Airplane Parnerships

[Jon Kraus]

What would be some ways to get in touch with someone when looking for a
partner to share in the joys (and sorrows) of aircraft ownership? I am
going to try placing flyers at the local FBO's. I thought about
downloading the Airmans database from the FAA and pulling out all the
pilots with current medicals in my area and sending them a short note.
Any other idesa? Thanks !!

Jon Kraus
PP-ASEL-IA
"now I've got the ownership bug"

[C Kingsbury]

As others have said, buy the plane first. If this is not feasible for
financial reasons, I'd say 1 partner is the max to go shopping with.
Any more and you're deep into cat-herding territory.

I found my partnership on the bulletin board at my FBO. IMHO that's
the best place since you're looking for a local pilot who flies
somewhat regularly.

-cwk.

[Ratty Boy]

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 12:49:42 -0400, Dave Butler
> wrote:

>Jon Kraus wrote:
>> What would be some ways to get in touch with someone when looking for a
>> partner to share in the joys (and sorrows) of aircraft ownership? I am
>> going to try placing flyers at the local FBO's. I thought about
>> downloading the Airmans database from the FAA and pulling out all the
>> pilots with current medicals in my area and sending them a short note.
>> Any other idesa? Thanks !!
>
>Pick out the plane and buy it first, then look for partners. If you look for
>partners first, getting them all to agree on how to shop for a plane will be
>difficult. It's much easier if you have a single decision-maker.
>
>If you look for partners before you have a plane, you'll get people who say they
>are interested right up until the day they have to sign a check, and then their
>interest will evaporate.
>
>Anyway, yes, FBP bulletin boards, postcards to airman's database entries in your
>zip code, an ad in your local paper in the airplanes classified section.

I smell the voice of experience in your post. ;-)