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I think there comes a point, with the cheaper planes like the C150, where prebuys are bad economy. A prebuy for this plane, "3 states over" might cost %20 of the plane. BTW, I've bought 2 planes, a C150 and a PA38, without an official prebuy, but just looked them over myself. The PA38 I...

I do, but never under the top. Or is it, "over the bottom"? I can't remember which.

More than a few, (my 1977 o-320, 900 hours, doesn't leak either). I think calling me and the others "edge cases" only shows the problem with your blanket statement.

Warrior with steam gauges, and based in the Midwest (specifically southwest Michigan). My home field only has non-precision approaches, but just a few flight-minutes away I have a larger feeder airport with multiple ILS approaches. Those 2 times I've had to go missed were due to low ceilings...

I agree. I got my instrument rating to fly in instrument conditions. I’ve had the rating 18 months and I’ve gone missed twice. No autopilot either.

I just might, :p

Lol, and I own a cirrus AND my warrior.

I paid cash for my warrior. I would have LOVED a Cherokee 6, but a lowly warrior fit my mission, and I liked that it was newer for less money. Could I have saved, maybe working another job even though I work two already, to get a 6? Sure! But the warrior does what I want and I’m fine with it.

And by that logic, none of us would have a plane.

I forget: what kind of plane do you own?

So with all this talk of buying trucks, I started actually searching, and found another truck that was the same make/model/year as the first, but with only 700 more miles. It was at a dealership that was 200 miles away, but near an airport, so last night I flew over and looked at it (again...

Economic choices might be "silliness" to you with all the CFI bank you're making, but my aircraft is just a small portion of my life, but a big portion of my play money. I can totally understand not spending twice as much money for 12% more displacement, if you don't need it (which was my...

And with that mentality, we'd all own million dollar + aircraft. I mean, why not? You will get 10x the aircraft with 10x the resale, by your logic.

Problem is that "Tiger" can be twice the price of the traveler/cheetah. The Traveler/Cheetah is fine if you consider it a 2 seater, or on some occasions a 3 seater. Just don't try to put 4 adults in it. You have to be VERY careful with planes that sit, and especially planes like these with...

Solo one-month motorcycle trip to Caniapiscau, QC. You've probably never heard of the Caniapiscau, but its billed as the loneliest road in North America. When I left, I spoke maybe 5 words in French, and by the time I was done I could carry a basic conversation.

Are you an A&P? (Not being a smart ass, just asking). Am I right about pulling a cylinder to check the cam on an o-320? Edit: oops, question answered from your signature.

Wouldn't you need to check the compression of the cylinder after its re-installed? Maybe it was done that way to avoid doing it twice (?). I'm not convinced its nefarious.

I was wondering the same thing. I think to inspect the cam on the o320, you have to pull a cylinder. But I'm no mechanic (I didn't even sleep at a holiday inn last night).

I was polite and friendly, but told him what I’d pay. I don’t care for “playing the game”. If you or the salesman don’t do “rigid”, oh well, others do.

I've done this before. Funny that I had to mention it to make it happen though. Seems like they should offer it up to give a better deal.