"dave" wrote in message
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I just bought a plane that's not on your short list but two pieces of
advice if I may. One - find a plane with the avionics you want. After
searching for many months and looking at airplanes, I found that what
others had told me is true. The lowest return by far on any improvement
you make in an airplane is in the avionics. I don't know why but it is.
I got a Garmin 430, garmin audio panel, Stec 50 with alt hold and GPSS
roll steering, Sandel 3308, KX155 and some other goodies. BTW - the
Sandel 3308 is fantastic.

Two - join the type clubs of any airplane your serious about buying. I
joined the mooney group, the bonanza group and the cessna group. I don't
know if there's a Socata organization but they have an active website at
socota.org.


Thanks, Dave. I'm in full agreement on both points!

--
Doug
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