BeechTalk - BT - New Member- trade 172 for older V-tail?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 29 Nov 2010, 11:53

Why not just sell the 172 outright and then you can find the aircraft you want with cash in hand?

There is ALWAYS a market for a reasonably priced 172.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 29 Nov 2010, 14:17

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Well it appears this deal may have fallen through, so I am now looking at H models through M models. There is a guy in Dayton, Ohio area that has several advertised on Trade a Plane, sounds like he restores them- think I may give him a call in a bit.

Hi Rick,

I'm in the Dayton area and I think I know the birds you're talking about. PM me if you're still interested in them....

BTW, there's nothing wrong with the older Bo's. The panel is easily workable into a decent setup. It isn't going to be "standard", but it can be close.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 29 Nov 2010, 15:30

Username Protected wrote:

Well it appears this deal may have fallen through, so I am now looking at H models through M models. There is a guy in Dayton, Ohio area that has several advertised on Trade a Plane, sounds like he restores them- think I may give him a call in a bit.

Some of these guys buy totaled aircraft and mix and match wings, fuselage, empennage, etc to create a working airplane. They sometimes dress them up with fairly nice avionics to offset the damage history. There's nothing wrong with this as long as they know what they are doing, and the new owner accepts that there is often serious damage history to report when it's time to sell. I very nearly bought one of these from a dealer J.K. near Toledo, except that the plane was out of annual and it just seemed too much of a hassle to get it ferried to a mech I knew and trusted.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 29 Nov 2010, 16:16

Rick -

I agree with the posters who suggest that you sell the 172 outright and use your foldin' money to buy the a/c that you want. There are some nice used Bo's on the market now.

Trading limits your options severely IMHO.

Regards

Username Protected · **Posted:** 29 Nov 2010, 18:12

I recently paid $900 for a new (OK, refurbished) jug for my E-225. I agree that the costs are probably going to run a bit more in monthly upkeep on an older Bo, but with regular flying and maintenance, mine isn't getting into my pocket very badly at all.
12.5gal/hour and 145KIAS Saturday on the trip from North to South Texas. Still very happy with the purchase and the work we've put into her.