Illustrated Buyers Guide
to Used Airplanes
by Bill Clark
The best way for private pilots with limited means to obtain the plane of their dreams is to purchase a used one -- and there's no better way to buy one without getting burned than this heavily illustrated guide. Focusing on airplanes priced at $100,000 or less, the author walks readers through the entire process of purchasing a used plane: prospecting the market, determining a plane's true value, closing the deal, partnership, and much more.
From the Back Cover
With a focus on planes under $100,000 -- some as low as $20,000 -- pilot Bill Clarke's classic guide -- now fully revised and updated -- is a bigger bargain than ever. A book that can save you thousands of dollars, The Illustrated Buyer's Guide to Used Airplanes provides a photo-filled model-by-model look at the top used aircraft in today's market, as well as many hard-to-find models -- complete with prices, accident ratings, performance specifications, and airworthiness directives.
The most comprehensive, authoritative, and popular book on buying used planes available, this guide helps you with every step, from prospecting the market and sizing up planes to doing the deal and post-purchase priorities. The much-respected Illustrated Buyer's Guide to Used Airplanes is the source that thousands of pilots turn to when the time comes to buy a plane. It's the only guide to airplane purchasing you'll ever need.
STEP BY STEP TO PLANE OWNERSHIP
* Current prices and profiles, with photos, of more than 100 of the market's top used personal aircraft
* Evaluation and inspection of used airplanes
* Tested pricing formula for near-exact calculation of a plane's value
* Step-by-step negotiation to the best possible price
* Newly ranked models, updated airworthiness directives, and new regulations
* New chapter on light-sport aircraft
* Partnership options
* Personal needs assessment for pilots
* Deciphering classified ads
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
the general aviation market
to own or not to own
determining airplane values
before you purchase
as you purchase
after you purchase
The Used Airplane Fleet
Two Place Airplanes
aeronca, aviat, beechcraft, cessna, commonwealth, diamond
ercoupe, gulfstream, luscombe, piper, pitts, swift,
taylorcraft, varga
Four Place Easy Fliers
aero commander, aeronca, beechcraft, cessna, gulfstream,
luscombe,
maule, piper, socata, stinson
Complex Airplanes &
beechcraft, bellanca, cessna, commander, lake, meyers,
mooney, navion, piper, republic, socata
Heavy Haulers
cessna, helio, maule, piper
Affordable Twins
aerocommander, beechcraft, cessna, gulfstream, piper
Alternative Airplanes, the Rumor Mill and AD Facts
Alternative Aircraft
floatplanes, homebuilts, gliders, powered gliders,
warbirds
Hangar Flying Used Airplanes
Airworthiness directives
Conversions and Modifications
Appendixes
NTSB Accident Ranking of small Airplanes
Government Aviation Offices
State Aviation Agencies
Resources for the Small Airplane Owner
Advisory Circulars
Used Airplane Prices
Makes and Models in the FAA Registry
I picked up this book thinking that it would be a price guide. It isn't. To be sure, it has a small section giving a range of prices for various aircraft. The main part of the book is a guide to the purchase of used airplanes. It's oriented to the smaller types that the individual owner would be likely to find interesting and available.
About a third of the book is on general subjects like do you really want to buy, deciding on the type of airplane, searching for the right plane, inspecting it -- all the things you want to consider regardless of the type of plane that you want. Then there's another large section that covers the various aircraft you're likely to find available and interesting. This is broken down by type. Two passenger, four place, and some interesting categories he calls Complex Airplanes, Heavy Haulers, and Affordable Twins. Within the category he lists the planes by manufacturer and gives some description of the various models and versions produced. I had to read the closing section here on War Birds. He basically said that I can't afford one. He's right. A P-47 uses a gallon of 100 Octane (at about $5 a gallon) every thirty seconds.
Finally there is an extensive set of appendices that cover everything from accidents to the pricing section mentioned earlier. This is a general guide to buying an airplane which covers a lot of the basics. It'll give you the background information you need to even think about buying.
John Matlock - Winnemucca, NVeBook User License Agreement:
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