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I'll offer a "yabbut": If the flight school/CFI that is ten miles away has Cessnas and Piper and the one that is 80 miles away has tailwheel aircraft, a student will probably get through the learning process faster by training at the closer place. When a one-hour lesson takes half-a-day to do...

You'd have to find a CFI who has enough time in one. And I imagine that the insurance premiums for learning in a Swift would be rather significant. I don't have any time in one. But some guy who owned one told me that Swifts can do funny things if you try to do a full-stall landing in one...

I almost bought a Swift. But it had a 6-cyl engine, the A&P had thoughtfully written the last compressions on the cylinder head covers and three of them were under 65. Even back then, I knew that was a bad sign. (Also got the impression that the owner had it up for sale for, ahem, marital...

Completely went over my head. But now that I do, it's funny.

That's just rude. Sent from my FBI-approved monitoring device using Tapatalk

No, that's my cat, Chip. Sent from my FBI-approved monitoring device using Tapatalk

Well, buying an airplane in the midst of home renovations would not be a good idea. ;)

Franklins are eligible for a mogas STC. I've not found the need for it, as shlepping jerry-cans of gas and then hauling them up a ladder has no appeal for me. If you want a four-place airplane with better short-field performance than a Stinson, then you're probably looking at a Maule or a 180...

In a lot of ways, yes. But you have to look at your needs. If what you're going to do is mostly tool around the sky on a sunny weekend, then a smaller one will do. Some of them don't have starters, which may be an issue. If you want to go camping with a friend and plenty of gear, then a...

As I mentioned, Larry has the logs. He has pics. Larry's a big believer in full disclosure; you could have a creampuff that that had just won Grand Champion at Oshkosh and he'd have a litany of things wrong with it. :D Oil burn was about 1qt per four or five hours. A jug was replaced on the...

I have a photo, somewhere, of a Mondrian-style Cessna. That was back in the film age for me; I'll see if I can find it.

And I'd say "call Larry". He has everything on the plane. Sent from my FBI-approved monitoring device using Tapatalk

Well, then...... Sent from my FBI-approved monitoring device using Tapatalk

::har:: Get back to us after a couple of annuals. Sent from my FBI-approved monitoring device using Tapatalk

Comes with engine & cabin covers. Newish windshields (2 years). Sent from my FBI-approved monitoring device using Tapatalk

I've done that and it works.

I didn't have to lie about it, but there's a reason why I drive a 12 year old car and don't do a lot of other things.

Which means two things: First, it's not being flown, not unless I can talk Larry into doing it. Second, there's probably more wiggle room on pricing.

With the passage of a few weeks, this has become a "medical" sale. [emoji35] Sent from my FBI-approved monitoring device using Tapatalk

I figure that if one can routinely make the first turnoff at 44N while landing on 35, then there shouldn't be much of a problem. (Or land at 9B1).