I would love to be with you in airplane ownership as well. And I do need a back seat of some sort since I have a 3 year old daughter who loves to fly (she has had several rides in the EAA Ford Tri-Motor and one ride in a JU-Air Junkers JU-52, see
www.JU-Air.com [
ju-air.com]).
However, from my view point in the FAA, I see a lot of illegal and unsafe things going on so I tend to be more sensitive. I don't necessarily mind cosmetics, but I do expect that the airplane will pass an annual inspection from my A&P for airworthiness issues (or the seller makes good on it which many won't). That is why I am so picky. There have been several that I regret passing up or could not make a deal fast enough (sold from under me). So, the search continues.
