---------------------------------------------------------- Homebuilt-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 01/06/04: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:54 AM - Re: Mystic river (Kevin W Bonds) 2. 11:22 AM - Re: Re: Mystic river (Harold Kovac) 3. 02:06 PM - Re: Scorpion Helicopter (wizard-24@juno.com) 4. 03:53 PM - Re: Scorpion Helicopter (AI Nut) 5. 04:32 PM - Re: Scorpion Helicopter (wizard-24@juno.com) 6. 05:47 PM - Re: Scorpion Helicopter (AI Nut) 7. 07:56 PM - Re: Scorpion Helicopter (Eric Ruttan) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:54:18 AM PST US From: "Kevin W Bonds" Subject: Homebuilt-List: RE: Mystic river --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "Kevin W Bonds" Kent is not the problem. He's thinking for himself. Kevin Bonds Nashville Tn ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:22:59 AM PST US From: "Harold Kovac" Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: RE: Mystic river --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "Harold Kovac" knee jerk patriot, no thought required ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin W Bonds" Subject: Homebuilt-List: RE: Mystic river > --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "Kevin W Bonds" > > Kent is not the problem. He's thinking for himself. > > Kevin Bonds > Nashville Tn > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:06:35 PM PST US Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: Scorpion Helicopter From: wizard-24@juno.com --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: wizard-24@juno.com Hope there's someone out there who can answer this quickly......I have an opportunity to buy a Scorpion One helicopter, complete and supposedly runs and has the required upgrades, for $8,000. Can anyone out there tell me if that's a good deal or not? Or is there someplace else I can check who knows about these helicopters? Thanks, Mike Fortunato wizard-24@juno.com ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 03:53:36 PM PST US From: "AI Nut" Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: Scorpion Helicopter --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "AI Nut" Find out how many hours are on the airframe. They're only rated for 2,000 hours then have to be scrapped. AI Nut ----- Original Message ----- From: Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: Scorpion Helicopter > --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: wizard-24@juno.com > > > Hope there's someone out there who can answer this quickly......I have an > opportunity to buy a Scorpion One helicopter, complete and supposedly > runs and has the required upgrades, for $8,000. Can anyone out there tell > me if that's a good deal or not? Or is there someplace else I can check > who knows about these helicopters? > > Thanks, > > Mike Fortunato > wizard-24@juno.com > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 04:32:08 PM PST US Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: Scorpion Helicopter From: wizard-24@juno.com --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: wizard-24@juno.com Supposedly there's only 130 hours on the thing, and from the pics it looks to be in good shape. But I've never bought one of these before and $15K or so, but I'm trying to get into one for as little as possible (and I only need one seat). Thanks, Mike Fortunato Still undecided! On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:53:43 -0600 "AI Nut" writes: > --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "AI Nut" > > Find out how many hours are on the airframe. They're only rated for > 2,000 > hours then have to be scrapped. > > AI Nut > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: Scorpion Helicopter > > > > --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: wizard-24@juno.com > > > > > > Hope there's someone out there who can answer this quickly......I > have an > > opportunity to buy a Scorpion One helicopter, complete and > supposedly > > runs and has the required upgrades, for $8,000. Can anyone out > there tell > > me if that's a good deal or not? Or is there someplace else I can > check > > who knows about these helicopters? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mike Fortunato > > wizard-24@juno.com > > > > > > > = > = > = > = > > > > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 05:47:38 PM PST US From: "AI Nut" Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: Scorpion Helicopter --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "AI Nut" I'm not a helicopter person, but do some web searches for the history on the Scorpions. I recall some of the early ones have quite a bad safety rep. Also, I seem to remember that one has to replace the belt that drives the tail rotor rather frequently, causing the cost per operating hour to skyrocket. AI Nut ----- Original Message ----- From: Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: Scorpion Helicopter > --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: wizard-24@juno.com > > Supposedly there's only 130 hours on the thing, and from the pics it > looks to be in good shape. But I've never bought one of these before and > $15K or so, but I'm trying to get into one for as little as possible (and > I only need one seat). Thanks, > > Mike Fortunato > Still undecided! > > On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:53:43 -0600 "AI Nut" writes: > > --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "AI Nut" > > > > Find out how many hours are on the airframe. They're only rated for > > 2,000 > > hours then have to be scrapped. > > > > AI Nut > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > To: > > Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: Scorpion Helicopter > > > > > > > --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: wizard-24@juno.com > > > > > > > > > Hope there's someone out there who can answer this quickly......I > > have an > > > opportunity to buy a Scorpion One helicopter, complete and > > supposedly > > > runs and has the required upgrades, for $8,000. Can anyone out > > there tell > > > me if that's a good deal or not? Or is there someplace else I can > > check > > > who knows about these helicopters? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Mike Fortunato > > > wizard-24@juno.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 07:56:23 PM PST US From: "Eric Ruttan" Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: Scorpion Helicopter This is likely old news but beware of African internet scams involving products such as these. --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "Eric Ruttan" Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: Scorpion Helicopter > > Supposedly there's only 130 hours on the thing, and from the pics it > looks to be in good shape. But I've never bought one of these before and > $15K or so, but I'm trying to get into one for as little as possible (and > I only need one seat). Thanks, > > Mike Fortunato > Still undecided! > > > --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "AI Nut" > > > > Find out how many hours are on the airframe. They're only rated for > > 2,000 > > hours then have to be scrapped. > > > > AI Nut > > > >