birthday. Today (2012) G-ARVT is the 4th oldest airworthy Cherokee on the British register. Of the 8 imports earlier than ‘VT; G-ARRP survives as G-LIZI; G-ARVS as G-JAKS; and G-ARUV (regn ntu & re-issued) (added info) now as G-ATDA. Two later second-hand imports, older than G-ARVT are G-BSLM and G-BWYB, but neither have a current C of A. While hardly historic, it is worth reflecting that G-ARVT was Cherokee number 379, out of the over 32,800 so far produced! Cherokee G-ARVT is far from a museum piece though, but how many early 60s Morris Minors or Ford Anglias still serve as an everyday roadworthy family car? With 4,924 flight hours ‘on the clock’ at the end of 2011, there is hopefully a great deal of life in her yet. More about Cherokee aircraft design on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/piper_cherokeeSources: www.caa.co.uk/GINFO, Wikipedia, and MAS Airport Logs mostly.
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Post by planemike on Feb 21, 2017 0:07:24 GMT 1
viscount............ Thank you for the comprehensive "rundown" on RVT's history. Just a small foot note re. 28-206, this went direct to Ireland as EI-AME returning to join the UK register as G-ATDA on 27 April 65. G-ARUV was reallocated to Piel CP.301-1 Emeraude (PFA 700), thus a home built.
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Post by viscount on Feb 21, 2017 2:07:01 GMT 1
As a more detailed historical footnote, and perhaps splitting hairs, C/no 28-206 was actually delivered unflown, direct into the UK and was erected as a prospective G-ARUV (ntu), but in the event first flown as EI-AME, in the UK by CSE Aviation - rather than direct to Ireland. Indeed after N5007W in 1961, EI-AME was only the second of the breed to call at Liverpool/Speke. It called on Sunday 11th February from and to Kidlington. Maybe the departure was originally intended to be onwards to Dublin, but thwarted by Irish Sea weather as a few days later on Wednesday 14th February it was back routing through, from Wolverhampton to Dublin and three days later returned Dublin to Kidlington. Full delivery to its Irish owners was on Tuesday 13th March, routing through Speke again, arriving from Kidlington then on to Dublin. It was in May 1962 that G-ARVT first visited Liverpool. When EI-AME returned to the UK register in April 1965 its initially allocated, but not taken up, marks of G-ARUV had been reallocated to a Piel Emeraude, so new marks G-ATDA were issued.
The early visits by Cherokee aircraft to Speke are all covered in the 1962 Visiting Aircraft Log elsewhere on this forum.
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Post by planemike on Feb 21, 2017 11:47:27 GMT 1
Sir.....your knowledge is encyclopaedic !!!
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Post by Beemer on Feb 25, 2017 10:00:27 GMT 1
One of of our residents, G-BXYO has departed back to Blackpool on 14-01-2017 from where he came nearly two years ago on the 11-04-2015. G-BXYO PA-28R-T201 Arrow IV G-BXYO by Beemer328i, on Flickr Regards Beemer.
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