Annuals are not pre-buy inspections. They address different issues.
Annuals don't check rigging, radio interference, shimmy, door seals, (you
get the point)

I've purchased 3 planes. 1st from my field. 2nd thru a broker (excellent
experience), the 3rd thru TAP, long lists & long distance negotiation. (The
previous broker didn't have anything in stock I wanted.)

Get the pre-buy from an independent 3rd party. Make sure EVERYTHING works
and put a value on things you want. If the subject plane doesn't have it,
then it adds to the purchase price. I found a '87 A36 w/ 1800TT, 150 SFRM
in my
budget. But it had tips tanks, built-in O2 & new paint, oh well. They were
'free' because the other planes in my search were the same price w/o the
aforementioned. My guess was that the seller was motivated and the plane
was priced fair.

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Thx, {|;-)

Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr.



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