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Sell the plane?
Recently a few of the regulars on this forum have for various reasons
sold their planes. Well, it looks like I'm about to join them. I've been offered a job in Maui, and am likely to accept. I took a few extra days off during the interview trip and talked with folks at Maui Aviators, who rent airplanes there. A great outfit BTW--I flew with them 3 years ago when I visited Maui, and fournd them to be a first class operation. The fellow I talked with there had good information and thought it would cost around $8K to pack up my 172, ship it from the west coast to Maui, and reassemble it. Not cheap, but the biggest factor indicating I should sell the Skyhawk is corrosion. Apparently it's a *really* big problem, with all the salt air and no airports at all "inland". I just hate to think of my now nearly corrosion-free plane sitting there rapidly rotting on the ramp. Tiedowns are reasonable, around $35/mo. Hangar space is apparently unobtainable, with a waiting list long enough to put me in retirement before becoming available. I've thought about basing the plane on Molokai, about 40 miles away where the airport sits higher above sea level and may be less susceptible to the salt air. But there's no FBO or maintenance there, and hangars are to my knowledge non-existent. Renting a 172 from Maui Aviators is around $125/hr. Not bad considering the corrosion and overall cost of living on Maui. There are also some folks selling partnerships in small planes on Maui, which might be an option. At least then the financial losses of the decaying plane are shared! One kind of off-the-wall idea I had short of selling the plane is pickling it, and paying the $135/mo to hangar it while I decide what to do with it. The advantage here is if Maui doesn't work out I can come back and still have my baby that I spent so much time and money getting configured the way I like it. Thoughts on any of this? I'd love to be able to justify shipping it, but right now selling seems the best option. Assuming I do decide to sell, I'd also like to hear about good or bad experiences with web-based (or otherwise) aircraft sales operations. And if you're looking to buy a great 172 with lots of goodies attached (powerflow exhaust, interia reel harnesses, good Century IIB autopilot, 160 hp O320-D2G with 1850 SFNE, IFR, strobes) have a look at www.burningserver.net/rosinski/airplane It's likely to be on the market soon. TIA. Jim Rosinski N3825Q |
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