To any A&Ps out there.......

[gpwurzel]

In that case Tupac, would you rather have something with floats? or the ability to land on water?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGm2GapV3fs&feature=related ICON A5 gentlemen, is what I'm after (pipedream less I win the lottery alas!!)

Wurzel

[AAJagerX]

In that case Tupac, would you rather have something with floats? or the ability to land on water?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGm2GapV3fs&feature=related ICON A5 gentlemen, is what I'm after (pipedream less I win the lottery alas!!)

Wurzel

The A-5 is nothing less than pure awesome.  Can you imagine pulling up to a beach in one???  You'd have to worry about fouling your prop with all the bikini tops that would be flying at ya!

[gpwurzel]

He he he, can't see me surviving that landing without a black eye - wife would be sat next to me 

And yes, A5 looks a cool little plane (wife gave me permission to buy one should I ever be able to afford it - fingers crossed  )

Wurzel

[Tupac]

In that case Tupac, would you rather have something with floats? or the ability to land on water?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGm2GapV3fs&feature=related ICON A5 gentlemen, is what I'm after (pipedream less I win the lottery alas!!)

Wurzel

That is one sexy airplane

[Wolfala]

Coming from someone who is ignorant of all this..


why in the world would you want to buy something from 1963 and go several thousand feet in the air in it? O.o

2 words

Air-head

[Tupac]

2 words

Air-head

What does that mean?

[CAP1]

Yep, we're looking at a garmin 396

edit: It seems like a really solid airplane, The owner was really upfront about its history (It overshot a runway and plowed through a fence in 1976, with minor damage) and seems like a pretty honest guy

you can go to the ntsb's website, and search that tail number. any accidents it had should show up.

[CAP1]

Coming from someone who is ignorant of all this..


why in the world would you want to buy something from 1963 and go several thousand feet in the air in it? O.o

i shall answer your question with a question.

 would you pass up the opportunity to go up in a b-17? b-24? p-51?

[Tupac]

you can go to the ntsb's website, and search that tail number. any accidents it had should show up.

I did that last night, and the owner was telling the truth with just 1 overshoot of the runway a long time ago, In compton california of all places.

[CAP1]

I did that last night, and the owner was telling the truth with just 1 overshoot of the runway a long time ago, In compton california of all places.

that;s cool.

years ago, i was looking at a 152 commuter. had the long range tanks, fresh paint, etc.............guy said he had all the logs from day 1. it was at an airport not 10 miles from home, so i made an appointment to go look at it. took a friend as my "objective" opinion.

 that night, i searched the tail number there. 2 mishaps. one in fairfield nj, and another in north jersey. one was an off field landing(wanna guess why?) and the other one it was flipped.
 these both happened in the late 70's, so the plane's been flying since then. my problem? when we asked if it had any accidents or incidents, he said no. when told about the ntsb reports, he said he must not have them in the logs. the logs that he had previously stated that he had all of. that's 2 strikes...as in he lied 2x.
 final strike was that he didn't want to let either of us(we're both licensed) fly it..with him in there of course. strike 3. buh by!

 last i saw, that airplane is still there...........

[Tupac]

How does he ever expect to sell it?

[Golfer]

He might not want to.  More than one wife out there wants hubby to sell the airplane.  Some try less hard than others.

[Tupac]

My dads calling him tomorrow to negotiate a price.

EXCITEMENT!

[saggs]

Coming from someone who is ignorant of all this..


why in the world would you want to buy something from 1963 and go several thousand feet in the air in it? O.o

Well seeing as how certified aircraft technology hasn't change much since the 1940's, there is really little difference between a 1963 Cessna and a 2011 Cessna.  Just little things like smaller lighter starters, alternators instead of generators, more comfortable seats, and updated avionics are the only real difference.

I read a paper once where somebody took a 2007 Cessna 172 and looked up all the patents for all the technology on it.  As I recall the only patent newer then the 1950's was for the seat rails, which was 1990 sumthin'.  Think about it, air-cooled reciprocating engines go back to the 1900's.  Magnetos and lead acid batteries both go back to the 1860's.   Newer planes might have some newer avionics tech in them ala Garmin G1000, but the basic airframe and powerplant technology is at least 80 years old.

Because all the old technology has proven to be so rock solid reliable, the FAA drags their feet for years, and years on certifying any new technology, all the exciting stuff is happening in the experimental field.

By the way, I'm only a "P" so far, working on my "A" now.

[CAP1]

He might not want to.  More than one wife out there wants hubby to sell the airplane.  Some try less hard than others.

if you're referencing the 152 i mentioned......i hadn't even thought of that. could well be.