Written by pilots who've personally bought countless airplanes — and the situations that come with them.
Real cash ranges for the 150, 172, 182, and 206 — what bumps you above or below book, and how a cash sale actually closes in days.
Read the guide →A calm, step-by-step map for a spouse who inherited an airplane — the paperwork, the hangar landlord, and permission to let it go.
Read the guide →You don't have to keep paying hangar rent on an airplane you can't legally fly. A direct, step-by-step guide for grounded pilots.
Read the guide →Annualing up is rarely the right move. Here's the math on $15k fresh annual vs. selling as-is vs. parting it out.
Read the guide →From letters testamentary to FAA dereg to dealing with the hangar landlord — a non-pilot's playbook.
Read the guide →Commission + months of holding costs + pre-buy fall-throughs. We did the math both ways. The result is uglier than most owners realize.
Read the guide →Damage history isn't the death sentence buyers like to pretend it is. Here's how it really affects price.
Read the guide →Lost logs aren't a brick wall, but they aren't free either. The discount, the workarounds, and what we look for.
Read the guide →Title companies, FAA dereg, bill of sale, wire confirmation. The whole thing demystified in 10 minutes of reading.
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