Mark
the turbo arrow is a good plane. Allot of people who do not actually own a
Turbo Arrow always seem to have nothing but horror stories to say about it
or the engine.
I have not had any problems with my engine or any major problems with
landing gear, turbo or anything else.
You can find turbo arrows with low time engines for sale that have really
good avionics and upgrades already in them.
Its a good 150 kt airplane thats nice and stable and as I said, no major
problems.

If you fly the plane hard its of course going to have problems, Fly it by
the book and she will do you right.
since you do not know how the previous owner flew it, try to find one with
a low time engine.
Where is this plane located at, if its near me I will take a peek at it
for you.

Jeff
http://www.turboarrow3.com


" wrote:

I'm looking at a 1982 Turbo Arrow as a first time purchase. I'm not
new to aviation, and have sufficient time in the make/model to satisfy
the insurance company. I haven't looked at the plane in person yet,
but have had a few conversations with the owner about it.

My question is really about the airframe total time. Presently the
aircraft has 7000 hrs. on the airframe, and 1150 on the engine.

Should I steer clear of a plane with this kind of time on the
airframe? What are the concerns with an airframe as high in time as
this?

I'm also wondering if it is reasonable to ask for an engine oil
analysis among other things? I'll likely have to fly (commercial) to
look at it, so I'm curious to hear how people handle that. More than
one trip, I would guess.

Any advice would be appreciated.