Doesn't AOPA know the value of a good pre-buy?

[Nathan Young]

See attached link about the Twin Comanche they are giving away.
Sounds like the engines were toast when they bought the plane. I know
they plan on replacing/overhauling the engines, but this kind of stuff
is indicative of a REALLY bad condition plane.

http://www.aopa.org/pilot/twin/040108commentary.html

-Nathan

[Mike Rapoport]

True but if I were looking for an airplane and planned to replace the
engines right away, I would be focused on the part of the airplane that I
was keeping, not the part that I was going to replace as soon as I got it
home.

Mike
MU-2


"Nathan Young" > wrote in message
...
> See attached link about the Twin Comanche they are giving away.
> Sounds like the engines were toast when they bought the plane. I know
> they plan on replacing/overhauling the engines, but this kind of stuff
> is indicative of a REALLY bad condition plane.
>
> http://www.aopa.org/pilot/twin/040108commentary.html
>
> -Nathan
>

[G.R. Patterson III]

Nathan Young wrote:
>
> See attached link about the Twin Comanche they are giving away.
> Sounds like the engines were toast when they bought the plane. I know
> they plan on replacing/overhauling the engines, but this kind of stuff
> is indicative of a REALLY bad condition plane.

With a twin, it's usually just indicative of age. It's not uncommon for a new
set of engines to cost more than the plane would be worth once the engines are
installed. Some people just sell the plane at that point and go buy another.
AOPA has certainly done comprehensive pre-buys on all the other aircraft they
fixed up. From the photo, it sure looks like a clean airplane.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

[Nathan Young]

Definitely, I agree... Although my experience indicates that if an
owner doesn't keep the engine/prop combo in good shape the rest of
the plane is going to be in bad shape too.


On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:40:05 GMT, "Mike Rapoport"
> wrote:

>True but if I were looking for an airplane and planned to replace the
>engines right away, I would be focused on the part of the airplane that I
>was keeping, not the part that I was going to replace as soon as I got it
>home.
>
>Mike
>MU-2
>
>
>"Nathan Young" > wrote in message
...
>> See attached link about the Twin Comanche they are giving away.
>> Sounds like the engines were toast when they bought the plane. I know
>> they plan on replacing/overhauling the engines, but this kind of stuff
>> is indicative of a REALLY bad condition plane.
>>
>> http://www.aopa.org/pilot/twin/040108commentary.html
>>
>> -Nathan
>>
>

[Mike Rapoport]

True but they are are reskinning many of the surfaces, replacing engines and
props, new paint and interior, new avionics so they are replacing almost
everything. I guess that if you are replacing everything, the only thing
that matters is getting a low purchase price.

Mike
MU-2


"Nathan Young" > wrote in message
...
> Definitely, I agree... Although my experience indicates that if an
> owner doesn't keep the engine/prop combo in good shape the rest of
> the plane is going to be in bad shape too.
>
>
> On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:40:05 GMT, "Mike Rapoport"
> > wrote:
>
> >True but if I were looking for an airplane and planned to replace the
> >engines right away, I would be focused on the part of the airplane that I
> >was keeping, not the part that I was going to replace as soon as I got it
> >home.
> >
> >Mike
> >MU-2
> >
> >
> >"Nathan Young" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> See attached link about the Twin Comanche they are giving away.
> >> Sounds like the engines were toast when they bought the plane. I know
> >> they plan on replacing/overhauling the engines, but this kind of stuff
> >> is indicative of a REALLY bad condition plane.
> >>
> >> http://www.aopa.org/pilot/twin/040108commentary.html
> >>
> >> -Nathan
> >>
> >
>