to buy or not to buy? that is my question!
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Time and short trips to Gatlinburg in the fall, the Keys in the winter. Just my wife and me!
tawood
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Congrats but...you don't mean that little thing was actually based at DTW???
cgrab
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Congratulation, it appears to lean a little right from the panel picture, not that there is anything wrong with that.
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The cost of a real overhaul to new standards will run around $13-17k. If you want an overhaul with reground cam,lifters,crank,built cylinders over sized pistons and no accessories, it will be about $11k.
new crank and cam gears are $2500 each, new crank is $4500 (2 years ago) cylinders are over $1k each,(with a year back order) new mags are 3k. the mount rubbers are $20 each requires 8, add a grand to lap and line bore the case.
simply look in T-A-P to see what the selling prices are for overhauled engines by the major shops. average $17-22k
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Technically, if any inspector wanted to, those push to talk switches are a major alteration of a flight control. Yes, I believe that would be very nit picky.
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Not at DTW but a few miles west at Y47. I had to fly into DTW commercially for the closest airport.
texasag93
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I would never buy a non standard 6 Pack if you ever plan on flying IFR.
The N6617G looks like a fun airplane. Have fun.
The N6617G looks like a fun airplane. Have fun.
ChemGuy
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I would never buy a non standard 6 Pack if you ever plan on flying IFR.
The N6617G looks like a fun airplane. Have fun.
Whats not standard about it? Seems like everything is where its supposed to be?
It does look very clean. Enjoy flying it.
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ChemGuy
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That is a six pack.
That 150 has the instruments in the same place, just spread out a tad more with the yoke and clock in the way. But its not what i would call a 'shotgun' panel. Its close enough to a six pack for me.
That 150 has the instruments in the same place, just spread out a tad more with the yoke and clock in the way. But its not what i would call a 'shotgun' panel. Its close enough to a six pack for me.
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Since I last posted the avionics bug has bit me. I want to upgrade to something like a Garmin 430; key word is like. I am wanting to keep my budget around 5k - 7k. New or close to it as possible. I am open to all suggestions. Thanks for all your guidance in advance.
Morgan3820
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That is one of the cleanest looking C150 I have seen in a long while. Garmin 430 can be had on Ebay for around $4500, maybe less as people upgrade. Install at my avionics guy would be $3400=$7900 for a lot of
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is it worth spending the money on avionics that are already discontinued? what would be an equivalent to the 430 on the market today?
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Probably the Avidyne at this point.
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Plus .015" cylinders is as far as you can go, next oval is new cylinders, .010" under is as far as you can go, next overhaul is a new crank.
Nice aircraft, might be worth a new "new" 0-200-D next overhaul.
Morgan3820
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Probably not, But I read his budget. He might lose money on the 430 install, but he will definitely lose money on a 650 install. And I read his budget.