Larry - it's been done successfully. It wouldn't be my first choice, but if you can get somebody you can trust to take a peek at it and give you a PIREP on it you can have a better idea of the condition of the bird. That goes for the other sources for planes, too.

One expression I like for a particularly junky airplane is spare parts flying in formation.


Jeff Hersom N3740J '67 150G "Gremlin"
Hangar W-6, Helena Regional Airport
Places I have landed Gremlin:
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