The Illustrated Buyer's Guide to Used Airplanes - Softcover

Clarke, Bill

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9780830623723: The Illustrated Buyer's Guide to Used Airplanes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0830623728 ISBN 13: 9780830623723

Publisher: Tab Books, 1985

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The best way for private pilots with limited means to obtain the plane of their dreams is to purchase a used one -- and there's no better way to buy one without getting burned than this heavily illustrated guide. Focusing on airplanes priced at $100,000 or less, the author walks readers through the entire process of purchasing a used plane: prospecting the market, determining a plane's true value, closing the deal, partnership, and much more. From the Back Cover With a focus on planes under $100,000 -- some as low as $20,000 -- pilot Bill Clarke's classic guide -- now fully revised and updated -- is a bigger bargain than ever. A book that can save you thousands of dollars, The Illustrated Buyer's Guide to Used Airplanes provides a photo-filled model-by-model look at the top used aircraft in today's market, as well as many hard-to-find models -- complete with prices, accident ratings, performance specifications, and airworthiness directives. The most comprehensive, authoritative, and popular book on buying used planes available, this guide helps you with every step, from prospecting the market and sizing up planes to doing the deal and post-purchase priorities. The much-respected Illustrated Buyer's Guide to Used Airplanes is the source that thousands of pilots turn to when the time comes to buy a plane. It's the only guide to airplane purchasing you'll ever need. Step-by-step to Plane Ownership Current prices and profiles, with photos, of more than 100 of the market's top used personal aircraft Evaluation and inspection of used airplanes Tested pricing formula for near-exact calculation of a plane's value Step-by-step negotiation to the best possible price Newly ranked models, updated airworthiness directives, and new regulations New chapter on light-sport aircraft Partnership options Personal needs assessment for pilots Deciphering classified ads

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From the Back Cover:

Get your hands on one of the hottest aircraft on the general aviation market! How? Bill Clarke knows how. By buying a used airplane! Here they are-all the latest and greatest models, plus the oldies but goodies. Over 100 airplanes are profiled in this complete illustrated guide to used airplanes, fully updated for the fourth edition. Clarke gives you all the info you need to comparison-shop and make a great deal for the bird of your dreams-without getting burned! Step-by-step, Clarke takes you through the process of becoming the owner of your own plane: prospecting the market; determining a plane's true value; closing the deal; "hangar-flying" the plane; deciding whether to have a partner-owner. An appendix has an up-to-date listing of typical used airplane selling prices. Negotiating a good price can be difficult-so Clarke has also provided a fully tested financial formula to calculate the best possible purchase price. But the Buyer's Guide doesn't stop there. It also covers what to do when you bring the airplane home: how to get the right insurance coverage... maintaining and storing your plane... where to go for repairs and parts... FAA Airworthiness Directives for specific aircraft and how to meet them. In an age when the world's most popular 4-seat airplane has been priced out of existence, and top-of-the-line planes' stickers are floating toward the half million mark, buying a good used aiplane is the smart alternative.

About the Author:

Bill Clarke (Altamont, NY) is a retired Washington, DC policeman. A long-time private pilot and ham radio buff, Clarke has written seven aviation consumer guides for TAB/McGraw-Hill, including the bestselling Aviator's Guide to GPS, 3rd Edition.

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