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Yep, there's definitely some truth to that. Plus, the number of pilots who can afford to write a check for every plane they ever talk about buying has got to be pretty slim. Most of those folks would be more likely to shop for a Gulfstream than a Piper or Cessna, anyway! As for me, I'll gladly...

Which is exactly why I'm not interested in it. I'll leave a "too good to be true" plane for an A&P or a buyer way more experienced than me :) Thanks for sharing, though, comanche pilot!

Looked at a Tiger this morning. Beautiful plane and just completed thorough inspection by Dave Fletcher at FletchAir. This one's really, really tempting, although right at the top of my budget at $57k asking price. It was roomier than I expected. Don't know why I thought the Tiger was a smaller...

I've e-mailed about several Cherokee 235s in the area tonight. Will be working the phones tomorrow. Same thing with a couple of Cardinals and Tigers ... and a Mooney and Comanche. I'm all over the map. Want to find several to see in person.

I don't believe it's been flown at all in the last six months, and only 10 hours in the previous year. That's one reason I'm not super excited about it. That, and the way it looks (both the cosmetic condition and the Musketeer look in general.) Plus, even with 200 hp, I still wish it cruised...

Some of you may recall I've been saving up for my first plane. My plan was to save $60k and buy a $40k plane, leaving $20k in reserve from the get-go (I'm very conservative). Well, here I sit with $57k in the airplane fund and ready to pull the trigger. Obviously I'd like to stick to my...

So I looked at the plane on Friday. Seemed like a pretty good bird, although not one I fell in love with at first sight. Started and taxied nicely (owner's medical expired, but he offered to have another pilot to take me up sometime if I'm serious about it). My wife liked how much wider the back...

I'm taking a look at a Musketeer Super III (200hp fuel-injected) in the morning. Might want to buy it as my first plane. On paper, the specs look pretty close to the Archer II, the plane I trained in and the only one I've flown. If the numbers on RisingUp.com are correct, the Super Mouse...

For me, it's three things: 1. An addiction. After five or six days without flying, I start to get antsy, like missing my morning coffee. 2. Therapeutic. No matter what's going on at work or home, when I'm in the cockpit, I'm 100% present there. It can be an escape at times. And the peace I...

What's the practical value in doing navlogs by hand? Maybe I'm missing something here (and granted, I'm a low-time pilot, not a CFI) ... but I don't see how doing it with a pencil is in any way superior to doing it with a spreadsheet or calculator or Foreflight. As I see it, a good pilot has...

... for a plane to not be flown regularly? I'm shopping for my first plane (fixed gear, IFR rated for me to do my instrument training, decent cross-country machine, preferably with GPS and autopilot under $50k or so ... but realizing I might have to go up in price to get that). And maybe...

I couldn't imagine buying my first plane without flying it first. Maybe my 10th plane, if I really trusted the seller and the A&P doing the inspection. But I want to feel it firsthand. Sounds like you know how to sell airplanes! A good plane will sell itself on a demo flight, I'd think. As...

I'm getting closer to starting to seriously shop for my first plane, and my wife just brought up a good point: "I don't want you test-flying airplanes when you don't know how well they've been taken care of!" That made me realize that 1) I don't know how the process works when you're shopping...

What are some single-engine planes that handle turbulence well? Examples?

Just curious ... at what point do most aircraft reach the bottom their depreciation curve? I know they lose value like a rock in the first few years, just like cars, but will often start to level off in price — or even appreciate — in the really long term. Is most of the depreciation finished...

It's amazing how many assumptions people make based on your house and toys. There are a lot of broke people living in McMansions and driving fancy new cars. And on the flip side, there are a lot of multimillionaires living in very modest houses and driving used Fords. But that doesn't mean...

Not true. Without any discretion, they won't stay affluent for long.

That's like saying, "Delicoous food, Chef! What brand of cookware do you use?" :)

Ah, I see now. Thought it was too good to be true! If I don't have a WAAS source already, it would be $3,795 for ADS-B out (and I could use Stratus/Foreflight for ADS-B in). This is probably what I'd do. And again, if I won't have WAAS already, it would be $5,795 for ADS-B in/out in one box...

Well, this makes shopping for my first plane a bit easier. Was thinking I wanted something with ADS-B already installed, but if it's just $3K (plus installation) to get it in a new Garmin transponder, that doesn't sound like such a big deal. If I'm understanding this right, I can buy a plane...