Bad Airplane Buying Experience Last Night

"MRQB" wrote in message
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But would you buy someones airplane with logs that have been modified or
things removed?

It like buying antiques or works of art. Buying planes is all about
establishing provenance. If there are gaps in the records one needs to ask
why. If the books have been altered again one needs to ask why.

In buying a plane one needs to think the worst. Why are they getting rid of
it? If its is such a good plane why sell? How long have they had it?

Take nothing at face value and go through the logs with a fine tooth comb,
and take your own A& P.

Unfortunately aviation is one area where I have to reverse my principles.
Normally, I trust someone unless or until I have reason not to. In buying
planes, its the other way.

The saddest thing is finding something which even the seller did not know
and which trashes his aircraft and his dream. They sometimes take it out on
you when if they had been more thorough they would have bought something
else.

My only reservation with Matthew sending stuff over the internet is that
some dirtbag could copy his work and create false records for another
airplane.

sg