Buying My Own Personal Plane
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#13
On Reserve
Joined APC: Apr 2008
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I bought a Piper Cherokee 10+ years ago. Runs on auto gas, fixed gear but performance to haul 4 persons with gear and long XC legs. Its been great.
The bad, I am currently overhauling the motor and its $30K and rising. You wouldn't think a USED crankshaft would cost $10k on an air cooled motor but its better than $25K new
The bad, I am currently overhauling the motor and its $30K and rising. You wouldn't think a USED crankshaft would cost $10k on an air cooled motor but its better than $25K new
#14
I bought a Piper Cherokee 10+ years ago. Runs on auto gas, fixed gear but performance to haul 4 persons with gear and long XC legs. Its been great.
The bad, I am currently overhauling the motor and its $30K and rising. You wouldn't think a USED crankshaft would cost $10k on an air cooled motor but its better than $25K new
The bad, I am currently overhauling the motor and its $30K and rising. You wouldn't think a USED crankshaft would cost $10k on an air cooled motor but its better than $25K new
I've owned my 185 for just a year now. Test flew the factory new engine this morning. I didn't see that one coming, but it is a hazard of ownership.
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#15
My take on a lot of the lower end 1960-1970 vintage planes is that they are more like cars. Figure they will have zero value in 10 years.
With the value of a Cherokee 140 being max $30,000, I would have looked at a used engine or considered parting out and buying another one.
With the value of a Cherokee 140 being max $30,000, I would have looked at a used engine or considered parting out and buying another one.
I bought a Piper Cherokee 10+ years ago. Runs on auto gas, fixed gear but performance to haul 4 persons with gear and long XC legs. Its been great.
The bad, I am currently overhauling the motor and its $30K and rising. You wouldn't think a USED crankshaft would cost $10k on an air cooled motor but its better than $25K new
The bad, I am currently overhauling the motor and its $30K and rising. You wouldn't think a USED crankshaft would cost $10k on an air cooled motor but its better than $25K new
#16
In a land of unicorns
Joined APC: Apr 2014
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My take on a lot of the lower end 1960-1970 vintage planes is that they are more like cars. Figure they will have zero value in 10 years.
With the value of a Cherokee 140 being max $30,000, I would have looked at a used engine or considered parting out and buying another one.
With the value of a Cherokee 140 being max $30,000, I would have looked at a used engine or considered parting out and buying another one.
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Joined APC: Feb 2007
Posts: 461
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10K is def on the high side for a used lycoming O-320/360 crank. 30K is def on the high side for an O320/360 overhaul, unless you're doing all accessories too on a high faluting name-premium shop to new limits. I'm with the gallery on here, on a vintage cherokee (140/180/basically anything fixed gear hershey bar wing), you're better off swapping the motor for another used one or doing a more aggressive shopping for a field overhaul. But your money, your circus. At least you don't have angle valve cylinders like I do. Pricey. I'm an IRAN guy though, I have a lot more risk tolerance to running Lycomings on-condition. To each their own.
Last edited by hindsight2020; 06-27-2017 at 10:26 PM.
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Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2009
Position: Downwind, headed straight for the rocks, shanghaied aboard the ship of fools.
Posts: 1,128
Get sonething fun! Low, slow, and capable of some Gs. Citabria or a Decathalon. Do some rolls and loops and spins on your way to the cheeseburger and coke. Remind yourself that your feet exist for more than just applying an occasional top rudder and toeing the brakes.
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