$75k to spend
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Jimmy_Norton
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I'd rather get a root canal. My brother has one, that's as close to boat ownership as I want to get
trafficinsight
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CaptainYoda
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z987k
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We might also consider a device that would measure the temperature at the venturi. A thermometer for the carburetor perhaps. Wild ideas.
Cessnaflyer
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
I've never flown a carbureted engine with a thermometer.
KKochan
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Beaver
Nark
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Carburetor Temp Gauge
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I was able to escape Spruce without filling the shopping cart. I have no idea what I've spent in the last 2 months for my project, but it's well in to the 5 digits.
Search Results from Aircraft Spruce
I was able to escape Spruce without filling the shopping cart. I have no idea what I've spent in the last 2 months for my project, but it's well in to the 5 digits.
Roger Roger
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Why all carbureted engines don’t have one, I can’t understand.
killbilly
Vocals, Lyrics, Triangle, Washboard, Kittens
I believe a couple of the SkyChickens in our training fleet have them.
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Used Jabiru 230. Like any plane, it has it's issues, but a good one is worth 1.5x it's weight in old Cessnas or Pipers.
Boris Badenov
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That doesn't have four usable seats. Hell, it doesn't even have four seats.
Jimmy_Norton
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It is also an LSA, with all the restrictions that come along with that. And there were only 100 of them built, by a company in Australia. What could possibly go wrong?
z987k
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With an engine that is typically good for around 400 hours.
Jimmy_Norton
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Anyone here have experience with a Beech Sierra? They aren't that fast, but faster than a 172, and a bunch of them have jump seats in the baggage compartment, which checks off the 6 pax capability for one of my potential partners. They are also pretty cheap, AOPA is selling one that has new P+I, a pair of G5's, a G650 GPS and they are asking $83k. I signed up for the Beech Aero Club, and from what I am reading on there, its not that expensive to maintain, especially compared to Bonanza's. I flew a 200hp Beech Sport (which is essentially a fixed gear Sierra) this past summer, and it flew very nice, was very comfortable in the front seats, and rode the bumps very well on a bubbly summer afternoon.
Jimmy_Norton
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So, anyone know of a good 182 for sale for $100k-ish or less?
killbilly
Vocals, Lyrics, Triangle, Washboard, Kittens
So, anyone know of a good 182 for sale for $100k-ish or less?
There's a few out there - this thread made me go window-shopping, but I don't know how good the sub-100K ones are. I was surprised at how much they cost. I have a student who wants one so I was perusing some of the ads - they're pretty damn popular it seems.
Jimmy_Norton
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We just looked at a '62 that was absolutely gorgeous, tons of avionics, etc etc, but it was very overpriced, IMHO. He was asking $115k. We were thinking of putting together an offer and getting some other things lined up, and the owner texted me a few hours later and he said he got an offer for full retail price including a large cash deposit. So, the market is pretty hot still. Looking at the 182 yesterday gave us the 182 bug, and we decided to increase our budget a bit. It's going to be a matter of getting our ducks in a row, and when the right airplane comes along we're going to have to jump.
z987k
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Plenty if you can wait for a deal. You might also look at Maule's which are generally less than that and newer. There's some with the steering wheel on the wrong end up front, but I don't know if those got over 180HP.So, anyone know of a good 182 for sale for $100k-ish or less?
Jimmy_Norton
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I don't see any of the 235 hp variants with a nose wheel for sale at the moment, but it might be something to look out for.