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1966 CESSNA 150, RANGER 150hp, 3988TT, 2500 SMOH, $14,500. http://www.macdonaldaircraft.com FL/(772) 781-5900. (772) 781-5900
Last Modified: 12/16/2005

Needs an overhaul, wouldn't touch it. 10,000 to 12,000 for a good oh, nope not me.

1800 fpm climb, though. Speeds in the 130 mph range. Come on admit you want it!

What ya dreaming??? Or just wishful thinking.
Maybe with a 25 knot headwind, no passenger, 3 gal. fuel and the pilot only weighing 80 lbs.(that really leaves you out) Oh yah, standard temp. and pressure would help too.

more like negative 40 and really high pressure!

Not too fast, John!

For $24,500 - $26,500, You wind up with a low time airframe, zero SMOH, 150/150. She already has the base coat of white paint, another grand could result in a beauty of a paint job. If all else is in good condition, I think it might be well worth it! If I had the funding, I know I'd be looking closer!

Anybody need a free delivery?

I have been looking at her at the advice of Bill. My problem is not just the engine (it if was...then I would go for it) but it is the O&N aux fuel and I need baggage space. Further, a blank white paint job makes me nervous at Oregon distances. Is it a strip and paint, or a scratch and squirt? ARe there corrosion issues? What about avionics? All in all you could end up in the low $30K range, but still, not bad for a 150/150 with a lot of nice new stuff.

Carl...this puppy has your name written all over it. Field OH the engine, swap the STC into your tail dragger, then swap the other parts into this airframe and probably come out ahead on the deal with a nice 150/150 STOL taildragger. What a deal.

I might reconsider if I could get a good squint at the bird (oh...I forgot to mention....does it have it's paperwork in order. Don't forget that is another big bill), but I suspect that it is for sale cheap for a reason...and it has not sold which makes me further suspect.

Rescue it if you can, but look it over closely.

If it wasn't so far away (about a 8 hour roundtrip drive, as I recall) I would already have looked at it (my Banker has deep pockets). The aux tank can be removed (I would). I wouldn't consider it unless the STC allows 1760 gross (what is the Texas Ranger ..... the tank?), and unless the logs and p/w is all there (unknown)! No bad history in the database, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have some. The engine is high time, but had a recent top, and compressions are good. It's flyable until I have the overhaul kit ready. The paint would be important to me. I don't mind shooting a few stripes, but not the whole bird (not another one). The panel is not a plus, and could stand some upgrade.

I'm sure it hasn't sold because of the drab paint, poor panel, and high time engine. $14,500 is about right for this bird, I think, but I'd offer a little less since it's been on the market so long.

I'm not interested in converting it to tailwheel (sorry, I only like the fastback tailwheel 150's.) Yes, it's interesting, for someone in my position, but I need to finish what I've got going on now. Once my birds are flying, there'll be other opportunities!

Jeff, if you're interested, I have a friend who might be pursuaded to fly me to Stuart for a look see.

His name rhymes with yours!

That wouldn't be the same rhyming name person who is looking for a free vacation across the US to the Pacific NW now is it?

I don't know. Sounds like a heck of a deal to start with, but since I want the LR wing tanks...I just don't know if I want to tackle this puppy.

By the way...I may be wrong, but in the back of my mind, the ACT (now Del-Air) conversion started out as the Texas Ranger series with the tail wheel, LR tanks and 150 hp upgrade.

Edit: Boy I had to edit that one. Must be a really tough weekend since I actually repeated the paragraph above nearly verbatim....very scary....

Very scary....very scary...."bump" Okay...all better now. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />