Want to Buy Cessna 150 / 152

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Mohand

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Hi all !
i am looking to buy a cessna 150 or 152 initially to build time .
if you know of a good deal , or if you have one for sale , please dont hesitate to help .
my budget is around 15K .
thank you in advance
 
Have you tried any of the traditional aircraft sales websites? There are plenty of 150s & 152s at Controller.com, Trade-a-Plane, and ASO.com. A lot of good models for cheap.
 
There used to be a flight school at the airport where i work, and when they went out of business they were trying to get quick cash to pay off bills so they were trying to sell their planes at a huge discount. There is still a 152 that I think they want to get rid of. I looked into buying a half share with a lady, but after looking at its maintenance history, we changed our minds. Im not writing because I know of any airplanes for sale, but to suggest looking into flight schools for sources of good deals on airplanes. The planes may have a rough history of being a trainer, but they may be a lot less expensive than buying from an individual. Before watching the flight school at my airport go out of business, I never really thought of the option of buying a plane from a school. But schools are always going out of business, upgrading, or changing their fleet around. Flight clubs too, so the whole point of this post is to suggest looking into places like that for a potential seller..
 
thanks a lot for your messages
what i am really looking for is a good deal , i am not sure if i can trust anyone on conrtoller or aerotrader ...ect , but i can definitely trust someone from this community .
i have been looking at several planes from those websites , most if not all of them have issues with maintenance / accident history and things of that sort .
im looking for someone here who owns one or who knows someone who owns one and they know the history of the aircraft .
 
I just bought a share of a 150, and my guess is you'll have to raise your budget quite a bit if you want a nice plane. My partners and I paid over 20k for our bird--all the ones we saw for less than that had significant damage history or engines about to timeout.
 
If you want one without damage history be prepared to pay a lot more than your budget, if you're just looking to build time consider a higher time airframe with low time engine and damage history is fine as long as its been repaired well. There are some airplanes with no damage history that I wouldn't set foot in, and one I've seen that's been on its nose twice and is in excellent shape.

Most 150/152s have a nose gear collapse in their history, some will have wing repairs, prop strikes etc. A good prebuy is essential to any airplane purchase but were talking a trainer here, not a bonanza or something like that.

150s tend to be cheaper than 152s and are nearly identical for your purpose

Don't expect to make any money on resell. The best you're going to be able to do is say "I got 1000 hours at 10$ an hour" when all is said and done.

Good luck :)

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I have a 152 it is pending sale right now but the buyer is waiting on his plane which is pending sale
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anyways yeah 15k is the price flys well my partner and I got a really good deal on it I flew it this month its in annual it is on the high side around 300 hours left till TBO but compression is good have all records and logs
also the plane is in Alaska at the Lake Hood strip.
 
aorta said:
I have a 152 it is pending sale right now but the buyer is waiting on his plane which is pending sale
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anyways yeah 15k is the price flys well my partner and I got a really good deal on it I flew it this month its in annual it is on the high side around 300 hours left till TBO but compression is good have all records and logs
also the plane is in Alaska at the Lake Hood strip.
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Hi !
thank you very much for posting this , i am very interested , not sure what 300 Hours left till TBO means, whats the total time on airframe and engine , can you please send complete specs and pictures to my email ?
 
Mohand said:
Hi !
thank you very much for posting this , i am very interested , not sure what 300 Hours left till TBO means, whats the total time on airframe and engine , can you please send complete specs and pictures to my email ?
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Time Between (engine) Overhaul. A guide, not a requirement. More here
 
trafficinsight said:
Plan 15k or so including prop, accessories , and labor.

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oh wow ! thanks traffic :) , it is definitely not worth it then , i could get my instrument / comm + time building finished up with 15K for airplane + 15 k for overhaul = 30K makes a dream come true in the aviation world !
im starting to think im better off renting than buying :(
i remember once reading something in this forum , i believe it was somebody's signature " if it flies , floats or fornicates, you better off renting " lol
thank you guys i appreciate your help
 
Mohand said:
oh wow ! thanks traffic :) , it is definitely not worth it then , i could get my instrument / comm + time building finished up with 15K for airplane + 15 k for overhaul = 30K makes a dream come true in the aviation world !
im starting to think im better off renting than buying :(
i remember once reading something in this forum , i believe it was somebody's signature " if it flies , floats or fornicates, you better off renting " lol
thank you guys i appreciate your help
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Well as someone said, tbo is a recommendation for pt. 91. That said, if you find a high time airframe that's been well maintained with a low time engine you can get your cost per hour down quite a bit in relation to renting. Just don't expect to make any money.

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the fellow is paying us today sorry it really is a nice little plane it would have been nice to let it go here .
And on a 152 your looking at no more that 10k for an engine job those engines and parts are everywhere and prop isn't required with it diff logbook and times
 
aorta said:
the fellow is paying us today sorry it really is a nice little plane it would have been nice to let it go here .
And on a 152 your looking at no more that 10k for an engine job those engines and parts are everywhere and prop isn't required with it diff logbook and times
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10k would not include labor I'd imagine, and you may as well annual it while you have it that far apart.
 
Here's a bit of unsolicited advice Mohand, since it sounds like you're in the market for buying an airplane start to talk to owners at your local airport about what it means to own a plane. Knowing the acronyms like TBO, SMOH, etc are things you need to know before you buy. Why? Because they can help you determine the real value of the asset, and what the asset is going to cost you in the long run. At the very least talk to an A&P or IA about what you should be looking for in an advertisement for your price range, in the maintenance books when you review the plane, what questions you need to ask the current owner, what questions you need to ask your pre-buy inspection mechanic and your insurance company as to what their premiums are - coverage of hull damage vs. liability/property etc.

Just sayin' do your homework first instead of buying something and then figuring it all out.
 
Could always look into an aircraft lease. Never know. There could be an owner struggling to keep his aircraft and you leasing the plane will make the costs justifiable for him.
 
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