The International Cessna^® 170 Association

Greg,

I didn't get to see what you had before the edit and disregard.....So I guess I missed out.

Bruce,

I did understand that those two items were not original. Just not sure that everything that was not original is considered an mod per say. I realize it is modification but so is new paint. Just clarifying on my end so I don't look quit so stupid.

Arash,

Do you have the figures for the 229 hours before May 2011? Maybe I can cut my loses now.


Justin

Justin,

Where is the airplane located. I have seen many times where someone would ask if there was any one on the forum near a possible purchurse airplane and ask if someone would check it out.

If you find out that it sounds like something you are interested in ask if anyone knows an IA who will do the annual for you.

I think you might be overlooking a huge resorce.

Let me also add from my personal experience buy the best one you can find and not the best deal because as others have said the best deal will be the one with the lest problems.

juredd1 wrote:Thanks to Greg and Bruce for their response. I am not totally opposed to a pre-buy inspection but the key word for me is "Your" representative. My representative will not travel 1800 miles one-way with me nor do I want to pay his rate for that. Any advice on how do I go about finding someone in the area that does not have a dog in this hunt?

I have heard that is a lot of iron out there but I am not know for my patience. With no rental options within an hours drive of my home I have the itch real bad. I am just hoping that doesn't bite me and that I don't mess this up. Hopefully that is what a good pre-buy guy/gal will keep me from doing.

Justin

The answer to your query has already been offered: Hire a competent disinterested party to perform an annual inspection.
Tell him you only want the inspection...and the list of discrepancies that annual inspection discovers, along with his estimate of what it will cost to correct those discrepancies. Tell him that if you make the purchase, you will expect him to perform those corrections and sign the annual off.
Now you have something to go on, and a price to haggle over to a mutual satisfaction....or a list of discrepancies so large/expensive as to cancel any deal on that airplane.
After all... other than a "project"....why would anyone want to buy an airplane unless it is airworthy? (And the ONLY inspection which checks for airworthiness...is an ANNUAL INSPECTION. If you only buy a "pre-buy" inspection...and you later discover a serious problem...the pre-buy inspector will tell you "I don't include that item on a "pre-buy". If you wanted THAT looked at....you should have asked for an ANNUAL." (There are just too many things which can be overlooked on a "pre buy" because there is NO LEGAL DEFINITION of a "pre buy inspection".)
A thorough annual inspection is the least expensive way to determine if any airplane is truly airworthy.