Buying Your Own Airplane -True Tales From Our Files http://aircraft-delivery.etowns.org/ Buying Your Own Airplane - Thing to Look For - Things to Avoid - Does The Airplane Really Exist?....Buying An Airplane on Ebay....Buying A Plane With Missing Logbooks en-us Fred H. Quarles, ATP, CFI, CFII, MEI mirabyte@helixcorporation.cjb.net mirabyte@helixcorporation.cjb.net mirabyte Feed Writer Thu, 8 Jan 2009 23:50:44 -0500 http://www.aircraft-delivery.etowns.org/buyplane.htm rss.gif logo http://heir.scieron.com/rss/rss.gif "Aircraft For Sale Flight Instruction "Flight Training "Pilot Instruction "Pilot Training "10 Day Instrument Rating Is your Paperwork Legal?

Most countries have laws restricting who may own an airplane registered under the laws of that country.

The United States has some severe penalties for persons who are not US Citizens who attempt to own a US registered airplane. This can result in confiscation of the airplane by authorities during routine border crossings or going through customs and can be an expensive lesson.

.......More]]> http://www.aircraft-delivery.etowns.org/buyplane.htm#foreign Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:17:49 -0500 Buying Your First Aircraft? - True Tales From Our Files Some mechanics are not as attuned to the dangers of operating un-airworthy airplanes because they only work on them, not fly them.

Because of this, their perspective on many things is limited.

Ultimately, it is your decision and it is your money. You need to spend it wisely................MORE

]]> http://www.aircraft-delivery.etowns.org/buyplane.htm Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:16:19 -0500 Hint 8 - How to find and buy a "creampuff" of an airplane Want to buy an airplane? Want to find a real "creampuff"? Need help with purchasing an airplane? Need help getting it home?

Here is how I have purchased my own airplanes
I believe I got the best available airplane from what the market had to offer. This technique will ferret out the real "creampuff" airplanes.........MORE

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Trials and Tribulations of a first time buyer.

 

 

A new pilot wannabe purchased a Cessna 152, sight unseen off EBAY and contracted to have aircraft flown back to California from Florida. 20 years of logbooks were missing. ...........MORE

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Things to Check Before You Turn Loose of Your Money

   
      

  1. Ownership?
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    Does whoever is selling the plane really own it or are you buying a pretty picture?

       
  2. Liens?
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    Are there any Liens on the Airplane. Some Bank may still own more of it than you do after you pay for it..
  3. Does The Plane Really Exist?
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    Does the plane really exist. Or are you buying a phantom? Look and See? This means a trip to the buyer.
  4. Do things work?..............MORE
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Does The Airplane You are Buying Really Exist?

This person purchased a Beechcraft King Air 200, thought to be located in Columbia and being sold by the Colombian Government, through an aircraft broker.

As the crew was preparing to leave to go to Colombia to pick up the airplane, they were told that there would be a slight delay because there was a "problem".

The problem was, that the owner could not locate the airplane.

As this saga progressed, we learned that there was "good news and bad news"....................MORE

]]> http://www.aircraft-delivery.etowns.org/buyplane.htm#real Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:06:20 -0500 Pilot Wannabe Bought an Airplane On EBAY? After the purchase, Buyer received an email warning from "Deep Throat" that the airplane had extensive corrosion, defective wiring, and needed a "pre-buy" inspection, the beautiful paint job was not primed properly, allowing corrosion to form under the paint, and causing the paint to start peeling,.

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]]> http://www.aircraft-delivery.etowns.org/buyplane.htm#ebay Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:08:46 -0500 Foreign National Attempting to Own a US Registered Airplane? A non US citizen, not familiar with US laws, attempted to follow the trail of a number of friends in his home country who had organized corporations in offshore jurisdictions, then organized a Delaware corporation to act as Trustee but did not file proper paperwork and have the required officer structure....................MORE]]> http://www.aircraft-delivery.etowns.org/buyplane.htm#foreign Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:05:49 -0500 Questions - Questions - Do You Need A Buyers Representative? I have been accused of being a "nit picker", but I have not had the problems with my own purchases, that some of my customers above have had as enumerated above. These problems were discovered after the purchase had been made and a pilot was employed to deliver the airplane.

I have been involved in aviation for over 45 years now, paid my dues and I have learned many hard and expensive lessons . I may be of help to you and save you some of the money you may not have budgeted for expensive aircraft ownership lessons, to use for flying and fuel instead..................MORE

]]> http://www.aircraft-delivery.etowns.org/buyplane.htm Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:01:45 -0500 Boeing 747 Purchase - Where are the engines? The purchaser of a Boeing 747 was unfamiliar with this requirement and purchased a used airplane in a foreign country, at a "bargain" price, sight unseen


When he met the seller and went to view the airplane he was presented with an airframe but no engines

The seller said "what engines".............MORE

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