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Buy this Plane!!! As is!!!
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I was thinking the same thing!!
Years ago when I landed in Death Valley I was dismayed to find tie-down rings but no ropes or chains for them. The best I could get at the Furnace Creek store nearby was flimsy cord for tents, so I used it-lots of it. A couple of days later, at the visitor's center, I checked the weather forecast and saw high winds predicted later that day! It was calm at the time, butI knew my plane would blow loose if it got too windy, so I hastily departed back to Rialto, CA.
As soon as I got to Baker and climbed out of the shelter of the valley, the winds hit! I had to climb to 11k go get over blowing dust. It took tremendous crabbing just to keep my little warrior on course. Luckily, the winds had not yet hit in Rialto, and my landing was easy.
Meanwhile, at Death Valley, patio furniture was flying at Furnace Creek! I was reminded of Lefty Gomez' comment: I'd rather be lucky than good.
Bob Stein
As soon as I got to Baker and climbed out of the shelter of the valley, the winds hit! I had to climb to 11k go get over blowing dust. It took tremendous crabbing just to keep my little warrior on course. Luckily, the winds had not yet hit in Rialto, and my landing was easy.
Meanwhile, at Death Valley, patio furniture was flying at Furnace Creek! I was reminded of Lefty Gomez' comment: I'd rather be lucky than good.
Bob Stein
Looks repairable to me. Question is, at what price versus max book value.
Its always interesting to look at the ntsb report.
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001205X00495&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001205X00495&key=1
Wrong incident (1999). This one appears to be non-flight related, according to the poster's account.
Yep....I'd take it.