Savvy Aircraft Maintenance Management has launched a nationwide service that offers pre-buy inspections of used aircraft for sale. For a fixed fee, Savvy provides professional management through all stages of an aircraft pre-buy, according to company officials. The service includes logbook review, selection of a qualified and impartial maintenance facility with expertise in make and […]
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Want to sell your plane? Be prepared to dance
By BILL WILSON If you plan to sell your airplane in this market, be prepared to dance. You’ll probably have to two-step, twist, boogie and maybe try some new routines before you’ll get that plane sold. And it won’t be the romantic experience you were looking for. Love is not in the air in the […]
Mile High Finance celebrates 20 years
Mile High Finance at Centennial Airport (APA) in Colorado is celebrating 20 years in business. Owner Dan Garzelloni notes he has been financing general aviation aircraft for more than two decades. “We have seen the ups and downs in aviation but have continued to provide some of the best financing and service for aircraft buyers […]
My first plane
By EDWARD DOLEJSI The overwhelming desire to buy a plane for the first timer can be the experience of a lifetime. The dream of owning my own plane, the search for the right one, and finally parting with my money, should have started my life in the pilots’ paradise. Well, “should have” are the operative […]
Order out of chaos: The used aircraft market is stabilizing
The downturn for the piston aircraft market is over. The market rebound may not look like the Dow, but it is heading in that direction finally. Good hunting!
The 10 top mistakes of first time buyers
By GUY R. MAHER So you are ready to buy your first plane? Great! But before you do, how about reviewing my top 10 list of first time buyer mistakes: 1. Not defining “why” you want to own. This may sound silly, because we all have lots of reasons as to why we want to […]
Fractional ownership: Getting a piece of a high-end aircraft
Would you like to fly a well-maintained, newer airplane, but can’t afford to buy one just yet? Rather than back-burner this dream, you might want to consider fractional ownership. One of the first fractional programs available to the single-engine piston driving crowd was PlaneSmart!, which began operations in 2003, “as a means to give pilots […]
Access Aviation Project: Creating new pilots
The first step in helping someone get a pilot certificate is getting that person into an airplane. That’s the mission of the Aviation Access Project, an asset management company geared toward Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA). According to CEO Rick Matthews, to attract wanna-be pilots to the “culture of aviation, we have to make aviation friendlier.” “It […]
Hangar Ten names new director of sales
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hangar Ten, an aviation services provider at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC), has named Larry Peet as Director of Sales for its new aircraft sales initiative. In this new position, Peet will be responsible for developing an aircraft sales program that places an emphasis on coaching rather than selling the […]