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I'm looking to purchase a plane that is located east of Seattle. Can anyone suggest a mechanic to check it out?

Any suggestions for insurers? My agent mostly does certified airplanes and her underwriters are not interested in the HKS700e that the.plane is running.

Any tips on how to discover this on the first walk around of the plane?

Interestingly enough, this thread was inspired by seeing Fly Babys and Baby Aces listed on Barnstormers at prices where the pre-buy would be 10% of the purchase price. Its not explicitly concerned with certified aircraft.

I have been shopping for a plane for the last year, and twice I have made it to the prebuy stage before finding issues that cause me to walk away. I have spent a fair bit of money on shop time, and that money has best case saved me thousands more and worst case prevented a disaster. Nothing...

Do you trust him to drive a car? How much professional training did he get before he passed the driving test? For me, it was 4 hours of classroom instruction, followed by 2 hours of "driving time" (where I split the driver seat time with 3 other students). The rest was driving with an...

Other than light through the fabric, what should I look for to estimate the useful life on fabric? Is there a good way to inspect the interior structure of the plane to weed out problems before it gets to a prebuy?

I'm reading through the MOSAIC NPRM and (not being well versed in FAA Legalese, I find myself reading and rereading sections. One of the things I am not finding that I know was discussed was STCs for planes into sport pilot eligiblity (similar to the 6 seat STC for Cherokee 6s), am I just...

I'm airplane shopping and most of my effort has been focused on all metal/wing tank Luscombes. But, I learned to fly tailwheel in a 7ac Champ, and when I see them listed for sale I find myself mentally listening all the reasons I shouldn't buy one. This list includes: I don't, and likely will...

McDowell is the one I'm looking for, is any company still building these?

A few years ago, I was reading about a starter for the Continental A65, it used string, springs and a lever in the cockpit to hand start an A65 without having to prop it. I think it was a factory option on Chiefs (but I may be wrong about that). My Google-Fu is failing me, all it turns up is...

Take a look at the maintenance rules for SLSAs and ELSAs. For ELSAs a 25 hour course will allow you to sign off the condition inspection and with SLSAs it's a 15 day course. Having said that, the Coleal Interpretation opens up own maintenance quite broadly. You may be able to do most of the...

I have been working on my IR for over a year, but there has always been things slowing me down (CFI availability, airplane availability, personal distractions, etc). I would like to just get it done, and I am considering going to a flight school and finishing up. I currently have 24 hours of...

I mean off topic from our standard type of flying.

I know this is off topic, but on the off chance someone here knows more about passenger protections for flying commercial, I thought I would ask here. A friend was scheduled to fly today, but the flight was delayed 2.5 hours so he stayed home (40 minutes from the airport) instead of waiting in...

What is your end goal? Is this for fun or for practice as you work on your ratings? Personally, I think that Microsoft flight simulator's advantage is in its VFR experience. The VFR gameplay is amazing for using the sim for entertainment, but most of the training benefit of sims are in IFR...

What is your end goal? What is your timeline to commercial? If you can afford a $250K plane, and your priority is to get commercial as fast as possible, there are better ways to spend your money. I purchased a plane right after getting my PPL. I regret selling it more than I regret buying it...

As an AI language model, I am not able to provide specific recommendations for individual cases. However, I can provide some general information that may help guide your search. For a pilot with 200 hours of experience who is looking for an affordable, high-speed option that can accommodate the...

Pacific Coast Flyers has a Citabria in Oceanside. If you are on the North Side of San Diego, the Club is worth a look. They don’t typically do the one week zero to sign off thing, but I finished up my endorsement while I was spending a month in the area through a one-month membership (I joined...

Some articles I have read: https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2021/february/18/mexico-urged-to-reverse-prohibition-on-experimental-aircraft https://www.avweb.com/features/experimental-flying-in-mexico/ As for the BBP alert - there was someone from Sonora selling letters to allow an...