Ross
December 7th 09, 06:16 PM
brian whatcott wrote:
> Mike Ash wrote:
>>
>> So far I do not regret my decision to purchase in the least. /snip/
>> Money wasn't a worry to me, but it's still something I thought about.
>> So far, so good. I put 55.4 hours on it over the past year /snip/
>>
>> All in all, it's been a great year. All of the good things that I
>> anticipated in owning an aircraft have come true, and none of the bad
>> things. It was a great choice, and I'm looking forward to another year
>> with it.
>>
>
> For me it's just been a month or two. A C-150, like I owned 20 years ago
> - and had to sell when I was out of work then.
> Though this time I paid twice as much as I sold for back then, this
> plane is in better shape, though only a year younger than the other one
> - in better shape now at least. It had been flown to Dallas from
> Wisconsin - which said something for it.
>
> But the trial flight was a trial: water in the pitot, so the ASI was all
> over the place - mostly slow - the transponder folded up, the loran (!)
> was posted unserviceable, the radio was flakey, the mag compass was out
> of fluid, several fixings were missing from the cowl, a floppy external
> door handle, a missing ELT antenna.....
>
> All fixed up quite quickly or replaced - at no great expense.
> And here I am with ten plus hours of familiarization in it and finding
> my comfort level again. Why did I wait so long? I ask myself.
>
> I am full of joy - and though joy may not last for ever, it's enough
> to taste it presently... The best moment was turning up unannounced at
> the home field, and finding an open front tee hangar to keep it in,at a
> price I could afford. The scariest moment to date was looking up the
> price of a new door latch from Cessna - $1200 !! (no kidding)
> ..but there's always another way, even if salvage airframes have largely
> gone away as a parts source. The happiest moment is deciding on a sunny
> afternoon, to go flying, without much fuss. I am interested to see
> what happens at my first annual, in four months: the days of $200
> annuals are fading rapidly from memory, I reckon.
>
> Brian W
Depends on the A&P/IA and how much work you want to do. Having done
owner assisted annuals the 12 years I owned my Cessna, I found that
there is a lot of grunt work that has to be done and I did it. I also
learned everything about the inside and outside of my plane. I got my
hands dirty and grease under my finger nails and loved every bit of it.
--
Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
Sold :(
KSWI
> Mike Ash wrote:
>>
>> So far I do not regret my decision to purchase in the least. /snip/
>> Money wasn't a worry to me, but it's still something I thought about.
>> So far, so good. I put 55.4 hours on it over the past year /snip/
>>
>> All in all, it's been a great year. All of the good things that I
>> anticipated in owning an aircraft have come true, and none of the bad
>> things. It was a great choice, and I'm looking forward to another year
>> with it.
>>
>
> For me it's just been a month or two. A C-150, like I owned 20 years ago
> - and had to sell when I was out of work then.
> Though this time I paid twice as much as I sold for back then, this
> plane is in better shape, though only a year younger than the other one
> - in better shape now at least. It had been flown to Dallas from
> Wisconsin - which said something for it.
>
> But the trial flight was a trial: water in the pitot, so the ASI was all
> over the place - mostly slow - the transponder folded up, the loran (!)
> was posted unserviceable, the radio was flakey, the mag compass was out
> of fluid, several fixings were missing from the cowl, a floppy external
> door handle, a missing ELT antenna.....
>
> All fixed up quite quickly or replaced - at no great expense.
> And here I am with ten plus hours of familiarization in it and finding
> my comfort level again. Why did I wait so long? I ask myself.
>
> I am full of joy - and though joy may not last for ever, it's enough
> to taste it presently... The best moment was turning up unannounced at
> the home field, and finding an open front tee hangar to keep it in,at a
> price I could afford. The scariest moment to date was looking up the
> price of a new door latch from Cessna - $1200 !! (no kidding)
> ..but there's always another way, even if salvage airframes have largely
> gone away as a parts source. The happiest moment is deciding on a sunny
> afternoon, to go flying, without much fuss. I am interested to see
> what happens at my first annual, in four months: the days of $200
> annuals are fading rapidly from memory, I reckon.
>
> Brian W
Depends on the A&P/IA and how much work you want to do. Having done
owner assisted annuals the 12 years I owned my Cessna, I found that
there is a lot of grunt work that has to be done and I did it. I also
learned everything about the inside and outside of my plane. I got my
hands dirty and grease under my finger nails and loved every bit of it.
--
Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
Sold :(
KSWI