Worth It?

If I was able to do my own overhaul if the need arose, and everything else looks as good as the pics, it looks worth it to me.
 
I'd pass....no way to get whole on that.....even with free rebuild labor.
 
Maybe around $15-20,000 considering a new or overhauled engine is in the cards soon if everything else checks out on a thorough prebuy.
 
Seems fairly priced.

Someone could buy it and get more time out of the engine, and enjoy cheap flying.

If you have to overhaul and put $25k in the motor, you have a $50k VFR plane.
 
Not sure why it is listed as VFR. Doesn't have a Garmin 430W, but if everything works, not too bad for IFR. I would say it is worth $25k.
 
I'd say it's fair, I like the new skins and paint, but why did it have new skins?

Make a good DZ ship.
 
mscard88 said:
Maybe around $15-20,000 considering a new or overhauled engine is in the cards soon if everything else checks out on a thorough prebuy.
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JoseCuervo said:
If you have to overhaul and put $25k in the motor, you have a $50k VFR plane.
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This. Factor in that OH now because it'll be coming shortly down the road and it could well put you upside down if it's bought too high.
 
For 20k, she'll make enough money.
 
How long will it take you to put 300 hours on that engine ? most owners put less than 50 hours per year.
 
James331 said:
I'd say it's fair, I like the new skins and paint, but why did it have new skins?

Make a good DZ ship.
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Not so much around here, both jump clubs around here have twin otters or caravans
 
Tom-D said:
Not so much around here, both jump clubs around here have twin otters or caravans
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Harvey has 182s, so does the other DZ.

Lots of DZs will still have a 182 or 206 even if they have a turbine, and for a small, or start up DZ, 182s are still bread and butter.
 
James331 said:
Harvey has 182s, so does the other DZ.

Lots of DZs will still have a 182 or 206 even if they have a turbine, and for a small, or start up DZ, 182s are still bread and butter.
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If they have them how do you expect to get jumpers ? I talked to the Guy at Sanderson, he has an old 182 that he very seldom uses any more, ( I was trying to buy it but he wants way too much for it) and the Harvey club no longer has their 182.
 
Tom-D said:
If they have them how do you expect to get jumpers ? I talked to the Guy at Sanderson, he has an old 182 that he very seldom uses any more, ( I was trying to buy it but he wants way too much for it) and the Harvey club no longer has their 182.
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Huh.

So if they have a couple static line students,
or two tandems,
or just like 3 fun jumpers,

they'll launch their C208B for that?? Or just turn them away??
 
James331 said:
Huh.

So if they have a couple static line students,
or two tandems,
or just like 3 fun jumpers,

they'll launch their C208B for that?? Or just turn them away??
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I don't know what their loads are or what they will do. I just know the 182 is no longer on their line. just the Beaver and the caravan.
I don't believe there is a jump day that there is only 1 or 2 jumpers, they are busy as they can get.
 
Tom-D said:
I don't know what their loads are or what they will do. I just know the 182 is no longer on their line. just the Beaver and the caravan.
I don't believe there is a jump day that there is only 1 or 2 jumpers, they are busy as they can get.
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They still have the 182s on their site

http://www.skydivesnohomish.com/Licensed_Skydivers/Aircraft.aspx

Even busy DZs will have use for a smaller jump ship, place I used to work did more tandems than Harvey and still made use of the smaller ship along with the main turbine.

Between odd loads and a special event jump, like a flag jump where you only have a couple people onboard, sending their new Blackhawk van up for that is burning extra fuel and time for no good reason.
 
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I believe the 182 is still the most popular jump plane in the world. You might not find it on a nice weekend at the larger drop zones but on slower weekdays and at the smaller zones, you will see them quite frequently.
 
SkyDog58 said:
I believe the 182 is still the most popular jump plane in the world. You might not find it on a nice weekend at the larger drop zones but on slower weekdays and at the smaller zones, you will see them quite frequently.
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No doubt, but this is too nice to trash at a drop zone, This will make a nice family hauler for a few years before the o-470 needs to be ovhled.
we will be doing a pre-buy on it this week for the local CFI, I'll let ya know the results
 
Knew it wouldn't last long.. Already sold.
 
Time since major is not as important as how many hours the engine gets per year. A low time engine that has been sitting in a hangar for extended periods will often have internal corrosion issues. The plane I bought with a mid-time engine had only racked up 18 hours in the previous 2 years. The pre-buy found problems with hard surface corrosion on the camshaft and a top job was required. Fortunately we caught the problem in time to renegotiate the purchase price. Total time and time since major are not the only attributes to pay attention to!
 
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