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Jon Kraus wrote:
I am looking into purchasing my own plane... I think that I am pretty aware of the costs (as much as a non-owner can be). I would like to hear from those of you who have unfortunately have had a bad (expensive or otherwise)experience with a plane purchase. I will also post for good experiences. Thanks !! Jon Kraus PP-ASEL-IA (possible Mooney buyer) Jon, I guess my experience would fall into the "bad" category. A few items to reinforce other comments that have been posted. I would recommend a complete annual inspection, by an *independent authorized service center*. Ensure you exorcise the airplane and engine throughout every phase of flight and test every system on the airplane. Finally, ensure you have sufficient financial resources in reserve, when it comes time to overhaul or replace the engine. If I was to do it over again: "Join a club!" Details: I searched quite a while for an airplane that was going to meet my needs. I ended up purchasing a low-time experimental plane with 100 hours STOH (580 hours total). I had the airframe inspected by a knowledgeable composite specialist, performed a conditional annual inspection and had an A&P inspect the engine and review the airframe logs for problems and AD compliance. I flew the airplane and inspected the systems and engine operation prior to the purchase. NOTE: If I was to do this over, I would ensure I run the engine at max-RPM for a while to observe temps and pressures (my flight consisted of mostly cruise RPM operations) Two weeks and seven hours after the purchase, on a turn to cross-wind, gulp, lost the number two cylinder, IO-360, the cylinder head seperated from the barrel. There was nothing to suggest a problem w/ the cylinder prior to the failure, engine logs were clean, engine temps and pressures were all w/in normal limits, and compressions were all 75+ on the inspection. I'm still adding up the damage, but I was certainly not mentally or financially prepared for this sudden misfortune. Good luck, Gary |
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