TXR wrote:
Four years ago
Notice something? Four years ago was a different market (and eight years ago yet a differrent one).
A pal has just sold his SR22. Made three times (!) as much as what he paid eight years ago (granted, he invested a lot of money in it, but he still more or less flew for free in all these 8 years).
No repairs for the GNS units is of no concern. They are the most reliable piece of kit out there. And when (or rather: IF it ever) fails, then you stick in a replacement. Peanut amounts in the general scheme of operating a big piston single these days.
an indicator (and tool I’ve used for pre-buys…) here, anyone with a biz account for more on this one?
Aug 2022 to Apr 2023…
Probably that is why the owner finally realized he won’t have time or wish to fly anymore in this life time so better find someone who does.
This is one of the biggest problems many owners face: they actually do lack the time to fly but deny it to themselves for many years. But this is what produces low hour almost like new airplanes like this.
boscomantico wrote:
No repairs for the GNS units is of no concern. They are the most reliable piece of kit out there. And when (or rather: IF it ever) fails, then you stick in a replacement.
Exactly. Even when Garmin can’t (or wont) fix them anymore, there are dozens of replacement units around. If not, Avidyne will gladly sell a slide in replacement or one can put in a newer Garmin unit with a bit of installation work. Peanuts in terms of airplane ownership.
I sent my 430W to be repaired because it still can be done and at least then I have a running unit for sale once I can afford to upgrade. For what I use it, it is still a very capable unit.
Dan wrote:
an indicator (and tool I’ve used for pre-buys…) here, anyone with a biz account for more on this one?
oh, and by the way, you can get it for free on adsbexchange. Like this:
The other thing is that the TKS is highly likely to be unusable. On that “mission profile” he would not have used it at all. The panels will likely need to be recovered by disconnecting the pipes and pressurising the TKS fluid at 60psi; this is authorised, but is a bit risky because any less than great pipe joins will come off, and this will happen inside the wings where they are not accessible.
