Jon Kraus wrote:

Go fly the Arrow and then tell me how much you like it.
Aye Aye captain! Will gladly go fly an airplane and report back :-)
Sounds like we'll get to take a look at it Saturday. I'll have my
flying gear with me just in case the owner asks us if we want to take it
for a spin...er, you know what I mean.

You probably
would never go back to wanting a 172. Not that there is anything wrong
with a 172 mind you, they are great planes but you know what I mean. I
Yep, sort of the Tim Taylor approach. Faster, more bells and
whistles...oh ya, I'm sure to take a much more dim view of a C-172 after
I get my first chance to play with the landing gear switch and see a
faster TAS.

Remember what they say... Keep 5-10% of the
purchase price put back for the first years "suprise" expenses. Pay
extra and have the avionics stack checked out (including the ELT) by a
qualified avionics shop. It shouldn't cost too much and it would be
worth it.
Sage advice gladly accepted. I'm all ears when it comes to stuff like
this so if you want to pass along your list, please do. Perhaps a good
topic for a r.a.o post...I mean, since we've wandered from Jay H's
weather woes to my latest ownership report. Hey, at least it's all
aviation related.


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL, IA Student, airplane partnership student

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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