On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 04:32:22 GMT, Ron Wanttaja
wrote:

It's kind of funny. I've owned three airplanes in the last twenty
years...and didn't get a pre-buy inspection on any of 'em.

Me too. With the T-cart and the Stinson. Never even got a check-out,
though the gal who sold me the Taylorcraft showed me the right way to
hand-prop her.

Complicated airplanes you can't afford to make a mistake on, it's
probably a different story.

Don