Sad plane

Bob Bement said:
I took a airport queen and spent three years and about $12,000.
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I'm going to guess you did your own work? What would the value of your labor by at about $90/hour? And you started with a good engine. What's to say the engine in this Arrow is 'good'? I'm betting not. Like I said, Joe Bagodonuts would be so upside down once it flew, he'd have to keep it till he died. Then the process would start all over again.

Find the nearest plane salvage yard, have them haul it off and send a check. The check will NOT be for $15k........
 
AdamZ said:
And to think a lawyer came up with the idea.:yikes:
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Not a surprise at all that a lawyer came up with that.

Why I figure by the time you get your consult fees for investigating any liability exposure, the drawing up the donation paperwork, and the actual contract negotiations of course followed by your litigating the damage claims for a plaintiff kid that is hurt on it against the school that accepted the donation that you will have cleared well into 6-figures alone on your idea. :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
 
docmirror said:
I'm going to guess you did your own work? What would the value of your labor by at about $90/hour? And you started with a good engine. What's to say the engine in this Arrow is 'good'? I'm betting not. Like I said, Joe Bagodonuts would be so upside down once it flew, he'd have to keep it till he died. Then the process would start all over again.

Find the nearest plane salvage yard, have them haul it off and send a check. The check will NOT be for $15k........
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I did a lot of the work, but I had to put it in a shop because it was on the airport at EUL caldwell, ID. and that is 45 miles from S49 Vale, OR. So I spent more that I had hoped. My mechanic had hurt his shoulder and so he couldn't help me. You are right however I did start with a good engine. Every thing adds up tires, batteries, radios, interior, windows, all accessories overhauled, a few new instruments, and controls and on and on. It has been a good plane for me and if I would have bought one I might paid more to get it like I got this one. I enjoyed restoring it and learned a lot about my airplane. Bob
 
Bob Bement said:
I enjoyed restoring it and learned a lot about my airplane.
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This is the only way such a project can be feasible: treat it as an education opportunity. Don't forget to log the hours, too, to count toward the required experience for the A&P ticket. That way, you'll come out with not only a deep and intimate understanding of your airplane (which may just save your life one day), but also something else to show for it.

Taken strictly as an economic proposition, it's probably a loser. If the intangibles are big enough to you, though, it can be worth it.
 
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