I think you'll find it pretty tough to locate much in the way of a C-170at thirty grand today. I'd think that would be, on the average, about five grand light. But don't give up. Keep looking. You never can tell when a sleeper will pop up.
He oughta be able to find a pretty nice Pacer for that price. Don't knock them, a friend of mine has one (a 150 horsepower converted TriPacer) that out climbs & out cruises my 170, and will pretty much match it for takeoff & landing distances.
zero.one.victor wrote:He oughta be able to find a pretty nice Pacer for that price. Don't knock them, a friend of mine has one (a 150 horsepower converted TriPacer) that out climbs & out cruises my 170, and will pretty much match it for takeoff & landing distances.
Eric
Ditto Eric's comments. Not nearly as comfortable or roomy, but a 170 in the same condition as a Pacer is likely to bring $10-15K more than the Pacer will. There have been some really nice looking Pacers advertised lately. I'm sure you know this though, you used to own a Colt didn't you.
I started with a c140 to see if I liked the tail wheel experience.
Aster 25 years of flying 150 and 182 the little c140 with 85 HP puts some manners and a smile back on my face. Then I ran into a c170 that I had to have. Now I fly them both. Will be selling the 140 soon, will be sorry when it goes. If I had a hanger that big enough for both I would not sell the 140
I think it can be done for 32-35K. There's always one for sale on Barnstormers, I'm sure that they are out there. Be patient, finding one that doesn't nickle and dime you is another thing. Oh yeah aviation thats $500 and a $1000 a pop
Dave, my hangar is large enough. You can put the 140 in my hangar and you wont' have to sell it!
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There is a 170A in Maine listed in Trade-a-plane. I've flown in it and it's clean. The guy has two 170's and wants only one. Or send a PM and I'll give you his name and phone number. He is a 170 member.
A Pacer is a nice little airplane, but-----it really needs a hangar, as do all fabric aircraft. So does a C-170.
A great many areas command a hangar rent that would be well beyond my ability to pay.
That's when you must think "all metal", as in C-170A or C-170B.
I think you need a hangar, or at least access to a hangar, for any airplane you plan on maintaining yourself. I used to own a C150 that I kept tied down on the infield at our airport. I got real tired of losing parts in the grass, and having to coordinate maintenance & repairs with the weather was a pain also. A hangar also gives you somewhere to keep your spares, gas cans, etc, and to hang out, flight plan, and go "hangar flying". There's a reason they don't call it "ramp flying"....
We've never had a hangar collapse at our airport, but several tied-down airplanes have come loose & flailed themselves to death in windstorms just in the 10 years I've been around there.
zero.one.victor wrote: We've never had a hangar collapse at our airport, but several tied-down airplanes have come loose & flailed themselves to death in windstorms just in the 10 years I've been around there.Eric
Sounds like a good place to have a knot-tying seminar... or start using chains instead of rope. I've been around Tehachapi for 9 years and I've never known an airplane to get loose. (We have several thousand wind turbines here, so guess what the wind is like.) At $450/month, I'm considering putting'98C out to pasture (asphalt?). At that price I can repaint and install new windows about every other year.
Miles
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