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re: The most airplane you can buy for $225,000

Posted on 5/13/17 at 8:02 pm to
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
11490 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 8:02 pm to
$225K isn't much of a budget if maint. & fuel costs are of no concern. I'm not a pilot, so I'd go the fractional ownership route with that type of budget.
Posted by LSUjefe
Member since Jul 2013
211 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 8:20 pm to
Controller.com do your own shopping.
Posted by notslim99
City of Bossier City
Member since Feb 2005
4531 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 10:17 pm to
Mooney Acclaim. Cruise at 200kts with a low fuel burn. I've seen some '07-'09s for under $300k.
Posted by Tyga Woods
South Central Jupiter Island, FL
Member since Sep 2016
30769 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 11:31 pm to
A used Cirrus SR22t. It looks awesome, reasonably fast, and has a gawd damn parachute
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
69464 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 11:34 pm to
Nice used piper Cherokee 6, or a decent mooney. Hell with that budget could get a decent used twin engine and fly the Caribbean.

Someone said beaver, good choice there. An albatross would be nice too.

Nevermind, a 1951 albatross is still $350,000

controller, albatross for sale, listing
This post was edited on 5/13/17 at 11:40 pm
Posted by DaphneTigah
Flying under the radar.
Member since Dec 2007
4981 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 11:43 pm to
Bonanza all day
Posted by lucaslsu
LSU!
Member since Oct 2007
8461 posts
Posted on 5/14/17 at 7:04 pm to
Low time Cirrus SR 22 GTS
Posted by EA6B
TX
Member since Dec 2012
14754 posts
Posted on 5/14/17 at 7:35 pm to
At my age and experience level I would find a Cessna 182 Skylane with a solid airframe, but high time engine, then hang on a new engine and prop, new paint, full Garmin "glass" avionics. It is a comfortable plane, easy for a old guy to climb in and out of, no forgetting to drop the landing gear, has a good range, adequate cruise speed, but low stall speed, and will haul a pretty good load. I liken it to the F-150 pickup of the sky.
Posted by Giantkiller
the internet.
Member since Sep 2007
20690 posts
Posted on 5/14/17 at 7:36 pm to
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