How an Aircraft Mechanic buys an Airplane Ep: 01 

The biggest takeaway from this is that if you are ever to purchase an airplane, MX/engine logbooks are the vital piece to making an informed decision. You can have everything else, but unless you can look at the history of the aircraft and what has been done to make sure it has stayed compliant (or what you need to do to bring it airworthy) are key. Missing, incomplete, or something looks off or tampered, make sure you talk to a certified MX pro. Because unlike cars, there is no such thing as carfax (or I guess planefax) to verify if what's presented to you in pictures or even in real life isn't damaged under a new paint job. Love this channel my dude. The 61/91 world needed this channel

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The amount of information you pack in these videos is amazing... Thanks so much for sharing! I may talk some shit but you're literally the boss.

Thanks for sharing. Very informative! Awesome jacket too

My favorite RU-vidr. Just found you like a week ago. But I love how chill and informative the videos are. Thank you so much for posting! I look forward to each new video!!

Marks videos are great and he gives a lot of information and history on all the planes that he shows. Great Video!

This is definitely one of the best videos I’ve seen on RU-vid lately. Really great info please keep ‘em coming!!

Can't wait till the next one. I can tell that this is gonna be an awesome series 🍿

Loved the video. Can’t wait to watch the progress!

This is awesome. So glad you're doing a series on this.

Great video! Thanks. Excited to see what comes next.

If you are serious about buying an airplane..this man is who you need ...to go check it out with or you willget burned..Great video..thank you sir!!

Thank you for your time and explaining your thinking when looking at an aircraft.

Im 23 and want to get an airplane but its such a process. Thanks for videos like this! Maybe one day. Wish they were not so expensive!

Your content is so informative! I’m a commercial student and your channel has been really insightful to this side of aviation

Im a socal CFI and i admire your work and a different view from aviation that a lot of us wish to experience, amazing content

Mark's content is awesome - anybody looking to buy should at least see if he's reviewed what they are looking for, if not outright buy through him. Great look at the deets of reviewing logs, looking under the cowl, all that. Wish I was an A&P.

Great video! Been enjoying the heck out of your content, thanks!

This content is well done, informative, and timely. Straight to the point and no BS. Exactly like SkywagonsUniversity’s videos.

Joined for the GIV…staying for the host and the great content! Looking forward to the next one.

Man, you are hardcore. SUBSCRIBED 😮

I have a 67 Arrow N3813T and just did a full rebuild. It’s an awesome little traveler. Love what your doing on your channel!

Got my commercial license in a Turbo Arrow. T tail, fast and great throaty sound. Loved it

Mannn you’re the reason I’m getting into the aviation business with my boss. We want to start looking at pipers to rent them out. Just got my private last month as well! Keep it up! Love the channel

Gonna be sweet seeing some new GA content on the channel!

Appreciate you ! Always coming through for us

Yess, early bird catches worm 💯

This is great content! I just started working at a Charter company out of VA and they are moving me into the brokerage side. This vid is more than helpful. When pt.2 coming out??!

Great first video on the purchase!

Man, I hope this works out! Love the content🔥 Life Is good.

Great video!!.. Wish I kept my S35 Bonanza that had the IO-550R and tons of other upgrades. Will buy something else again down the road

Great content. Ill be buying a plane so this is helpful

awesome! thanks for sharing

Mark at Skywagons is a straight shooter.

I know this is an aviation channel but that beautiful little MG parked under the 170 was surely worth a mention

Got a 172xp from skywagon! Awesome vid

Great idea for a video series. Would be interested to know why you would prefer high wing vs. low wing and how engine type might figure into the purchase. Can't wait to see some $100 hamburger flights with your Citation! Keep the shiny side up, bro. :-)

Love your videos bro, are you interested in single engine pistons like this to fly for pleasure or do you resell them or?

Pretty sweet. I'm based out in concord but was just up at Placerville chatting with mark. Great little airport and an amazing broker! Wondering when you and I may cross paths one of these days...

It just keep on coming! Love the videos

Love that you're doing this. I'm nearing my 1st purchase... Effing terrifying tbh

Mark of Skywagon is a great guy to work with

She looks nice. You'll be good at interiors once you finished the Jet and this one. Congrats

Love the content. If you want to buy another arrow I’ve got one that is a rock solid fully loaded piper and it may be for sale soon.

Living the dream

They didnt teach me this at George T. Baker nor Broward aviation Tech. College... good stuff now that I am looking for an aircraft..

Awesome video

Would love to see a video about owning a super midsize jet like a 604 as I’m looking a buying one. And how to own and operate one so that it cash flows. Or what type of jet is best for charter and creating a cash flowing asset.

Love all your content but super stoked on this video cause I literally just started looking at purchasing a 1948 V-tail Beech Bonanza! Family friend whom is also an A&P owns it and put a bigger, brand new engine in it recently with an additional 25 horsepower. He’s done a tone of work to it and flown it all over the country, prior to the new engine, fingers crossed he wants to sell it. Any idea on how much a plane like that would be worth?

Cool Vid

You calculated the factored service hours wrong. You needed to add back the Nx100 to get 1470.58. Still a lifetime of non-flight school hours left. Sweet Arrow. Looking forward to the rest of the series. In a club with an Archer now, an Arrow is on my upgrade list.

The GOAT!!!

I’m already seeing this channel hitting 250k subscribers next year

Hopefully the wing spars aren’t corroded. If you need prebuy help let me know! I’m an a&p working on my ia and my cpl! Oh and I own a pa-28-181!

I had a 180D way back when. Never new they made a 180 retractable. 3 blade prop, too? I thought an IO 360 was 200hp? Wait, 180 model? Not 180 hp? I sold my 180 to a guy in a wheel chair! He made a device to move the rudders with his hands. I have no idea how he got that certified. But, he pulled himself in the airplane, put the device in, and flew it away! Good ole 7721N... got my instrument rating in it.... Now I have a 1979 Archer II. 1500 hrs TT. Love the taper wing cherokees. Wish I could afford to upgrade the panel. Just too expensive.

very cool video

Forget the formula on eddy current - just deduct from the offer to get it done. I beat the crap out of Part 25 aircraft all the time and you just look for deductions; hundreds of thousands and up. Beyond that I say go talk to the people who have been doing the annuals and 100 hrs line and phase and heavy checks. But that is a very happy engine for being 200 hrs past TBO. It will make a good restore project for someone.

In before someone says you should get a bonanza

Awesome, let's do it 🤝

I'm really thinking about getting a license and a plane. I was trained sheetmetal by USAF and have 8 years of aircraft maintenance experience and another 4 managing depot level repair stations and maintenance teams...but no a&P because these are all military projects which accepted my training records and experience. How do you think I should approach this idea of getting a plane? I'm not intersted in getting a a&p to work on others planes but I would definelty work on my own. I was kinda hopiong I could offset the ownership cost as well through some sort of rental. What do you think about that idea?

You can never go wrong with an Arrow. Good performance, average maintenance cost.

Damn, I was looking at that Arrow 😢

Curious, what's that hole for in the metal tube by firewall at 13:23

Can you talk a little more about why you want/need a single engine plane. What type of flying are you planning to do with it?

@19:00 is he going the Greenland/Iceland route? (granted I am pretty sure there is no other way to do it...) (EDIT) Wait nevermind.... Over the ice cap sounds insane.

The issue with those wing spars on the Piper low wings is such a big one I hear a lot of people just doing the inspection for safety's sake. To each their own but I'd rather know the story with those wing spars than leave it to a formula.

The equation for determining the spar EDC is mind numbing. Not sure how the 100 hour inspections were factored in. Isn’t the issue dissimilar metal corrosion?

This might be a dumb question but 12:45 in…what’s that hole in the metal tube next to the firewall? Normal?

As my kid says “that’s dope.” Looks like a good airplane, a little money will fix the interior.

I love barnstormers and trade a plane. I want to buy my own crop dusting airplane I can do contract work in.

How do you handle looking for corrosion?

Hi Gear. I would like to ask you if you can give me a pre buying training. I'm a mechanic (FAA A&P, ANAC Argentina and DGAC Chile) willing to start my consultant agency but I have zero experience in pre buying inspection.

I'm confused by the math for factored hours. If you increase the number of 100 hour inspections the factored hours will go down. If you decrease them the factored hours will go up. Isn't that the opposite of what the formulas is trying to determine? You got: 13x 100 hr inspections = (4200 - (13 * 100)) / 17 = 170.58 factored hours But consider what this formula would produce if you had zero 100 hr inspections and 42 100 hr inspections. This would produce: 0x 100 hr inspections = (4200 - (0 * 100)) / 17 = 247.05 factored hours 42x 100 hr inspections = (4200 - (42 * 100)) / 17 = 0 factored hours. The formula that I found seems to suggest you should get these numbers: 13x 100 hr inspections = (13 * 100) + ((4200 - (13x100)) / 17) = 1470.59 factored hours I think you may have forgotten to add 100hr inspections * 100 back to your result. Other than that, I thought this was a great video and I look forward to the next episodes.

Where's the next video?

why you do not worried about engine hours ? that is major expense ?

I’ll fly the Piper Arrow anytime

I've got a video about the guy who restored the 170B a few years ago. Makes them under Bushliner Aircraft now.

How long u been an A&P and IA?

U forgot to say clear prop. But still good video.

Why not borescope the cylinders?

Update please

Where are you based out of

What was purchasing price

How can I work for you?

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Have Lots of Money

Good video. Would be better without all the walking around and talking. Start off just showing the formula at 11:00 in. My $0.02. But good video.

Why a 180?? the 200 is way better

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Friendly Suggestion: First time viewing your channel. When you are reviewing the Digital Log Books STOP twisting the Camera to Talk Just keep the camera on the Computer monitor Point to the Monitor with a pencil or pen and TALK. Later on try doing VOICE OVER on newer videos to stop panning the camera so fast. Like @1dullgeek wrote below on the 100 hour inspection math. Type up or PRINT clearly on printer paper an example of the math. KEEP THE CAMERA on the paper math example and verbally explain the math. or. Do a follow up video just explain the math. Hope this help ! PS. if you decide to leave CA. Austin TX is very much like CA with Homeless people living along I 35 and all over. Since you are an AI you might consider expanding to due Pre Purchase Inspections for $ 700 a day plus expenses. Hope these suggestions help in building your channel

That 170 was built by another RU-vidr a few years ago.

Awesome video