One other price, in 1989 bought a Grumman AA1B with a zero-hours Mattituck engine and a fresh annual for $8500. It needed radios and was maybe a 7/10 cosmetically but it was solid and a great plane. Bought it with a partner and he was an IFR multi guy (went on to fly for the majors) and insisted on all new IFR panel, using Terra radios (doh!). I wish I'd done my IFR rating when I had the chance as he was an CFII. But too busy enjoying the bird to do that. After a year we hit an expensive annual and sold it. That's when I started looking at experimentals because all I do is rec flying anyway and would prefer to do my own maint and have some freedom to make modifications and changes. BTW AVGAS was about $1.95/gal and I thought that was outrageous, so we got the autofuel STC and I flew on $1.25 premium autofuel whenever possible. (No ethanol at the time)
> From: krnet at list.krnet.org > > Paul Visk said; I paid $32 wet at an Air Force Base aero club up in Alaska. > Back in 1983 > Back in the 50's, the Air force aero clubs were owned and operated by the > club members. When the Air Force took over management, they decided that > they had to make a profit to help pay for other rec. programs, and the > prices went way up. I bought a 7AC champ in 58 along with a couple of other > guys and we did a lease arrangement with the aero club and paid $5.00 per > hour wet, (all prices were wet), and then at the end of the month we > received a $3.00 per hour rebate. The Champ cost us $1200.00. > By the way, Paul, I did 9 months of radio repair school at Scott AFB. > Spent a lot of time in Belleview.. > >
