AggieMike88
Touchdown! Greaser!
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The original "I don't know it all" of aviation.
Pre-buys on C, P, M, and B aircraft are common occurrences and finding A&P's to conduct the inspections are easy to find. Also working with the seller to fix correctable issues is an easy to understand thing.
But how different is it when the aircraft of your desire is something like an RV or other EAB aircraft? Are there easy to find experts on the airframe that can find the good and bad on an aircraft that an "average joe" built?
And how understanding are the sellers when addressing flaws that have a significant cost to bring back to standard?
Seeing Tim's RV-8a when he had it and the RV-10 he has now (the same one he brought to Gastons) and Geico's RV-8 has me adding such aircraft to my future wish list.
Another question.... say I had one, and then obtained a new bit of kit that I am capable of installing myself. Once that is done, what paperwork and inspection requirements need doing to be legal?
But how different is it when the aircraft of your desire is something like an RV or other EAB aircraft? Are there easy to find experts on the airframe that can find the good and bad on an aircraft that an "average joe" built?
And how understanding are the sellers when addressing flaws that have a significant cost to bring back to standard?
Seeing Tim's RV-8a when he had it and the RV-10 he has now (the same one he brought to Gastons) and Geico's RV-8 has me adding such aircraft to my future wish list.
Another question.... say I had one, and then obtained a new bit of kit that I am capable of installing myself. Once that is done, what paperwork and inspection requirements need doing to be legal?