I was ready to buy a Cessna 175 from a guy in Los Alamos N.M. At the insistance of my flight instructor (to whom I am greatly indebted), I had a prebuy done. Although the gentleman thought his airplane was "fine", there were 4 bad cylinders, (in the 30's compression), static run up was only 2300, when it should have been 2900 to 3000. According to the A&P there was alot of metal found in the crank case. He said that he would not allow that plane to fly AT ALL.
Lesson learned. Always get an independent mechanic to look at any aircraft you are planning to purchase. No matter how straightforward the seller is!!! The plan is now to get my ticket in the newer 172's at the school here in Buckeye AZ. I did some crosswind landings with 12 knot winds this morning. I have 27 hours now, and about 105 landings. I should have a hanger this month to start contruction back up on the KR. Sorry to hear about John. I talked with him a couple of times by email. He lived not far from me when I was still in cali. Just a reminder to us all to remain vigilant. Ron Smith Kr2ssxl Cypress Ca U.S.A. [email protected] http://ronsmith.myphotoalbum.com/albums.php __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
