Seen at Charles Prince, Zimbabwe

[John Miller]

Some derelicts to start with

[John Miller]

Some more Zim planes at Charles Prince.

[jurik]

What a sad sight!!! Is this where we are going? Are we going to allow it??

[Ray W]

Brilliant John - more please

[Dan]

im afraid so,,

[noelotten]

The only real difference between "us" and "them" is that most of our derelicts are hidden away inside hangars!

Hmmmmmmmm! Maybe fuel for a new thread brewing here.

Noel

[John Miller]

There are a few derelicts yes, and many aircraft stored away because the owner hasn't the cash to do a C of A (no MPIs in Zim), prop overhaul, component replacement or engine overhaul. You cannot obtain finance of any sort in Zim so all maintenance work has to be carried out on a cash basis in US Dollars. There's also a 56-per cent duty on imported aircraft - only waived if it goes on an AOC. Whilst Zim is a mine of old Cessnas and Pipers, like the old 1960-model 210, these aircraft are also very expensive to maintain with very costly parts. Even if the old 210 were free, it would still cost around US$60,000 to get back into the air - possibly a lot more after an engine overhaul, paint job, interior refurbishment and component replacements (think undercarriage saddle brackets and rubber fuel bladders) and hydraulic power packs on top of the IO-430 engine.

I'd still like that old 210 though

[John Miller]

Derelict Twin Commander 680F

[Snoopy]

The Aero Commander may be dirty but she doesn't look too derelict. The grass needs lawnmower though.

Lot of ripple on the leading edge of that Queeen Air's vertical stab though...

[John Miller]

Some more. The Cessna 182 is a past winner of the ZimNavex.

[Neville Ferreira]

[Velocity]

Spent the weekend up in Zimbabwe this past weekend and took a few photos around Charles Prince Airport Harare - enjoy
V

[Velocity]

[Velocity]

[V5 - LEO]

.....jeez can one not buy some of those a/c, I want ZOPS