Hey, I think I recognize that plane. I was at Creve Coeur in St. Louis when a ferry pilot arrived from California to take it there. This was about a year ago. I talked about him about the ferry business. His way of doing it was to quote a fixed price, but not a fixed time. That way his customer knew what it would cost to ferry the plane, but the ferry pilot was under no pressure to get there if the weather was bad. He flew night VFR with flight following. (I cannot imagine getting in an unfamiliar plane and doing that -- especially one sitting without flying for several months. Well, it did have a current annual.)
Wow, ummmm... ya. Your photo is better than any of the ones in the ad. The interior is ugly as sin, and the outside... well, it does have character! I wonder how they got away with the repaint and that tiny little N-number up there? At least you could give buzzing the neighbor's house a whole new meaning!
Matt Willett <><> Ex-Owner/Operator of the Spring Chicken N5095L
I wonder how they got away with the repaint and that tiny little N-number up there?
The airplane is more than 30 years old, so qualifies for the small N-Number. I always find it odd that the FAA has this rule. (but glad they do) I could understand if it was something like "All aircraft built prior to 1970" or something like that, but instead the rule is 30 years old or older" If their goal is to get rid of the little numbers, then the rule is counterproductive, since every year, more airplanes are eligible.
You look at this paint scheme and it actually seems professionally done, the masking was quite involved, not easy to get all those stripes lined up in parallel running that direction. Somebody cared enough about this idea to put in some serious effort.
