..........I know that plenty of $20k C150s exist for sale, but not in the condition that most want their plane to be in...............
...............I'm not defending the subject plane, but I am saying you get what you pay for when buying anything cheap..................
............. That poor C150 might not get the proper servicing it deserves or put someone(s) at un-needed risk of injury...........
That is a problem with this type of communication. With the detachment from the other person, things can very easily be misunderstood. ;-)
btw, I reject the old saying that "who cares what other think"
It can be important in many ways. that Kodger you reference is a spoof.
Boy, Fred, it appears that we're just bound and determined to get on each other's nerves! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> But, just for your information, Ol' Art Wilshaw (sp) was very very real. All 400+ pounds of him. I don't think the tires on the passenger side of that car ever got any wear because they barely touched the road! And oh! Those poor springs on the driver's side. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />
Oh yes! He was very real indeed!
Lets recognize we all have our own reasons for how much we spend on our hobbies, but I bet, regardless of what we spend,, we all own our planes because of our love to flight,,,,
How true! How so very true! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Hey guys I am on both sides of this discussion.
I have what I think is a pretty slick 150/150 with way too many $$ in it, (I call it the SportHawk).
I have a 182 that I bought right but is not all that slick (I call it the WartHog).
The WartHog is in the process of eating $ getting the radio equipment up to snuff and cleaning up some mechanical issues. It will most likely not get a paint job or a new interior or much if any lipstick. I will just get it in GOOD mechanical condition and fly it the way that it is, cosmetically.
We all have our own perspectives and views on what is important to us and that is as it should be. When I built the SportHawk I thought that it would be my last airplane and as such I wanted something that was not only mechanically sound with good performance but that was as comfortable as possible and looked good.
Well things have a way of changing. So now the WartHog is my last airplane. (I think.)
At first Texas Wing fly in a made a horrible mistake. In order to add a little more fun to the festivities I made up some awards. One of the awards was for the airplane with the ?Most Potential?. I had absolutely no intention of being hurtful but it turns out that some poor owner got an award for having the least beautiful airplane at the fly in. That still keeps me awake a night, man can I be a dope.
It really doesn?t matter how slick our rides are. The thing here is that we fly airplanes and love the airplanes that we fly and we have a community of like minded folks that mostly agree on the ?big? things and hash and rehash the little ones. When you fly a 150/152 it is a little hard to be superior, and that is one of the things that I love about our little and often misunderstood mounts.
If we are not the luckiest people on earth we are very, very close.
