EdFred
Taxi to Parking
So, I was looking for a plane last year, but nothing really struck my fancy, and I put the search on hold indefinitely...but to back track a couple years, when I was still flying 12R and the esteemed Mr Cutler was clubbing it, I harassed him mercilessly on buying a plane, and would send him links to all sorts of ones he should buy. And so he did...and paybacks are hell.
I was sitting around fat dumb and happy no worrying about buying anything, and then a Luscombe was available for cheap, but not really the type of plane I am looking for, and I didn't worry about looking so much. Every once in a while I'd go on globalplanesearch, but that was more out of boredom than really looking for anything.
Then a couple weeks ago, that rat bastard Spike sends me a link on ebay to a Twinkie, and so I went and checked out the seller's site and decided...ummmmmm.....no. But there was a 1980 Senecal listed for sale, and a 1979 Seneca as well. But those were out of my price range, so I kept scrolling down, and saw a cream with tan and brown accented plane. Meh, the colors dont really do it for me, but it said make offer, and I scrolled through the pictures and saw this:
Well then, I guess I need to look closer at this. So in a whirlwind (and hopefully not financially hasty decision) process, I bought a Sierra, I mean a 727...
I mean,
727DeltaSierra
So, I am now the owner of another money pit.
I kept it quiet because I had no clue how it was going to turn out in person. There are some minor flaws as there would be with any aircraft 51 years old, but it seems to be well maintaned, the logs go all the way back to delivery, nothing really seemed amiss, so I inspected it, test flew it, and got handed the keys today, after I handed over a check.
A select few knew, not because of favoritism, or them being better friends, but because I either had breakfast with them (Dr Bruce) had WingsFlyBQ coordination to work out (Ted, Adam) had a legal question (Mike) needed a Florida CFI for a insurance checkout (Ken) or they were the dilweed that started the whole thing. Deadman Spike. Anyone else who claimed to know, was full of it. But props to Jesse for nailing it early on.
I was sitting around fat dumb and happy no worrying about buying anything, and then a Luscombe was available for cheap, but not really the type of plane I am looking for, and I didn't worry about looking so much. Every once in a while I'd go on globalplanesearch, but that was more out of boredom than really looking for anything.
Then a couple weeks ago, that rat bastard Spike sends me a link on ebay to a Twinkie, and so I went and checked out the seller's site and decided...ummmmmm.....no. But there was a 1980 Senecal listed for sale, and a 1979 Seneca as well. But those were out of my price range, so I kept scrolling down, and saw a cream with tan and brown accented plane. Meh, the colors dont really do it for me, but it said make offer, and I scrolled through the pictures and saw this:
Well then, I guess I need to look closer at this. So in a whirlwind (and hopefully not financially hasty decision) process, I bought a Sierra, I mean a 727...
I mean,
727DeltaSierra
So, I am now the owner of another money pit.
I kept it quiet because I had no clue how it was going to turn out in person. There are some minor flaws as there would be with any aircraft 51 years old, but it seems to be well maintaned, the logs go all the way back to delivery, nothing really seemed amiss, so I inspected it, test flew it, and got handed the keys today, after I handed over a check.
A select few knew, not because of favoritism, or them being better friends, but because I either had breakfast with them (Dr Bruce) had WingsFlyBQ coordination to work out (Ted, Adam) had a legal question (Mike) needed a Florida CFI for a insurance checkout (Ken) or they were the dilweed that started the whole thing. Deadman Spike. Anyone else who claimed to know, was full of it. But props to Jesse for nailing it early on.
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