I've picked my plane

Made my day....
7 years ago I picked up a MX7-180a with 35 hours:
fixed pitch prop
old style gear
no frills, just the basics
pair of DCs thrown in
.....for about 1/3rd the price - $59k

Added $12k of electronics and stuff for some real IFR capability
....and then hand flew 1000hours worth of slow speed, easy, low
maintenance travel in my paint chipped little baby. Sweet

Two questions pop into mind -
How much faster does the constant speed 180 go than the fixed pitch? I
get 114 knots at 2500rpms at 4,000'

Is the book price that my local tax authority quotes ($82k) real?


Carl / KG6YKL wrote:
Okay, here is my aircraft. Now, does anybody have a 0% APR loan with
120 mos differed payments?

MX-7-180C Star Rocket - Taildragger with 76” Hartzell Constant Speed
Prop and Spring Aluminum Gear. Lycoming 0-360 180 hp engine with the
enhanced performance of a constant speed propeller.

$136,230.00 Base Price w/ standard equipment
$800 Paint Option: Gull Gray Base 2015, Midnight Blue
Primary Stripe 2013, Dark Charcoal Velour 3703-44
$2125.00 Complete Berkshire Elephant leather seat and side
panel centers and door pockets., including the sides,
back and pockets on pilot and copilot seats. Complete
leather passenger seats.
$300 Lowes Grey Instrument Panel
$500 28 Volt System Upgrade for IFR Packages
$10,233.00 S-Tec System 50 Autopilot
$995 Bose Aviation Headset X (Triport Technology - ANR)
$995 Bose Aviation Headset X (Triport Technology - ANR)
$65 Bose Install Harness (each headset)
$65 Bose Install Harness (each headset)
$221 Tires and Tubes 8.50x6 - Tailwheel Models Only
$200 Clear Windshield
$686 Observation Doors
$686 Observation Windows
$2900 Super Sky Light w/ Cover
$627 Swing-Out Window - Copilot
$700 Auxiliary Fuel Tanks (85 gallons total)
$390 Dynamic Balancing for Propeller
$259 Grab Handles on Fuselage (L/R)
$450 Ground Service Plug
$210 Hour Meter
$251 Landing Light - Right Wing
$1834 Shoulder Harness Set (4 point) (Pilot and Copilot)
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$161,722.00 Sub Total
$12,533.4550 Tax
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$174,255.4550 GRAND TOTAL


Sorry just having fun.

Carl