You'd have some pretty hard work convincing me to 'trade up' to a later model
Cherokee Six. I fly a 1965 PA32-260. The useful loads on Cherokee Sixes lost a
few pounds every year they were in production, to the point that the new 6x is
really a 5 seat airplane (useful load is 150 lbs less than mine). Mine is a
young 39 years old though, with only about 3200 TTAF and a fresh overhaul.

Dude wrote:

Personally, I would not want to own a plane over 30 years old. Not that
they are unsafe, just that I wouldn't want to have to sell it.

I think they get harder to sell when they get a certain age. Also, it seems
to go with decades. At this point, a sixties vintage bird just sounds OLD.
It conjures up thoughts of antiques rather than used planes.

If I you were to buy a plane that was that old, I would think somehting
collectible would be best. A V tail Bo, or something that people find
nostalgic. Not something that has tens of thousands of copies made after
yours left the factory. If you are going to go through the added expense
and attention that an older plane should get, don't you desire a certain
amount pride for it? Of course thats me, I would just ensure that you are
going to be happy, and thats something you know better than I.

Having said all this, acquisition costs are not the sort of thing that bug
me. If you are less concerned about the upkeep than the price tag or hangar
hours, then you may enjoy the older bird more.

"Kai Glaesner" wrote in message
...
Hello community,

imagine you consider byuing an older airplane, e.g. a Piper from the Pa-28
Arrow series: is there an age (or a year of birth ;-) you would not
exceed?
If yes, for what reason (e.g. may be that corrosion-protection was not
usual
before that year, or that copper was so expensive, they used something
less
conductive as a replacement)?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Regards

Kai Glaesner





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