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Me: 7x hour recently licenced PP-SEL.
Plane: '79 C152 being sold by my FBO for $19,200. TT is around 8000 (I think), SMOH is 2050. Annual just done. This looks like an Ok deal to me when comparing to like models, but the clincher is that they are throwing in one year of hangering as well. That makes it look like a pretty nice deal. Ideally I'd like to go into this with a partner but I haven't been able to find one and I do honestly think they'll unload this aircraft before too long. Not sure if the price or terms are negotiable but I would like to try to squeeze a second year of hangaring out of them. Concerns: - Engine has only a few hundred hours till TBO. I know that means dropping another $10K or so within a few years. - Plane has been abused by students (including me) for 25 years now (the FBO bought it new). - The only A&Ps I know that I could have take a look at it work for this FBO. Pros: - The plane flies a lot; I know that's good for the engine. - The FBO is reputable and I know they do their maintenance and take care of squawks. I'm torn in general on renting vs. owning right now. I anticipate flying about 100 hours/year- by my calculations that's right around the break-even point. However, knowing you're always going to have an aircraft available to fly, even on short notice, is something you can't put a direct dollar figure on. I know this issue in general has been beat to death more than anything else here, and I've read a lot of the old threads, but any and all comments welcome. I'm much newer at all this than most of you here. ~Paul |
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