YAK-52 1/5th Share - Popham - £11,950 - With Spare Engine

Summary

YAK-52 G-YAKX – 1/5 Share for Sale

Price: £11,950 (no VAT)

The Aircraft
* 1991 YAK-52, one of the final aircraft built for the Soviet DOSAAF training organisation.
* Imported to the UK in 1994 and operated by the same ownership group since 1997.
* Based at **Popham Airfield, Hampshire**, with sought-after hangarage.
* Well maintained, in original condition, with all applicable airworthiness requirements complied with.
* Finished in a Soviet Air Force colour scheme.

What's Included
A 20% share in The X-Fliers Limited, which owns:
* YAK-52 G-YAKX (1,315 airframe hours)
* Engine with 735 hours (extendable to 1,000 hours subject to approval)
* Propellor 14 hours
* Rare spare M-14P engine worth over £40,000
* LAA Permit valid to June 2027
* Modern avionics including:
* TRIG 8.33 radio
* Mode S transponder
* Electronic conspicuity
* Dual uAvionix AV-30E EFIS displays
* USB power sockets and digital CO detector

Financial Position

* £7,000 already accrued towards major future maintenance (engine, propeller, inspections, hoses, etc.).
* Monthly financial statements provide transparency.
* Over £5,000 of additional equipment included, such as:
* PowerTow tug
* Towbar
* Two parachutes
* Two serviced lifejackets
* Cambrai covers
* Tools and air servicing equipment

Ownership Structure
* Limited to five equal shareholders, helping maintain high standards of care and availability.
* Shareholders become company directors under a long-established shareholders' agreement.
* Transition training available from experienced YAK-52 instructors.

Operating Rules
* Passenger minimum age: 18.
* Aircraft is not used for competition or display flying to reduce wear and risk.

Pilot Requirements
* Minimum 100 hours SEP experience.
* Safety-focused and willing to work as part of the ownership group.
* Must be eligible to become a company director (solvent with no criminal record).

Ongoing Costs
* Monthly: £293.76
* Flying: £72.96 per hour (dry, take-off to landing)
* Any unexpected costs are shared equally.
* Shareholders also require Popham Airfield and LAA membership.

Highlights
* Long-established, stable five-person syndicate.
* Significant maintenance fund already in place.
* Valuable spare engine included.
* Modern avionics and well-equipped aircraft.
* Based at a popular GA airfield with free landings for members.
* Training support available for new shareholders.

Description

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

YAK-52 G-YAKX was built in 1991 as one of the last major batches for the Soviet DOSAAF training organisation, incorporating all the major design modifications at manufacture.

Imported into the UK in 1994, still in its crate, with minimal hours the aircraft was reassembled and placed on the UK register in March 1996.

Since 1997 The X-Fliers Limited have operated G-YAKX, hangared at the accessible and popular GA friendly Popham airfield in Hampshire.

The aircraft has been carefully maintained by us, as sole UK owners since manufacture, and is in excellent and original condition with all applicable AD’s complied with.

The aircraft wears a Soviet Air Force colour scheme with a registration dispensation from the CAA.

The, not for profit, operating company has a comprehensive Shareholders Agreement in place covering all aspects of ownership & operations, legally reviewed in 2015. Providing the reassurance that makes our YAK-52 group one of the most stable and longest established in the country.

We’ve found keeping the group size to five equal shareholders enables us to retain a pride of ownership that’s so often lost in larger syndicates.

There are also extensive accrued bank funds for the major long term lifed items covering the engine, propeller, lifetime extension, flexible hoses & triennial inspections, together with annualised expenditure funds for hangarage, maintenance & insurance.

This helps smooth our operating costs as shareholders pay their fair share at the point of utilisation.

In turn this sustains share value as major items always have proportional maintenance funding in place no matter when a share is purchased.

All of the above is clearly communicated in monthly financial statements, so anyone buying a share can see exactly our financial health.

To help transition to this aircraft we have experienced YAK-52 instructors, familiar with Popham operations.

We’ve also implemented a passenger waiver form, with a minimum age of 18, to help manage our liability.

Similarly we do not support the aircraft being used for competitive purposes, or for display flying, to avoid the issues that can arise from such high intensity usage.

WHAT ARE YOU PURCHASING?

A fifth shareholding in The X-Fliers Ltd, a registered private limited (by shares) company, that holds the following assets as of June 2026;

1991 YAK-52 G-YAKX - sought after hangarage at Popham Airfield, Hampshire
1315 hrs airframe, 10 year inspection (expires 2030)
14 hrs propeller (expires 2029), Aeroquip hoses (inspection 2029)
735 hrs engine, extendable to 1000 hrs on condition with LAA approval

*** Additional very rare 'new' spare preserved M-14P engine, 750 hrs 1st life (extendable to 1000 hrs on condition with LAA approval), £40k+ value, AeroMetal inspected, new ignition harness, new mag coils, later spec pistons, improved supercharger tolerances & intake drain kit ***

Annual & LAA permit -> June 2027. First YAK-52 on LAA register
Canopies & harnesses replaced, long life Aeroquip hoses, auto plug mod, manifold drain, permanent step
TRIG 8.33 radio (front / rear cockpit displays, SkyDemon remote frequency selection)
TRIG Mode S transponder
Electronic Conspicuity: TRIG GPS (SIL 1 coupled with transponder)
EFIS - uAvionix AV-30E in both cockpits, route data linked to SkyDemon, remote AV-MAG
Harkwood USB power sockets (4) front cockpit
Digital CO Detector

£7,000 in accrued funding, covering all long term major lifed items

Over £5,000 of accessories including a PowerTow tug, full size towbar, 2 Russian chutes, 2 annually serviced life jackets, misc. tools, set of Cambrai Covers and external air cylinders / adapters

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN A SHAREHOLDER?

Capable pilots (100+hrs SEP) with a commitment to safety who can work constructively as part of a team. To buy a share you must become a Company Director, simply requiring you to be solvent with no criminal record.

WHAT ARE YOUR COMMITMENTS?

A monthly fee of £293.76 and a hourly rate (dry) of £72.96, applied from take-off to landing.

Any unbudgeted expenditure is shared equally between shareholders; Popham Airfield membership, provides free landings, and LAA membership.

WHAT ARE WE ASKING FOR A FIFTH SHAREHOLDING?

£11,950, no VAT is applicable

CONTACT ROB ROWE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

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