Cardiff Kook
PATRON
Sisters, OR
I'm considering a PA-11 and have some questions.
Here is a smattering of questions:
1. Price Range- What is the reasonable price range on a PA-11 from airworthy to creampuff? I thought $45k-$75k but the I read this https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2017/october/pilot/big-sky-cub-special - written in 2017 and it said a completely freshly refurbished PA-11was sold to AOPA for $50k! That seems extremely inexpensive to what I see on the market- I would think that plane would be much much more. Most PA-11's I see start at $45k and go up significantly from there.
2. I hear alot of people say "get a light PA-11"- What weight is considered "light?" Is this advice because it will fly better or because of the 1220 gross which limits the useful anyways? If it is because it will fly better- how much better are we talking? Let's say a PA-11 is 900#- is that not going to be a nice airplane to fly? What is the number to shoot for? What weight is too high?
3. This is an impossible one to answer probably- but here goes- How much would a very nice PA-11 be worth with 300 hours SMOH that is approaching a need for a recover in the next 5-10 years? A ballpark of +/-$10K is fine. I'm considering one with older fabric and I'm just wondering what the value of the plane will be in a few years if I am ready to sell and a recover is on the horizon. (I asked something similar in another thread- but that was just around generic recover.) Certainly a nice PA-11 that needs a recover has value independent of fabric value. I just don't want to get stuck holding the bag and take the big hit on the final years of depreciation (something a few others relayed in my other thread.)
Thanks in advance for all the insight.
I did like the advice I got in another thread- "The experience comes from making the mistakes." I may just heed that and charge ahead.
Here is a smattering of questions:
1. Price Range- What is the reasonable price range on a PA-11 from airworthy to creampuff? I thought $45k-$75k but the I read this https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2017/october/pilot/big-sky-cub-special - written in 2017 and it said a completely freshly refurbished PA-11was sold to AOPA for $50k! That seems extremely inexpensive to what I see on the market- I would think that plane would be much much more. Most PA-11's I see start at $45k and go up significantly from there.
2. I hear alot of people say "get a light PA-11"- What weight is considered "light?" Is this advice because it will fly better or because of the 1220 gross which limits the useful anyways? If it is because it will fly better- how much better are we talking? Let's say a PA-11 is 900#- is that not going to be a nice airplane to fly? What is the number to shoot for? What weight is too high?
3. This is an impossible one to answer probably- but here goes- How much would a very nice PA-11 be worth with 300 hours SMOH that is approaching a need for a recover in the next 5-10 years? A ballpark of +/-$10K is fine. I'm considering one with older fabric and I'm just wondering what the value of the plane will be in a few years if I am ready to sell and a recover is on the horizon. (I asked something similar in another thread- but that was just around generic recover.) Certainly a nice PA-11 that needs a recover has value independent of fabric value. I just don't want to get stuck holding the bag and take the big hit on the final years of depreciation (something a few others relayed in my other thread.)
Thanks in advance for all the insight.
I did like the advice I got in another thread- "The experience comes from making the mistakes." I may just heed that and charge ahead.