In a message dated 1/21/2008 4:42:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Folks - After 40 years in this business, my advice is DON'T do a pre-buy; do an annual. No one knows what a pre-buy is - it can be anything from a thorough pre-flight to almost an annual, and anything in between. Pre-buy has no defined scope and detail. Belly up to the bar and pay for an annual. Then you have a much better idea of what you're about to bite off. Jerry E. . Jerry, I agree completely. Pay to get an annual inspection done instead of a pre-buy. That doesn't mean you have to pay for repairing any discrepancies. But it does mean that the A&P/IA is on the hook for doing a complete job including an AD search. If you've found the plane that you really want to buy, and all else looks great with the deal, why not go ahead and do an annual on it before buying it? Better to find out about some major mechanical or paperwork problem now than in 12 months or less, when you are going to have to do an annual anyhow. If you don't want to spend a few more dollars for an annual now, then you're really not going to want to spend $6K later when you find out that the engine is full of illegal parts or that the center section has been illegally repaired. Best Regards, Wayne DelRossi Alon N5618F Hours logged since restoration: 355.0 "Nobody has ever scientifically proven that life is supposed to be serious." **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489
