Sorry for the flurry of questions. I have found a nice shiny 152 in Indiana. I'm in Virginia, so it's about a 4 hour flight. The owner is an A&P and we have talked on the phone and sent a few emails. He has given me his IA's phone number and is going to scan and email his log book entries for the past few annuals. I was going to let my mechanic look over the logs and call the IA and have a chat with him before I do anything else. But with all the horror stories and paranoia from folks at my airport, I find myself a bit disturbed- I don't want to loose big time but then again, this looks like a nice airplane and I don't want to pass it up if it is. Other than an independent pre-buy, what other things I can do to minimize my risk?
