Everything sellers ask before they call.

Brokers list your airplane on the market and earn a commission (typically 8–10%) when someone eventually buys. The average general aviation airplane sits on the market for 4–8 months. During that time, you're still paying hangar, insurance, and annual costs — and pre-buys can fall apart at the last minute.

We're the buyer. We use our own money, give you a number in 24 hours, and close in 5–10 days. There's no commission, no listing photos, no 6-month wait, no buyer financing that can collapse.

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None of those. We're a principal buyer — we acquire airplanes for our own portfolio and resale operations. We pay with our own funds, not a buyer's check we're hoping clears.

No catch. Our offers reflect that we're a quick-close cash buyer taking on the cost of inspection, transport, getting the aircraft re-annualed/repaired if needed, and reselling it. We won't pay top-of-market retail — but we also close in days, with no fees, on any condition. For owners in distress situations, that math wins almost every time.

Yes. This is one of the most common situations we buy in. You don't need to put it back in annual just to sell it. Condition affects price, not eligibility. If it's been more than a couple years, send photos and we'll talk about it.

We still buy. We've purchased airplanes with no logs at all. The state of the logbooks affects what we can pay, but it doesn't disqualify the airplane.

We do. Cash4Planes buys damaged airplanes as-is — gear-ups, prop strikes, hail, hangar rash, runway excursions — including ones with little or no insurance money behind them. Most of what we buy goes back in the air. If yours is truly beyond repair, a salvage buyer may be the better fit and we'll tell you so: salvage vs. selling it whole.

Yes. Hangar rash, gear-ups, prop strikes, hail, runway excursions — all of it. Disclose what you know and we'll factor it into the offer.

We've bought airplanes that hadn't moved in 10+ years. Corrosion, dry-rotted hoses, bird nests in the cowling — bring it on. We'll come look.

Yes — we buy experimentals at any build stage. RVs, Lancairs, Glasairs, Sonex, Velocity, etc. If the kit is open, we're interested.

Single-engine pistons first — Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft, Mooney, Cirrus, Grumman and most other certified singles with an N-number. We buy light twins too: Barons, Senecas, Aztecs, Cessna 310s, 340s and 414s. Heavy jets and commercial transport aircraft are outside our buy box, but we have a network we can refer you to. Not sure where yours fits? Call us — we'll tell you straight.

Most sellers get an initial offer within 24 hours of contacting us. If you can send photos and the tail number up front, often faster than that.

Most sellers have an initial offer within 24 hours of contacting us, and closing typically takes 5–10 business days from accepted offer to wired funds. Estate sales or non-routine title situations can add a few days. More on what speeds it up: how to sell your airplane quickly.

5–10 business days is typical from accepted offer to wired funds. Estate sales or non-routine title situations can add a few days for paperwork.

Yes — we buy nationwide, so "near you" is wherever the airplane sits. Cash4Planes is based in Sanford, Florida and buys across the United States. We come to your ramp: if the airplane is flyable, one of our pilots picks it up; if it isn't, we arrange ground transport at our expense. Closing runs through a licensed aircraft title company with the funds wired, so you never have to meet us in person.

No. We come to your ramp. If the airplane is flyable, one of our pilots ferries it. If it isn't, we arrange ground transport at our expense.

A licensed aircraft title company handles escrow, title search, FAA paperwork, and dereg. They're a neutral third party — they hold the money and the bill of sale until both sides have signed off.

Current registration, all logbooks you have, photos, and ID. For estates: letters testamentary or letters of administration. For LLC- or trust-owned aircraft: the operating agreement or trust document. The escrow company will tell you exactly what's needed for your situation.

Yes. 100% cash via wire transfer or cashier's check at closing, handled through licensed escrow. No financing contingency to fall through.

We start from what comparable airplanes actually sold for, then adjust for your airplane as it sits — engine time against TBO, annual status, damage history and logbooks, and avionics — less what it will take us to get it flying and resold. It won't be top-of-market retail, but it's a real cash number, firm pending a physical inspection on our dime. If our number doesn't fit, we'll tell you what we'd ask for it elsewhere. The long version: what's my airplane actually worth?

Usually no — but a broker keeps 8–10%, takes 4–8 months, and your airplane has to be turnkey to attract retail buyers. On any apples-to-apples comparison that accounts for commission, time, and ongoing costs, our number is usually competitive or better.

No. We don't charge you to inspect your airplane. Our offer is firm pending physical inspection (we want to see it matches the description), but that inspection is on our dime.

No. We don't sell, rent, or share lead data with third parties. The information you give us is used to evaluate and (if we agree on a deal) close the sale.

No. One follow-up to make sure you got our offer, and that's it unless you ask us to stay in touch. We're not a high-pressure operation.

Yes. Cash4Planes is a Florida-registered business (TTA Aviation LLC) based in Sanford, FL, and we've been buying airplanes since 2013. We're a small veteran-owned, family-run operation — you'll deal with Thomas directly, not a call center — and every closing runs through a licensed aircraft title company with the funds wired, so the money side is handled by a neutral third party rather than taken on trust.