On Jun 26, 5:13 pm, Lou <loup...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Jun 26, 3:28 pm, "JGalban via AviationKB.com" <u32749@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Lou wrote:
> > >Can anyone tell me why I keep seeing these planes
> > >selling for what seems like a great price? Every once
> > >in a while someone advertises this brand and model,
> > >but different planes for the same price as most Cessna
> > >150's. Why? What is the problem with these planes?
>
> > Mike and Dan hit the nail on the head. Orphaned airplanes can be
risky to
> > own because of parts availability. The Commander Lark and Darter are
> > particularly bad in this respect because they were made in very small
numbers
> > for only a few years.
>
> > John Galban=====>N4BQ (PA28-180)
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> Thanks guys, that would explain the price tags. Kinda
> like buying an old International Harvester SUV.
> Lou
Hey! I own a 1951 International L110 pickup. There are guys here
in Alberta looking for IHC Scouts and so on, and they seem to be
getting more popular. That little Scout had a four-banger that had
been developed from half of the 305 V8 they used in a lot of their
trucks, and would just about climb trees.
But your point is valid. I'll need to replace the wind****eld
soon, and it won't be cheap. I wish it was a few years older when the
wind****elds were two-piece flat affairs that some glass shops can cut
from raw laminated sheet. This one is curved. I got around the engine
parts problem by making a few major mods and putting a Ford 300 inline
six in it, along with a Ford 3-speed transmission.
Dan
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