For Sale Who wants a Swift ?

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I am not selling this, I have nothing to do with it at all.

For Sale by Owner $33,000
I will consider any reasonable offer.
1946 Globe Swift GC1B. Selling for my Dad. Swift is in a hangar at Lewiston Airport. Plane has not been flown in a few years. This is a true classic. Total time is 2980 I was going to get an annual done. I talked to a mechanic that specializes in Swift’s. He suggested to wait and combine it with inspection with whoever buys it. My name is Maggie contact is 907 952-6000.
 
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Ooh. Pretty!

Not lacking the 'want' part. Wouldn't have a hangar to park that polished beauty.
 
Nice looking bird! Me likey!
 
My kind of airplane porn. She's a beauty!
 
I’ve only got a few hours in one, but loved it.
 
Based on the model number it should have the Continental C125 six cylinder, four-stroke aircraft engine, 125 hp (93 kW) engine in it. The instrument panel on the wiki page looks very cool. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_Swift

It's funny. The wiki page states it's a one passenger plane but the instrument cluster shows two yokes. Any chance to ask the seller to post a picture of their instrument cluster?
 
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I have over 100 hours in a 145? hp one. It was fun to fly. My dad and I took it to Oshkosh back in 78 or so using only ADF and sectionals. The VOR radio did not work.
 
Swift’s are neat airplanes, and that one is gorgeous. That said, owning a rare aircraft built in 1946 is not for the faint of heart (or wallet). But my goodness, that one is striking.
 
steingar said:
Swift’s are neat airplanes, and that one is gorgeous. That said, owning a rare aircraft built in 1946 is not for the faint of heart (or wallet). But my goodness, that one is striking.
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I found older simple planes were actually easier on my wallet and had a better dispatch rate. Compare a 40s champ, Stinson etc to a 185 or even a newer 172, money wise the 40s airframes are much more simple, built stronger and with less electronic junk that breaks IMO
 
Compared to more "modern" planes how would learning how to fly in this plane differ?
 
jallen0 said:
Compared to more "modern" planes how would learning how to fly in this plane differ?
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I leaned to fly on a 1940s 7AC, personally I believe it's more fun, makes you into a better pilot, I can't find a fault with it for VFR ops and building a great flying foundation.
 
jallen0 said:
Compared to more "modern" planes how would learning how to fly in this plane differ?
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I learned to fly in a '46 Cessna 120. Didn't seem to be any kind of big deal. Of course, the airplane wasn't quite so old way back then. The local flight school had Cherokees - I figured that those must be hard to fly since they typically didn't even get touched down until after where I was usually turning off the runway.
 
jallen0 said:
Compared to more "modern" planes how would learning how to fly in this plane differ?
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In the days of Cubs and Cessna 140s as primary trainers, the swift had a bit of a reputation of killing the unweary. They seem to have a rather spirited stall behavior. Thats not my personal experience, it is based on the assessment of someone who specializes on transition training in swifts.

If your endgame is flying a swift or warbird AND you have a CFI willing to do primary training in one, you could certainly go that way. It would probably take a bit longer to solo than in a 152.
 
SkyDog58 said:
I know of others for sale.
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Stephanie B said:
That's just rude.
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I almost posted something similar to skydog's post early this morning just to be smart azz...but decided not to...especially since this isn't Tom's plane, he's just listing it for a friend.

There is a nice Swift at KFAM though that may able to be had for a reasonable price though! ;)
 
timwinters said:
I almost posted something similar to skydog's post early this morning just to be smart azz...but decided not to...especially since this isn't Tom's plane, he's just listing it for a friend.

There is a nice Swift at KFAM though that may able to be had for a reasonable price though! ;)
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I almost bought a Swift. But it had a 6-cyl engine, the A&P had thoughtfully written the last compressions on the cylinder head covers and three of them were under 65. Even back then, I knew that was a bad sign. (Also got the impression that the owner had it up for sale for, ahem, marital reasons and he didn't want to sell it.)

Anyway, you might be right. It's a nice looking one.
 
jallen0 said:
Compared to more "modern" planes how would learning how to fly in this plane differ?
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You'd have to find a CFI who has enough time in one. And I imagine that the insurance premiums for learning in a Swift would be rather significant.

I don't have any time in one. But some guy who owned one told me that Swifts can do funny things if you try to do a full-stall landing in one. He said something along the lines of "only fools three-point Swifts and DC-3s."
 
James331 said:
I leaned to fly on a 1940s 7AC, personally I believe it's more fun, makes you into a better pilot, I can't find a fault with it for VFR ops and building a great flying foundation.
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I'll offer a "yabbut": If the flight school/CFI that is ten miles away has Cessnas and Piper and the one that is 80 miles away has tailwheel aircraft, a student will probably get through the learning process faster by training at the closer place. When a one-hour lesson takes half-a-day to do, it's going to be tough.
 
I looked some more and agree with the thought process. It's an awesome looking plane but maybe not the best one to learn in. But give someone a few hundred hours and I can see all sorts of fun in it.
 
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Swift museum is a neat little museum but weekdays only. Some rare aircraft in there. Two other ones nearby are the Tennessee aviation museum and the Beechcraft museum in Tullahoma. You can fly into all three in east TN in one day.
 
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I don't believe there is a CFI in this web page or any other that could teach you to fly in a Swift, with out wrecking it.
 
Tom-D said:
I don't believe there is a CFI in this web page or any other that could teach you to fly in a Swift, with out wrecking it.
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Not members on here (AFAIK) but I know a few in my area that could.
 
James331 said:
Searay?

Or decked out PA18
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The woman advertising the Swift also had her fathers Searay for sale. It may also be available.

I've always loved Globe Swifts & when I saw this for sale last fall I almost flew over to look at it. It's only 40 minutes away in my 182. If I didn't have my newly started Soaring business I'd be all over it. I probably need another glider worse.

As others have said, they are a handful on the ground. They're short-coupled & things happen fast. At least, thats what I've been told.

I'd be willing to go check it out for any POA member thats seriously interested.
 
saddletramp said:
The woman advertising the Swift also had her fathers Searay for sale. It may also be available.

I've always loved Globe Swifts & when I saw this for sale last fall I almost flew over to look at it. It's only 40 minutes away in my 182. If I didn't have my newly started Soaring business I'd be all over it. I probably need another glider worse.

As others have said, they are a handful on the ground. They're short-coupled & things happen fast. At least, thats what I've been told.

I'd be willing to go check it out for any POA member thats seriously interested.
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I did a little FAA fu and saw the guy has a 07' searay as well as a PA18-125
 
saddletramp said:
The woman advertising the Swift also had her fathers Searay for sale. It may also be available.

I've always loved Globe Swifts & when I saw this for sale last fall I almost flew over to look at it. It's only 40 minutes away in my 182. If I didn't have my newly started Soaring business I'd be all over it. I probably need another glider worse.

As others have said, they are a handful on the ground. They're short-coupled & things happen fast. At least, thats what I've been told.

I'd be willing to go check it out for any POA member thats seriously interested.
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Back in the 90s we had one here at OKH, I got a couple rides in it and the owner had several thousand hours in his, he told me the a swift could do a ground loop in half the time any other aircraft could.
 
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