One step closer to owning an Arrow

My partners and I have a verbal offer on a '70 Arrow. We're working on
getting it down in writing but, so far, things look pretty good.
Biggest issue right now is getting the pre-buy scheduled and having SB
1006, the wing spar corrosion service bulletin, performed.

I'm planning to fly back to Chicago (rats, commercially) next weekend to
look at/touch/smell/fly the plane, review the logs, talk to the A&P,
etc. Hoping for some decent flying weather while I'm back there. If
all goes well, one partner and I will bring along an instructor (for
insurance requirements) with us in 3-4 weeks on a return trip to bring
the plane home.

The best words I heard yesterday were from one partner who, after
talking to the seller, called me and said "Get out your checkbook".

Many thanks to Jay Honeck who did us a HUGE favor and flew to Kenosha,
WI, took 100 pictures, talked to the seller, then got all the data back
to me in record time. Man, it pays to have friends scattered across the
US who are similar aviation nuts. Someday, I hope to return similar
favors to anyone needing some help from the left coast.

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student-Arrow Buying Student

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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