"Carl Orton" wrote:

Have looked at some a/c for sale, and have found one I'm
interested in.
The bird has not been flown in over two years, and is out of annual.

Keep looking. Unless you can absolutely steal this airplane and are
willing to put up with possibly months of headaches, walk away from
this one.

It's a buyers market. There are plenty of good airplanes out there.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM