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Old 07-17-2011, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by flacaltenn View Post
He was rebuilding it.. Not in great condition when he bought it. In fact, I was there when it came in on a trailer. Mostly wear and tear.. Looked like a pack of dogs traveled in it. Probably an Alaskan mail carrier and his dog buddies.

After learning what flight lessons cost after college, I realized that this guy was probably getting very little or nothing from the school district to take 20 kids up flying that often..
Rebuilding it is very expensive. I used to work for a small outfit that restored old aircraft, (And did charter flights and parachute lessons. But, I worked strictly in the maintenance/restoration department.). I still hold a current A&P license.

Airplanes are like boats. Buy a spark plug for your car, it costs $3. Buy the "marine grade" spark plug for your boat....What happens to the price? Buy a spark plug that's approved for aviation use........................

And it gets worse from there.

Dave
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