I have been looking for a nice 150 to teach my kids to fly.
My criteria is a clean 150 with complete logs. Any year is fine. Will consider a run out engine. Avionics do not matter but a working nav/com and ADSB is preferred. No corrosion, undocumented damage or prop strikes. Damage history is acceptable as long as the repairs are well documented.
I live in TN so one in my area would be nice but not essential.
Good luck in your search. Our 150H is missing one of the logs that apparently someone forgot to give to the next owner. We used to own a C-172, and the 3rd owner after we sold it contacted me about the logs (I knew him and he knew we had owned the plane). He said the person he bought it from couldn't find the logs. He was able to reconstruct them of a sort from the records that we had kept, along with the records from the guy we bought the 172 from. Those records had been passed along with the airplane. Sad thing is, when we had it, the logs went all the way back to Cessna. Some folks just do not understand how important keeping up with the logs is.
I am starting to wonder if missing logs are a deal killer since "complete logs", as I have found out, can be a work of fiction. I have seen some really bad airplanes advertised as perfect.
I think that the stigima of not having complete complete logs is a little overblown. Especially if the missing logs are way back in time. Most issues, if there were any, should have been worked out. My plane is missing the logs of its first 5 years but everything since is there. And you are right, even if the logs are complete there could be some fudging. Have a good pre buy inspection with a mechanic who "knows" the 150 if you can find one. If you find a nice plane and missing logs become an issue, maybe you could negociate a few $$$ of the price. Should not be a deal breaker. Just my 2 cents.
Not sure how much you're wanting to spend, but I just happened across this one on Trade-a-Plane. It caught my eye because I recognized the paint and the tail number. In fact it's also sometimes hangared at my home airport in Indiana, KHNB. I know the owner personally but haven't spoken to him since early Spring, and I honestly had no idea he was selling. He uses it for aerial photography, so I guess the pandemic has hit him pretty hard.
I've seen this plane personally and I know the owner. Some may balk at the price, maybe it is a little steep, but this is a beautiful, very clean example of a 150.
Attached pic is one I took of this exact aircraft in October 2017.
Note: The FAA registration lists this as having a Lycoming 0-540. That's absolutely incorrect. It's a Continental O-200. Not sure how that ended up on the registration to be honest.
States I landed in N63420 while he was mine: KDCY
"Flying a plane is no different from riding a bicycle. It's just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes." - Captain Rex Kramer
I would recommend taking a few minutes to work your contacts. I found mine recently by calling up the manager of the small field I wanted to base out of. He put me onto a nearby A&P buddy who had two: one he was selling for his customer, and he gave me a ballpark number on his own ship. I flew both, liked his in particular, and we made a deal. I ended up with an H for 15k, 1400 SMOH, and after a month of getting-to-know-you I'm really pleased with what I got for the money.
I got lucky but might not have if I stuck to the classifieds. This airplane wasn't even on the market, but when a prospective buyer showed up, magic happened. If you explore your local options, maybe you come up short ... it don't cost nothin to try.
I have complete logs on this one, but the Citabria I had before was missing old logs before I think the 1980s. Over the decade I owned it, I came to know she was solid and we got a perfectly fair price when we had to let her go.
Not sure how much you're wanting to spend, but I just happened across this one on Trade-a-Plane. It caught my eye because I recognized the paint and the tail number. In fact it's also sometimes hangared at my home airport in Indiana, KHNB. I know the owner personally but haven't spoken to him since early Spring, and I honestly had no idea he was selling. He uses it for aerial photography, so I guess the pandemic has hit him pretty hard.
I've seen this plane personally and I know the owner. Some may balk at the price, maybe it is a little steep, but this is a beautiful, very clean example of a 150.
Attached pic is one I took of this exact aircraft in October 2017.
Note: The FAA registration lists this as having a Lycoming 0-540. That's absolutely incorrect. It's a Continental O-200. Not sure how that ended up on the registration to be hones.
Jeff called me out of the blue yesterday in fact and let me know he'd sold it. A retired United captain and his son, who is now also a captain for United, bought it and flew it to Florida a few days ago. Final price was $45k.
States I landed in N63420 while he was mine: KDCY
"Flying a plane is no different from riding a bicycle. It's just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes." - Captain Rex Kramer
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