Recent content by tilopa

Thanks all. My biggest concern with the plane is safety. I don't want something with corrosion so bad the wing comes off in mid air, and an engine that fails on me. Maybe in the inspection I should have my mechanic do a compression test. If it's all above 70 is that a go?

Are you saying it is a project because it is 46 years old, or because the price suggests there is something particularly wrong with it?

I just thought of this, I'm wondering if you think this would be a good idea: I'll tell this guy I'll pay for an annual and have it done right now. If there is nothing major that the plane needs then I buy for the price he is asking. But if it needs something major then I can walk away. However...

He's not going to pay for an annual, he knows the price is lower than what he might get if he puts it in Trade a Plane or Barnestormers. I'm local and he does not want to deal with advertising it and getting calls with a lot of questions and tire kickers, etc. So, he'll let it go for a little...

Can you tell me what CD I need to get? Is it a CD that tells me about this specific Plane (serial number) or a CD containing AD's and SB's and such for my model? Thanks.

Thanks for all the replies. It is a VFR panel. Int/Ext is fair, not pretty to look at, def needs paint. He has all logs and let me look at them. The only thing of concern was many years ago (but still since MOH) the engine compressions where low, the guy said that was because the owner at...

A guy at the local airport where I take lessons is selling his 1965 Piper Cherokee 140 with the 150hp engine (TSMOH-1450), and TT airframe 3640. The annual is due Jan 2012, he has flown it regularly and owned it for about 15 years. The plane has spent its whole life in California but not...