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It's interesting you bring up N92GP, it was basically a new airplane too. You can trust me that it wasn't the engine at fault in this one. The turbo and piston ring problems that cause rapid oil loss will normally give you notice. It gets ugly later on when the fill it up with oil and launch...

Thanks for not asking me that question. I get called on by certain manufacturers for giving my opinion. They're not very happy with me when they call.

I'm happy to see people get the airplane that they want. It's my job to tell you as much as possible about the airplane. It's the buyers choice to accept it. The early 1986 Malibu listed in SoCal has been on the market for a while? I have had a lot of calls about it but have never had the...

I just had one of those embarrassing moment yesterday on a Mirage pre-buy at Orange County Airport. My first was when a Malibu owner was dropping his ship off for an annual years ago. No my wife wife had told me that he worked for this major airline. As I'm putting the aircraft in the hangar...

And to think that I heard you were stepping up. I'm afraid that I'm a lot like my father. He seemed to talk people out of a purchase of even his own sales aircraft. The Malibu is a very complex and capable aircraft. It will require a higher level of maintenance and involvement on your part...

We put 300 hrs on it the first year. A lot of nonstop eastbound New England and Mid Atlantic. Where ever 7 hrs of fuel could get me.

A Piper Malibu. Best plane for the buck.

I had problems getting aircraft paint shops to do piece work for me in my shop. I was never satisfied with my paint jobs. I finally found an independent local painter that wanted my work. His work is incredible, color match and quality is perfect. He repainted the cowlings and the lower cabin...

Working by myself, no more employees.

I'm okay with the Champion massive electrode plus. I will only use the fine wire Tempest plugs today, they don't seem to crack the center electrode ceramic cones as often on the PA46 engines.

18 years old, 3 days after graduation from high school. My father was my instructor and I got to use his aircraft and fuel. They were easy days!