One item I have a question about is TTAF....it seems to me the average TTAF of the 150s for sale I have seen is 4500hr. If a 150 has 9000 vs 3000 would not the moving parts on the airframe basically have 3 times the wear?
I find the number of hours on the airframe is not nearly as important as Vref valuation would have you believe. There are a lot of 150s with well over 10,000 TTAF that are flying around just fine.
I've found that the hours on the airframe detracts from the price far in excess of any actual wear and tear. As with anything else, the level of maintenance received is far more important than the number of hours flown.
PS - as an aside - my current mount has over 10,000 hours on its airframe. I was a bit concerned until A) I inspected it myself, and B) I found out Cardinals used in pipeline control have over 40,000 hours, yet are still flying.
Everyone! Thanks for the replies! I have always wondered about this!
Eric! Wow 14,000 TTAF! This sounds very much like the 67G 150 I rented last year. It's no longer available for rent as they have it up for sale. It looks like a typical Arizona plane that is tied down outside....her paint is really shot...actually if I park my 2002 Cavalier with 329,000 miles on her next to the 67G they look like family!
You know that is a good point and it makes me start to think...maybe it really is a good deal. They are asking $16,000...well maybe it sold as its not on Barnstormers anymore...
Jim every once in awhile as I am coming into Gila Bend, Arizona, I see a bright yellow Beechcraft Bonanza and I know it's the German's training pilots. They always contact KGXF tower for altimeter. We get a lot of Chinese students into the muni as well but they fly all white with blue tail Pipers.
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