PreBuy

[mccdeuce]

Yetti - thanks for the offer - I have it sorted though. 

As of right now the plane will go in for pre buy on Wednesday. Unfortunately I leave the country the following weekend but am planning to come back through Houston to make the deal final on the 1st October. 

Pictures will follow. 

[KLRDMD]

On September 16, 2016 at 10:44 PM, carusoam said:

You probably skipped the TT... 

If TT = transition training, yes I did skip it.

When I recently bought my current 231 I had 50 hours in M20Ks, previously owned "C", "Turbo F" and "M" model Mooneys, have 800 total hours in Mooneys, 2,000 hours total time, CFI, CFII, MEI & ATP.  I think I was OK skipping transition training.

[N9201A]

I know an IA who ran a reputable shop for 35 years without a legal problem, every customer he had raved about him. He was a handshake guy, his word was gold. The guy he tried to help who ended up suing him was 35 years' worth of PITA.

Great to be lucky, but I wouldn't second-guess anyone who's trying to be smart and careful, especially when they don't buy aircraft for a living.

More information is never bad, either or both parties can adjust their expectations (and agreement) accordingly.

But then, some people don't believe in inoculations either. I get a flu shot every year. To each his own...

[mccdeuce]

I spoke too soon.....  Mag drop in excess of 200 rpm.  Owner's ordered the wrong part to fix it.  My mechanic is going to be out for a month.....

 

First step: Seller needs to get everything 100%.

[KLRDMD]

10 hours ago, mccdeuce said:

First step: Seller needs to get everything 100%.

Don't count on it. Even new airplanes rolling off the assembly line are never 100%.

[Stetson20]

On September 18, 2016 at 9:08 PM, KLRDMD said:

If TT = transition training, yes I did skip it.

When I recently bought my current 231 I had 50 hours in M20Ks, previously owned "C", "Turbo F" and "M" model Mooneys, have 800 total hours in Mooneys, 2,000 hours total time, CFI, CFII, MEI & ATP.  I think I was OK skipping transition training.

Can I have your autograph?

[KLRDMD]

9 hours ago, Stetson20 said:

Can I have your autograph?

The point is, one size does not fit all and making blanket statements is wrong.

Posting absolutes, every buyer MUST get a pre-buy, every buyer MUST get transition training, every buyer MUST do this or that is simply bad information. It is easy to talk in cookbook approaches to these things but each case is truly different and deserves intelligent, individual discussion.