gkainz
Final Approach
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=63677&item=4539799953&rd=1
So, would I be the Yank-ee on this deal?
So, would I be the Yank-ee on this deal?
gkainz said:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=63677&item=4539799953&rd=1
So, would I be the Yank-ee on this deal?
HuskerMedic said:Stuff like this makes you wonder what else is lying around in peoples' garages, sheds, barns, etc.
So, Tom... let's just say, hypothetically, that I bid on this thing (and my wife doesn't find out) and let's say I actually win it (and my wife doesn't find out) and let's say I sneak out to Nebraska (and my wife doesn't find out) haul it back and stash it in my garage (and my wife doesn't find out) spend hours and hours reassembling it (and my wife doesn't find out) get it to the airport and actually fly the thing (and my wife doesn't find out). What are the chances that I end up spending way more money than if I just found an airplane that didn't come with the fine print "some assembly required"?NC19143 said:This looks like a fine project. Are you a A&P? do you know an A&P that will allow you to work under supervision?
IF So, have a go, the price looks right.
fgcason said:...and how to find it and get your hands on it.
If you change the pic views to the third pic (quartering view from the rear), you'll notice that there are 4 seats pictured; 2 tan on white and 2 tan on dark...Len Lanetti said:I notice that there are three seats pictured in the ad...I wonder if one of them is the child seat that was available.
gkainz said:If you change the pic views to the third pic (quartering view from the rear), you'll notice that there are 4 seats pictured; 2 tan on white and 2 tan on dark...
Do you suppose that was intentional as part of the "disassembled for transporting" the seller mentioned? It would make it a little narrower, but I can't tell which is wider, the main mount or the wing spar... ah, after checking out the "fully assembled" pictures you linked, it seems that the main gear wheel extends outboard of the wing spar...Len Lanetti said:Additionally, the main landing gear wheel is mounted wrong. The wheel should be on the outside of the gear leg.
gkainz said:Do you suppose that was intentional as part of the "disassembled for transporting" the seller mentioned? It would make it a little narrower, ...
Len Lanetti said:The more I look at projects the more I think that getting a flying plane is a better deal.
Len
NC19143 said:Remember
Rule #1 ?
You can buy better aircraft than you can build.
BUT
Rule #2 ?
You can build the aircraft you want.
You do not restore a project like this for a cheap aircraft.
You restore this aircraft because you want to restore this aircraft.
You must look at these projects as a hobby, otherwise you'll drive yourself crazy.
If going to lunch at ?______ and having some one say "WoW! that's Sweet" Is worth anything at all, these projects are worth doing.
If not? trust some one elses work.
Very few modern aircraft will make money on a restoration, My 3 C-170s made me about $.50 per hour. but I had fun and that was $.50 that I did not have without doing it. And they got me into the F-24,
I paid $40k for it, and now have around $62k into it total, but have a standing offer of $240k. paydays are few and far between but are good when they come along.
Remember I started this hobby in 1990, with a C-150 which I borrowed $8500 to buy.
All you need is a place to start.
Dave Krall CFII said:Got any PIX of your F24 ?
Len Lanetti said:
NC19143 said:things completed since the latest up date
Tail feathers on.
Fuel system mod
Up on gear
The wing in my garage is ready to cover this week.
But I'll take it to the hangar and mount it run all the new wiring to the strobes, nav light etc, and hook up the fuel lines, befor we hide every thing with ceconite.