Citabria nuts, what do you think of this one?

On the face of it, I'd say that looks like a good airplane at a very good price. Certainly worth looking more closely at if you're seriously in the market.
 
Ken Ibold said:
On the face of it, I'd say that looks like a good airplane at a very good price. Certainly worth looking more closely at if you're seriously in the market.
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About half serious, this plane is close enough to Skyhawk to for a look see.

Seriously, I'm planning on starting IR as soon as aerobatic lessons #7 and #8 are in the book. If I bought a plane now, I know I'd have a hard time getting in the Skyhawk and completing my IR, so the prudent thing to do is knock out the IR, then go shopping.
 
Ken Ibold said:
On the face of it, I'd say that looks like a good airplane at a very good price. Certainly worth looking more closely at if you're seriously in the market.
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I just checked on insurance, and even at my hours, the quote was quite palatable. Hmmmmm.......
 
Bill Jennings said:
I just checked on insurance, and even at my hours, the quote was quite palatable. Hmmmmm.......
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And buying an airplane ain't gonna be any cheaper if you wait ... :no:
 
Bill Jennings said:
About half serious, this plane is close enough to Skyhawk to for a look see.

Seriously, I'm planning on starting IR as soon as aerobatic lessons #7 and #8 are in the book. If I bought a plane now, I know I'd have a hard time getting in the Skyhawk and completing my IR, so the prudent thing to do is knock out the IR, then go shopping.
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Just add a radio with a GS head (those old Narcos combo head/radio units are handy for that) and do your instrument training in it. The main thing I noticed is that it is either a very old ad which means it hasn't sold at what appears a reasonable price, or it is being sold out of annual (09/04). Still worth a phone call to check on it, but expect some things to not be kosher, might make the price even better.
 
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Henning said:
Just add a radio with a GS head (those old Narcos combo head/radio units are handy for that) and do your instrument training in it.
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That may be doable ... if there is an existing nav antenna cable installed (which there probably isn't, given the vintage of the airplane). To install a nav antenna in a Citabria after the tail has fabric on it is a major problem that involves huge amounts of labor snaking the cable AND, if there's no mounting pad on the tube, welding followed by fabric repair and paint. I abandoned "lite IFR" in my airplane when confronted with the antenna issue, which I could not solve for any reasonable amount of money. Or even some unreasonable amounts.
 
Ken Ibold said:
I abandoned "lite IFR" in my airplane when confronted with the antenna issue, which I could not solve for any reasonable amount of money. Or even some unreasonable amounts.
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Which takes us back to the original premise, own the Citabria for fun and skills building, rent the travel airplane w/good avionics when you need it.
 
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