NickDBrennan said:
I am still looking at possibly buying an airplane. I have been researching the crap out of what I want. I think I've narrowed it down to a Warrior, an Archer, or a C172.
What do y'all think of this one:
http://www.controller.com/listings/forsale/detail.asp?OHID=1090299&guid=9C30B8A9627546A28A17805FF777F7DD
Not bad, kinda an anemic plane for a big guy. If that's all the plane you want, fine. All the planes listed though....eh. They just have such limited performance. Granted, everybody works on them and as simple as they are, they are of a relatively low maintenance and operational cost. It's just that they are so common, no matter how nice it is, it lacks "cool". Though people will say "Nice Plane", no one will say "cool plane". Then even more importantly, there is the performance factor, they are just all too slow and with fixed gear are not as efficient as possible, and as all who know us Germans, we are all about efficiency.
Some people go by the "Step Up" theory of aircraft ownership. I don't agree, I go by the "Buy as much as you think you'll want eventually, up to what you can insure in of course. If I was looking for a single engine plane to travel and fly frequently with some utility, I'd be looking at this
http://tappix.com/715006 The Super Vikings are probably the most underpriced aircraft on the GA market at this time. They are available from $34k up.
If you want some utility and XC ability and will trade off a bit of performance for a bunch of "Cool Points", this will do the job nicely for the same price as the Warrior.
1958 BELLANCA CRUISEMASTER, 14-19-2, 2300-TT, 135-SMOH. '93 ultra restoration, $90K plus time invested, 4-time EAA Award Winner "Best Bellanca". Too many new parts to list. Always hangared. $55,000 firm. WI(920) 834-5700.
http://tappix.com/675290