You're correct, of course, on all three counts. The real hooker to #3
is that when you're looking for a smaller-production aircraft in a
smaller city, you've really narrowed your opportunities. In my case,
there weren't any locally, at least not that I could feret out.

See my other post to get "the rest of the story."


On 27 Feb 2007 21:29:55 -0800, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:



Great write up! Thanks for sharing it.

I think it points out a number of things, some not so obvious, about
buying an airplane:

1. Patience is a virtue

2. Pining for an unusual make and model is MUCH more difficult than
looking for a (relatively) more common bird.

3. The benefits of finding a great airplane locally are legion, and
are probably worth paying a premium for, in the long run.

So where in the Midwest are you looking?