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To: amorphous
You, or someone, might want to jump on it. The decreasing numbers of 172s for sale are real and verified by someone I know who has been selling aircraft for 20+ years.

People in the airplane brokerage business tell you that everytime you ask. I just had to pass on my buddy's Cherokee which he then sold to my neighbor, the airplane mechanic for $2300. We already have 2 airplanes in our hangar which is only 45’ x 55’ feet including the shop in the back, and I do not need another project. There could very well be a shortage developing of 150s, 152s, and 172s. We are always getting cards in the mail asking if we want to sell our airplane.

My brother is a Captain for Southwest; one of his daughters who I wouldn't currently trust to drive my dog to the vet just started flight school with the intent to follow in her dad's foot steps. My 19 year old grandson who is currently out fighting wild fires expressed an interest in learning to fly also. That is the primary reason I was very interested in buying my buddy's plane. I don't really want him out banging one of our hangar queens up. Who knows how long it is going to take for airline travel to get back to normal? So the jobs may or may not be there a couple of years from now.

75 posted on 09/09/2020 8:26:46 AM PDT by fireman15
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To: fireman15

The boys from Airplane Repo must have been busy.


77 posted on 09/09/2020 9:55:55 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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