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Old 05-22-2019, 08:50 PM
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Thanks for all the responses! To the sellers credit he did point out the logs were sparse when I initially called about the plane. The poor guy purchased the plane recently sight unseen based on advice of friends and then ran into health issues that ended his flying career. I think he understood some of my concerns because he was asking far less than what he paid a year ago.
I've found the best way to go is buy the nicest plane of a particular type you are searching for. The initial cost might be higher but maintenance and upkeep is far cheaper and resale is piece of cake.
I hope you fell better! My opinion is if you didn't like what you saw walk away. Some one may see a good way to an affordable plane but after you and others bashing it he may have to just burn it. Sad to see how some can jump on band wagon.
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Old 05-22-2019, 09:24 PM
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A seller who does not let a potential look at the engine? I wouldn't walk away from any kind of a deal,,,I would run!
If I were to sell my 9A with dual lightspeed and all the other goodies I have, I would already have the cowl off and be proud to show what's under the hood and explain everything.
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Old 05-23-2019, 06:43 AM
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I hope you fell better! My opinion is if you didn't like what you saw walk away. Some one may see a good way to an affordable plane but after you and others bashing it he may have to just burn it. Sad to see how some can jump on band wagon.
You may have gotten the wrong impression from my post. The intent was not to bash this particular aircraft. The intent was to determine the importance of build logs and this was the first plane I had seen with two Lightspeed ignitions. I am sure there are plenty out there but it was the first I had seen. Sorry if I wasn't more clear.
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Old 05-23-2019, 08:36 PM
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Personally I could care less about build logs. Maintenance logs are the important logs! I would do or have a extensive inspection of the plane and maintenance logs. If you have no experience with this then find an A&P that is extremely familiar with RV,s.
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Old 05-24-2019, 07:50 AM
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An extensive build log is a positive indicator that the builder cares a lot about the project, and that generally (certainly not always) translates into a quality build. Lack of a log does not necessarily mean a lack of quality, but it leaves a lot to be guessed at which can only be answered by a very thorough inspection, by someone who knows the model.

With just over 400 hours on my 9A, I can't tell you how many times I've gone back into my builders log and the pictures I took of the build to look at a particular piece to answer a question. Just last week I had to replace a starter solenoid, and immediately went to look at my firewall pictures to remind myself whether it was bolts/nuts or bolts/nutplates that held it on to the firewall - to tell me if it was a one-man or two-man job to replace it.

To Tim's point though, builders logs are not necessarily required - but maintenance logs are.
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