VideoGuy wrote:

If things don't change dramatically, I don't know how I'm going to be able
to secure financing in a year or so for ANY kind of modest, 30-year old
plane.

May be a long shot, but if you're a credit union member, you may be able to finance
through them. I bought both my planes using loans from credit unions. One of those
CUs doesn't finance aircraft anymore, though.

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