This one?
ASO link to 1977 150, N714CQ [
aso.com]
A document search on the clubs link (in the "Members Hangar" section on the main page) shows no damage history reported, but this plane is somehow familiar to me. I think another member had looked at it recently, possibly at a higher price (Bengie?). Maybe they will report in!
On the plus side, it is my favorite year of 150, with notched flap controls and indicator just like the 152, only still with the 150's 40? of flaps. Not a bad interior, at all. The broken plastic cover under the cowl is easily replaced, and I question why they haven't already done so. The paint looks good (always hard to tell in a picture). 380 hours since overhaul is good. The engine should be well broken in and apparently didn't suffer infant mortality. The airframe time is a little higher than I'd like (it's obviously been a trainer) but only affects asking price and resale value later on. She'll hold her value if maintained properly. Remember that this is the
asking price, and the seller may actually have a lower minimum price in mind in order to complete a sale. With the sketchy information available, I'd say she's worth the asking price, as many similarly equipped 150's have sold for more.
I'll back out and let some of the others chime in with do's and don't's! There's a lot of experience here with the membership, and I congratulate you on finding the club and taking advantage of it. By the way, in aviation we're all newbies. It's just that some of us have been newbies longer than others!
Lexington, huh? My Wife and I are from Somerset (1960's), about 80 miles south of Lexington on US27. She still has family there and in Lexington.
