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Quality of the neighbors first, and quality of the HOAs second. Everything else is after that. I've seen some real antics (and not the good kind) and some very militant HOAs. Neither of which I want to be associated with.

"Uncooperative" sellers have a number of reasons.... Out of touch with the market Don't really want to sell Tight "sellers" market Frustrated with the process The last "sellers" market I saw was in 2006. Coincidently, I also saw the most sellers frustrated with the process at the same time...

I think I first used DUAT when it started in 1988 or so. Nothing like a smoking 1200 baud dial up, but man, what a good deal it was! There was also a telephone access system (TIBS) you could call and type in (dial in) and get individual weather reports and you could dial in to get TWEBS, which...

The "owner maintained" category has some merit. To go back to "standard airworthiness" would require a conformity inspection similar to importation or placing an AC on a 135 cert. A "less than full" A&P is also an idea. Not many people are going to dedicate 2 years to go to A&P school unless...

B55 Baron with boots, radar and steam gauges....

But we're not talking about JUST GP, Foreflight or other third party sources/websites. We're also talking about sources that are DIRECTLY controlled by the FAA, that is the FAA TFR site, but more relevantly, the 1-800-WX-BRIEF site itself (which, technically, is a third party source). With...

Interesting perspective from someone close the process. There was an episode with a Cirrus (I believe the original post was over on the COPA forum) who's pilot was exonerated from a TFR bust WITHOUT talking to Flight Service, and his lawyer went further to get a letter of interpretation from...

Not all Class B's are created equal (goes for Cs and Ds as well). The ORD Class B probably is a different experience than the MSY Class B.

For some reason, I read the thread title as "I love my money", which seemed wholly incompatible with the activity promoted on this forum....

This is why I think staying out of the end-retail is a smart play. There's already players in the "super-refurb" space. They are the one's dealing with the end customers and pay the high margins for engines and avionics, and they're the one's who don't get paid until the aircraft is delivered...

That would certainly help, but a good chunk of labor with engines and avionics is removal and cleanup. Same goes for paint, which always involves stripping and some disassembly. You could have your engine already built up, and your avionics already wired and tested. Heck, you could cut the...

This... Newbs lose their tails in real estate. They watch cable and say "pfffft....that doesn't look hard". The reality is that to make any money in that business, you need to be "juiced in". That means you get tips from your network of people that lets you cut the line. That means you...

The Turbo-Normalized option for Bonanzas provides a lot of utility. There are some variations that you want to keep in mind... I'd say most, but not all, TNed birds come with an IO-550 mod for those that didn't originally have it. That's an extra 15 ponies. To really get the most out of a TNed...

Lots of good points here, but: In addition to the increased number of household costs that others have mentioned, lets not forget: 1) Increased cost of higher education 2) Increased cost of medical care 3) Decimation of retirement benefits 4) And as mentioned above, increased cost of household...

This was very common back in the day in SoFL. Blast off, head to the practice area, and do your airwork. About 30 minutes before you wanted to head back, you'd call the tower up and say you want to head in, and they'd say "Roger N12345, remain clear, we have your number, expect a three zero...

There is a variant of the Musketeer, the Super III, that has fixed gear and 200 HP . The pilot side door was an option, so not every serial has both. Only 300 and change were made, so they're kinda rarish. 177s are cool, but like Mice, they need a good prepurchase to look for model specific...

There was a similar thread over on the redboard and I'll repeat what I posted over there: Everyone talks about costs. While I do think that buy in costs do affect the industry, I don't think it's to the level everyone assumes. There's been an overall demographic shift away from aviation, and...

Haven't checked on availability in the last couple of weeks. There is always some churn and if you're ready to move it, they might have something.

F45 isn't as bad as quoted above. Last I checked, which was very recently, small t-hangars (4 place single) are $350, small-medium box hangars (Baron-C310) is $450 and medium box hangars (up to maybe a Conquest/KA90) is $550. Concrete floors, electric included & maintained bathrooms at the end...

These articles are often comically biased towards the best case scenario. Probably the best way to calculate an annual income is to take the hourly rate, and multiply it by 1000. That will put you in a reasonable ballpark for a pilot who occasionally picks up an extra trip. 900 is more...