Do you own your own airplane? Wacha got?

John Baker

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Or if your planning on taking advantage of the depressed market, what do you want to buy?

Mine is a nice 1978 Warrior, I'm really proud of her, at my age this is probably it.

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1974 Cherokee 140, with a 160hp engine.
 
Nope...wish I owned my own. I would like to pick up a Mooney M20J or newer and or a Baron 58 would also be nice !
 
John Baker said:
Or if your planning on taking advantage of the depressed market, what do you want to buy?
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Want to buy? This:

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That'd be a de-iced Turbo Twin Comanche. :yes:

Or this nice little Super Swift:

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Gonna buy? Well, I'd love to take advantage of the depressed market, but it has also severely depressed my income. :frown2:
 
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Sort of . . . I own a 1/10th share of a 1976 Warrior (150hp). It's actually cheaper than renting (at least for me) :yikes:
 

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I have a 1982 P-Baron. Purchased it 3 1/2 years ago with a partner. My first plane was a Turbonormalized A-36. The Baron is pressurized; known ice and air conditioned. This was the plane I ultimately wanted to own and I was lucky enough to be able to get it at the ripe young age of 57.

Best,

Dave
 
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Or if your planning on taking advantage of the depressed market, what do you want to buy?
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Ideally?
A Legend Cub.
Sips fuel, can takeoff or land almost anywhere, Sport Pilot eligible, two doors for outstanding visiblity in the summer, enough room for my wife and I and whatever we need to travel.
 
Those look like fun airplanes. i was stopped at an airport north of Fort Wayne IN when returning from OSH 2007. A fellow who said he was importing and selling them stopped there. I has sticks instead of a yoke.
 
Well, not exactly but...

A gentlemen at my drome has a Cherokee 180 that he doesn't fly but maybe 6 hours a year. As such, I pay a portion of the hanger and insurance. After that it's just $20/hour dry. I use the plane as my own and same big $ over rentals.

All mx, repairs and upgrades (430W) are done and paid for by the owner as he is an A&P IA. I've been in this "partnership" for about 2.5 years now and couldn't be happier.
 

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A 2008 AMD Zodiac XLi with lots of goodies in the panel. S-LSA, 172 performance, 150 fuel burn, any A&P can work on it. Link to pictures in my signature.
 
We (my wife -- also a pilot -- Mary, and I) own a 1974 Piper Pathfinder that we call "Atlas" (cuz he can lift anything with his 1460 pound useful load), and we're partners in a 1948 Ercoupe we call "Sweetie", (cuz she's so tiny and dainty, but flies so sweet!)

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75 Warrior, 160hp. Can't afford it, but can't afford not to have it either. Love that plane.
 
I knew from a very early age that I would one day own. You can see mine here:


No regrets. :D
 
Does an R/C Piper Super Cub count? I bet I can do things with it you can't do in yours. :D
 
1982 Bowers Fly Baby homebuilt...I'm the fourth owner, I bought it in 1996.

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Ron Wanttaja
 
1978 Grumman AA5B Tiger. No good pics on my computer though.
 
Here's mine. :) Thanks again to Bill Suffa for that photo at the end. :)
 

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1/2 of a 1943 Taylorcraft L2-M and all of a 1960 Cessna 180

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1964 beechcraft A23. It is ours, all ours! And it has taken us coast to coast!
 

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geneseib said:
1966 Cherokee 180. Not the best looker, but it flies fine.
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I have yet to see shiny paint and fancy interiors have any effect on the ability of the wings to provide lift. :)
 
I was going to post a picture of my plane but can't figure out how to get it into this little box :)
 
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I have yet to see shiny paint and fancy interiors have any effect on the ability of the wings to provide lift. :)
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Yeah, but some people think that looking good in the shower isn't all bad either. :p
 
1980 Piper Cherokee Warrior.

the take off picture was up at 6Y9 and was taken by Jesse if I am not mistaken. I use it as my computer wall paper.
 

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1980 172RG. Would like a Six seater, Single Engine, Turbo normalized, FIKI just don't want to pay for it. :smilewinkgrin:
 
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1980 172RG. Would like a Six seater, Single Engine, Turbo normalized, FIKI just don't want to pay for it. :smilewinkgrin:
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So you also want a maintenance hog? Yes, P210, I'm looking at you. ;)
 
Did and going to again, but not a certified airplane this time. I don't fly for business and most of the family lives within a two hour drive. So the justification of owning the 172 was no longer valid. If I need to fly to Oklahoma to see the wife's family, I'll rent. I am purchasing a single seat experimental to fly around close to home. (Kelly calls it my play toy) Even though the price to purchase has gone down, the cost of ownership has not. I probably wont buy another XC airplane until I retire.
 
My trusty steed for the past 6 years:
1976 Rockwell Commander 114, IO-540 with recently installed smoke kit.
Laying smoke with another Commander(I'm on left) and solo down the runway at T82 last September.
 

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Smoke kit on a Commander - too funny.

Bet it does wonders for your "smiles per gallon" rating.

I don't own. I'd like a CH750 on amphib floats and an Arion Lightning. (www.lightning.net)

But I'd be happy with a P-Ponk 182.
 
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