Jeteezy is a one-stop-shop for General Aviation Aircraft sales, leasing, with specialization in Lake 250 sales and support of all Lake line of amphibious seaplanes.
Sun N Fun is an Annual Aviation fly in that takes in Lakeland Florida. This year it was on between the 27th of March until the 1st of April. We were there at the show this year, meeting people, meeting Aircraft manufacturers and their representatives, pilots, engineers, discussing projects, potential sales contacts and so on.
This Blog is mostly an Album of photographs taken at the Sun N Fun fly in and Splash In (for seaplanes) event. Some of the photographs are captioned. Most Airplanes can be identified by our aviation enthusiasts without captions. Click on image to expand view. Enjoy!
The Piper J3 Cub 1946 Vintage restored
The Douglas C-47 above and below "Spooky"
The rare Piaggio twin pusher seaplane above
The Grumman classic Goose below
The Lake 250 Renegade Amphibian below-this is what we do!
The beautifully restored Grumman Mallard Amphibian above and below
Pitts special aerobatic airplane above
The rugged Maule
Super Decathlon from Citabria - flown this in the past!
Piper Mirage - this is one of the M Class (Matrix, Mirage, Meridian)
The Gipps GA8 Airvan utility Aircraft now owned by Mahindra Aerospace of India
Entrance to the Fly In welcome booths
Piper Seminole, twin engine piston trainer
Great bushplanes above and below - Aviat Husky
WW II flying vintage B29 Bomber "Fifi"
Interesting paint scheme on this Lake 250 Renegade!
The amphibian twin Seabee not produced anymore (above)
Amphibian vintage rare Dornier single float (Below)
Classic P51 Mustangs!
SNJ Trainers and vintage warbirds section above and below
COMPANY INFO UPDATE: Jeteezy Private Limited was set up in Singapore on 10th of October 2007. The company started operations in early 2008 in the field of Aviation Consultants, Aircraft Sales, Leasing, Charter Flights and other Aviation related advisory services. We are also exclusive representatives of Team Lake line of Lake 250 and Seawolf Amphibious Aircraft.
We have added a Hangar office and hangar facilities at Seletar: The registered address remains the same, please note the Hangar address and phone numbers: JETEEZY PTE LTD 700 West Camp Road, Seletar Aerospace Park, Singapore Tel: +65 9755 1124 Regd: 100 Beach Road, #25-06 Shaw Towers Singapore 189702 ACCRA Registration: Singapore Incorporated Company: 200719105W Contact: captanup.murthy@gmail.com or jeteezy@gmail.com
Our focus remains in the Sales, Support and Service of most General Aviation Aircraft ranging from Piper Single/multi engines to Turboprops to Jets and most specifically Amphibious Aircraft. Jeteezy pre-owned Aircraft acquisition services includes the following:
1. Identifying the right type of Aircraft for your operations 2. Conducting pre-purchase technical inspections 3. Achieving financial closure of the deal 4. Aircraft Insurance 5. Ferry flight services/Aircraft delivery to your location 6. Providing flight and maintenance crew
* The above services complement our proposed Service Station for sales, support and maintenance services for the Piper line of Aircraft and for the currently held Lake 250 inventory.
We also do third party charters with our existing network of certified operators using a wide variety of turboprops and jets to many locations in the Australasia region.
April 2012 UPDATES:
We were at the Singapore Air Show this year and found many contacts by circulating around our aviator friends circle. Although the Air Show did not result in any sale directly, it enhanced our presence in the region as a General Aviation source that one can reply on, as a one-stop-shop. Click on this LINK to visit that article on the Air Show.
We are currently expanding from 3 employees to add more certifying engineers and mechanics for the service centre operations. Most of our employee resources are local Singaporeans and residents.
We posted the specifications of our Team lake inventory of exclusive Lake 250 Amphibious Aircraft for sale. We stand behind each one of those represented, having vetted and refurbished in great detail by the Lake Amphibious Aircraft manufacturing/engineering team. Click on this LINK to go to the details and specifications for those Aircraft.
The last Blogpost carried videos of one of the Lake 250s on offer through us. This versatile Aircraft does all the talking for us, without having to explain much, just by its sheer versatility and performance. Click on this LINK for a guide to buying used Aircraft, particularly Lake 250 Amphibians and watch the videos!
We had the privilege of spending much time with the erstwhile manufacturers of the Lake Amphibious Aircraft and also got to fly one of their Seaplanes extensively. We found that the inventory of Lake Amphibs that we have, are perhaps the 3 best ones in the World. After some extensive interactions with other Lake Aircraft sales and service centres, brokers, owners of the Lake 250 Renegade we began to realize that most of those advertised online have had "issues" in their history, from docking incidents to hard landings, from skin wrinkling due to improper water operations to major airframe damage during operations. None of these are highlighted on their ads to a large extent but on probing, many proverbial worms emerge from the cans! However what attracts many people to these ads are the low prices that can go even lower if even the slightest interest is shown in them. The desperation of a seller shouldn't be the factor guiding a buyer to dive into it, as we explain further below.
(lake 250 water landing and takeoff)
(Water landing on a narrow canal!)
Detailed research convinced us that the values, however low they are being advertised on the net, are inaccurate and one can spend many thousands (and perhaps hundreds of thousands!) of Dollars post purchases when problems start surfacing in the Aircraft. A thorough pre buy is a must when buying any Aircraft. That we all know. However when it comes to Seaplanes/Amphibious Aircraft, more caution and detailed inspection needs to be done, like running a fine toothed comb over everything. Remembering that these Airplanes operate on land AND water, especially due to the latter, things can get very critical with buying the wrong plane. Caution also needs to be exercised about some service centres using re-manufactured parts/fake parts. This is a serious issue but may not be widespread. One cannot stress enough, the point of doing a thorough pre-buy inspection and due diligence. Employ someone who knows the machine thoroughly. Employ a specialist. After all we are not buying apples and oranges here.
(high speed water ops and turns)
While one cannot police online ads for their authenticity and accurate advertising, one must look beyond their claims of "always hangared" and "low time" and words like "excellent cosmetics" after all we aren't buying a good looking aircraft, those hundreds of thousands of Dollars shouldn't go into buying a great paint job. What makes our inventoried Airplanes such good value is the very fact that the guys who manufactured them, maintained them, have vetted them. Team Lake has gone into each one of them with the proverbial fine toothed comb before certifying them for sale.
(Coming out of the water and onto a ramp and grass parking)
(Entering water from a ramp)
Our take on this matter is based on the people who have backed this great Aircraft called the Lake 250 Renegade. They have come off a historically sound design, evolving and improving over time, having a loyal customer base who would seize the opportunity for a new machine as soon as production re-starts in whatever avatar eventually. Among all the true Seaplanes of this category and class, the Lake 250 remains the best made product. However, the cautionary thing to be aware of is that due to the popularity of the Lake 250 in the past, there are a few on the used market, mostly with dodgy history not overtly advertised as such.
(cockpit view of Lake 250 approach & landing on runway, notice how short it lands & exits first taxiway)
While we do not advertise our exclusive team lake inventory online as of now, we maintain our sales contacts one-on-one. We have posted specifications and photos of our exclusive line of Lake 250 Aircraft on this BLOG previously. Click on the word BLOG to visit that page directly. We stand by the product and provide long term support for it. We do what no one else does in this part of the World covering most of Asia, and that is to provide quality sales and service for Amphibious Aircraft, particularly the Lake line of Amphibious Aircraft. That we are branching out to larger Amphibians is a fact, and part of our long term plans. However, our core area for now and a larger involvement in future will be for the Lake line.
This blog serves as a guideline sharing some of our thoughts regarding the pre-owned market as we have seen it first hand and from up-close. Aircraft/Engine/Part/Component purchase. Look to us for your next Aircraft for reliable acquisitions of the Lake and wide variety of Jets and turboprops that we now manage at our facility in Singapore.
Over the last few years the aviation community has been noticing a steady stream of General Aviation heading to China. Chinese companies were here in Singapore too scouting for opportunities during the recent Singapore Air Show. In one of the talks/seminars at the Air Show forum, some speakers felt that China was moving away from a simple "Copy/Paste" formula for Aircraft design and was now going through a process of learning through the acquisitions route. Chinese companies acquisition of Cirrus Aircraft and Continental Aircraft Engines indicated such a formula.
For reasons unknown, deals between Chinese company and Epic Aircraft that was on-going for a while dropped or they sold out further to a Russian Corporation as recent news suggests. The latest news as on date is about Cessna Aircraft and AVIC China are joining hands to jointly produce and promote GA sales in China and utilize the massive up-coming market, servicing their needs from their door step. Here is a link for this news.
Reading about some other US based aviation company acquisitions and the financial problems facing Hawker Beechcraft, some suggest that they are contemplating bankruptcy, only acts as a bait for overseas investors. Piper Aircraft as we all know is already a Brunei Kingdom company. All such investments are good for the free market economy and free trade and so on but one hopes that America doesn't lose it's edge is design and innovation and continues to partner the rest of the World for all to benefit. As a big fan of US designed and built Aircraft and Aviation product, we wish US Aviation scene the best and hope that the best years are just down the road.
I am an aviator and traveler for more than 28 years. Sometimes I write about my travels or aviation or even matters related to conservation. These are all my personal experiences and personal opinions, with the hope that it's interesting. Main thing is that this blog is my diary.
