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    Prebuy Shop - Light Sport - Albuquerque / Sante Fe

    Looking for a shop or traveling mechanic that can do a pre-buy on a composite light sport /rotax within an hours flight of Albuquerque / Sante Fe. And they can do it in the next 2-3 weeks. Thank you friends.
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    Want To Buy Diamond DA40

    Ready to buy a deeply loved and cared for Diamond DA40. Budget wise, I'm probably looking at an 01-05 model. 6 pack OK. Please PM me. Have a nice day.
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    When will we start seeing new Part 23 aircraft?

    So the new Part 23 aircraft rules went into effect in August of 2017. For those of you who want to catch up on what this means, see links below. I'm excited about this because essentially we're going to see ASTM standards applied to part 23 aicraft (like SLSA today) and the associated cost...
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    B200 nerds: Please shoot figurative holes in this plane..

    https://www.controller.com/listings/aircraft/for-sale/17182005/1979-beechcraft-king-air-200 Worth 1.4 mil? Better options out there?
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    2 seat basic aerobatic fun plane

    Anyone know of something easier to find in the US that is equivalent to this? https://www.controller.com/listings/aircraft/for-sale/20694745/1993-slingsby-t67m-mk-ii Something that isn't experimental? Looking at 2 seat, light aerobatic planes. Whole-plane parachute would be nice if a wing...
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    Flying a Cessna to flying a King Air

    So lets say you have a day job and are a weekend warrior with 200 TT hours flying mainly single engine 4 seaters. SEL, no other ratings. You might have the opportunity for a slight career change in the next couple years. That career change would be to fly a King Air (possibly an old 90 or...
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    Using my Plane for Work Travel

    Let's say I am a partner in a business (sub chapter s corp), I own maybe 5% of said business to keep things easy, and I am also employed by said business. I want to personally buy a plane and then use it for some fun but also make it easier to visit our branch offices. What are the tax...
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    Is it smart to buy a plane right now?

    With the sweeping regulatory changes this past year (Part 23 rewrite, BasicMed, who knows what's coming from Trump), is it smart to purchase an aircraft right now? Or should one wait and see how this all shakes out? On the one hand, the part 23 changes could result in cheaper, lower cost, and...
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