In my quest to find another plane to fly the Tomahawk has popped up a few times. What do you guys think about them? How would it work for me at 6'3" 250 and maybe sometimes carrying a light passenger? I know they're not fast but I thought it may work for scooting around Texas building time.
I have found one in Houston that is IFR with two radios and glideslopes, 2500TT and 830SMOH. I think it has the 112hp engine and I'd likely do the 125hp upgrade in the future so I can have an oil cooler and to be able to climb on our hot Texas days. The guy is asking $15500 for it, does that seem reasonable with the lack of knowledge and avionics on the specific plane?
It is currently out of annual and I will have my A&P with me if I look at it but doing some quick figuring I calculate that it will cost about $60/hr to operate if I fly 100hrs/yr and fuel figured at $5.50/gal. There is a flight school here that rents them for $100/hr. So barring any catastrophic problems I should be able to make up the purchase price in savings in a few hundred hours.
My thoughts were to buy it and get my IR. From there list it for sale for close to the same purchase price and just keep flying it until it sells.
I may be dreaming with this but I thought I'd see what yall thought and bring me back to Earth. I know I probably won't save over renting but I like to use a plane to go somewhere whenever and for however long I want to, not just use it in the pattern.
I have found one in Houston that is IFR with two radios and glideslopes, 2500TT and 830SMOH. I think it has the 112hp engine and I'd likely do the 125hp upgrade in the future so I can have an oil cooler and to be able to climb on our hot Texas days. The guy is asking $15500 for it, does that seem reasonable with the lack of knowledge and avionics on the specific plane?
It is currently out of annual and I will have my A&P with me if I look at it but doing some quick figuring I calculate that it will cost about $60/hr to operate if I fly 100hrs/yr and fuel figured at $5.50/gal. There is a flight school here that rents them for $100/hr. So barring any catastrophic problems I should be able to make up the purchase price in savings in a few hundred hours.
My thoughts were to buy it and get my IR. From there list it for sale for close to the same purchase price and just keep flying it until it sells.
I may be dreaming with this but I thought I'd see what yall thought and bring me back to Earth. I know I probably won't save over renting but I like to use a plane to go somewhere whenever and for however long I want to, not just use it in the pattern.