The unwashed masses have only known about, and have access to, the Internet since the early 90's. Those of us that do this for a living have been on it or proprietary networks since the late 60s. Remember, the Web is a mere application that lays on top of the Internet.
I chose 10 years only because that was the metric used in the message I was responding.
Only PDFs that have text. My logs go back to 1968 and are hand-written until the late 80s when the shops used a typewriter to write the log entries on sticky labels.
Only pdfs that have text and have been indexed with ocr.
Show me a decent OCR program and I'll use it. Unfortunately, OCR wants legible, which most of these logs aren't. All the text PDFs I have are searchable and I don't remember setting any particular option/flag in Adobe Acrobat Pro when I scanned the logs.
I’m ok if the seller just didn’t respond to me either, I sent a single email, wasn’t calling every 5 minutes for an answer.
Speak to me of the wizard you call a CD/DVD drive, we have no such magus creatures in our lands.
First time buyer here who just closed on a plane 6 days ago, woo hoo. I learned a lot from this experience, because I rejected about 10 planes before closing on this one. Of the 10, 3 went to prebuy before I learned of unacceptable flaws. (Of the 3, 1 I actually didn't have to pay for because my prebuy mechanic called me immediately after analyzing the engine logs and said I should not proceed even with a prebuy).
*FAA has entered the chat*
FAA HAS NTRD CHT
And likewise, I did say only that "the majority" were not forthright. Some of the sellers I dealt with were very candid and honest. My favorites were the ones who intentionally took close-up shots of nicks and scratches and hail damage, etc. I don't understand why all sellers don't do this. You're just wasting your own time in addition to the buyer's when you're withholding the dings until they are later discovered as unpleasant surprises. Just disclose up front so that you're matched up with a buyer who likes your plane as it is!
Market your plane however you want. Your choice.
Reminds me of people on dating Web sites who post old pictures of themselves.
Soooo handsome that if you have to ask then I’m not the right guy for ya.
My aircraft is a 1969, it does not take that much time to snap photos of the logs (can use a Dropbox link for sharing) and as a Seller you are doing yourself a dis-service by not presenting your best foot forward. It’s like listing a house for sale without photos or with the curtains closed and lights off. It’s just not attractive. People might pay more for something that is well presented.
This!! And once you get a buyer that is seriously interested in spite of the scratches and dents, they're going to feel a lot better about the prospect when they show up in person and find no major issues in addition to what photos/description have already shown them is there.
Most likely too large for email.
Dropbox (or similar) is a good option.
Like others suggest, there are a few free options for shareable cloud drives. But also, since the log books truly are worth $25,000 or so of the value of your plane, having a cloud backup of them is an awesome idea. It’s even worth paying a monthly fee to Dropbox etc. But at a minimum your asset is protected in case something happens even with a simple thumb drive, or saved on your hard drive.
In fact, I don’t recall seeing a single airplane listed by a broker for which the broker refused to provide transparent access to all logs, digitally. Most of them prefer linking the logs right on the ad so you don’t even have to ask.I think it's something that a seller wants me to give them over $100K but doesn't want to WASTE their precious TIME providing every detail. I feel like I'm the poorest person in this conversation because I don't have a couple hundred grand to throw around.
Just a suggestion..., if your time is that valuable please have a broker sell the plane. Many brokers will create a web page dedicated to the aircraft with a youtube video walk around. I've even seen flight and air-to-air videos.
Next time I help someone sell a plane this is what will be posted in the ad: "If you don't have a suitcase full of money? This plane's not right for you".
