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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
Posts: 28,977
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One thing to be careful of is getting a "complex" airplane right off. Retractable gear, controlled pitch prop and so on. It doubles the cost of your annual inspection and the props are required to be overhauled every 5 years, so it adds up.
Get a fixed gear 2 or 4 place plane and build some time. Upgrade it along the way and you should be able to get close to what you paid for it when you sell it in 2-3 years.
Personally I do not like the Ercoupe's but thats just me. Would buy a C-120/140, Aeronca or Stinson myself but I am biased. An old straight tail C-150/C170 or C-152/C-172 would be nice as well.
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2021 Subaru Legacy, 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins (the workhorse), 1992 Jaguar XJ S-3 V-12 VDP (one of only 100 examples made), 1969 Jaguar XJ (been in the family since new), 1985 911 Targa backdated to 1973 RS specs with a 3.6 shoehorned in the back, 1959 Austin Healey Sprite (former SCCA H-Prod), 1995 BMW R1100RSL, 1971 & '72 BMW R75/5 "Toaster," Ural Tourist w/sidecar, 1949 Aeronca Sedan / QB
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