Author Topic: Airplane question (Read 1315 times)

nirvana · « **Reply #15 on:** September 26, 2005, 09:21:42 PM »

Time to call X-to the Z Xzibit and PIMP YO PLANE!!

He can fill the cargohold with a 200 gallon aquarium, 12 LCD monitors around the plane that have no real purpose other then to look "tight" and then he can put a banging sound system anywhere that there is room.

Who needs to fly to enjoy a plane?

crowMAW · « **Reply #16 on:** September 26, 2005, 10:33:20 PM »

My personal opinion...go modern.

Are they taking it down to the metal for the paint? Don't forget to make sure they give you the new weight and balance.

Jackal1 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 26, 2005, 10:57:50 PM »

I`d go with the original scheme. It only seems proper, but what do I know.

superpug1 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 26, 2005, 11:42:49 PM »

ahah, Paint it flat, low-gloss camo, then put rocket pods and drop tank hardpoints on the wings.

Furball · « **Reply #19 on:** September 27, 2005, 01:58:27 AM »

that original scheme looks sweet.

painting it a modern scheme is just wrong imo. it is like taking a 50's car, putting bling bling wheels on it and giving it a pearlescent paint job.

CyranoAH · « **Reply #20 on:** September 27, 2005, 04:45:54 AM »

I think it shouldn't matter that much. Right now they mostly decorate new airplanes with vinyl stickers over white paint.

You should do that no matter what design you choose. If you don't like it, you change the stickers and that's it. Simple.

Daniel

Dinger · « **Reply #21 on:** September 27, 2005, 06:12:41 AM »

Original paint job, for resale and aesthetics.

If you're talking resale, try to find the number of instances where the price was lower because it was in the original paint scheme.
Even a simple aircraft, produced over a long period, deserves to be kept the year it's made.
Should you ever need to part with it, you won't be selling to a "market", but rather to an individual. The paint job will help you choose that person. It is your responsibility as the current owner of this aircraft to ensure that anyone who follows in your footsteps will develop an emotional attachment to the bird, love it like a daughter, and draw the admiration of aviation enthusiasts.
Besides, saps like that will shell out more cash than some chiropractor wanting to impress his dentist friends when he shoots an approach over the fifth hole and miffs the crosswind landing.

Yeah, it's better to have an aircraft that looks just like it was, new, 47 years ago, than one that just looks like it was new 47 years ago.

Shifty · « **Reply #22 on:** September 27, 2005, 07:06:33 AM »

Original paint job:aok

Maverick · « **Reply #23 on:** September 27, 2005, 01:55:45 PM »

I had an older plane. I don't care at all for the "retro" look. The thing is with a plane you have to keep consideration for the resale aspect. If you set it up for a small market it will be harder to sell later on. Just get a nice paint job that makes it look good and don't worry about the authenticity of it. People out looking for a plane aren't into collecting "classic" or "vintage" Cessna'a like they are Warbirds.

eagl · « **Reply #24 on:** September 27, 2005, 01:59:38 PM »

If it's a straight-tail cessna like the pic, I'd paint it retro. Bare polished aluminum is a bit too high maintenance for me but a nice authentic retro paint scheme would look great on one of those older cessnas IMHO. Get it done right and take care of it though... A crappy fading and peeling retro paint job just looks old and run down. Find some kid who wants flight time and let him wax the plane in return for flights.

edit - as for "retro", don't hold yourself to the original scheme. I'd suggest picking a personal favorite from authentic schemes offered or available at the time. It wouldn't satisfy a purist, but if you ever sell it chances are you're not going to sell it to a purist anyhow.

dynamt · « **Reply #25 on:** September 27, 2005, 02:12:57 PM »

I've heard good thins about sky harbour. Remember prep and etching is everything. Also rebalancing control surfaces.

straffo · « **Reply #26 on:** September 27, 2005, 02:27:21 PM »

I'm not to fond of the "turquoise" color used on the belly but why don't you look here :

lotsa 152 pict
Make your choice

isn't the skyline a 182 ?
<= LeIgnorant

Habu · « **Reply #27 on:** September 27, 2005, 02:47:04 PM »

Yes a Skylane is a Cessna 182. That is a great site but Cessna painted Skylanes different from all their other planes so even a 150 from the same year would look quite a bit different paint wise.

Habu · « **Reply #28 on:** September 30, 2005, 03:24:23 PM »

Thanks for all the feedback.

I am going to get it painted retro.

During the process I will link to a website where you can see the progress if you are interested.

Hangtime · « **Reply #29 on:** September 30, 2005, 03:38:10 PM »

yes, PLEASE.. and thanks!