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Does anyone have a plane they want to look for?
If you have a plane you would like to look at post the description or link to trade a plane here.
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Welcome to the Rusty Pilot Deal Desk
You’ve just found your hangar for smart aircraft shopping. This Skool community is where we look at the best Trade-A-Plane deals every month — focused on Cessna 172s, 182s, Bonanzas, and Cirrus SR22s.If you’re a pilot thinking about buying, upgrading, or finally stepping into ownership, this is where we cut through the noise together. 🧭 What We Do Here: Every month, I review hundreds of listings and pull together a shortlist of the best values in the piston market.We talk through why each airplane made the list — price vs. condition, avionics stack, maintenance history, and resale potential. The goal isn’t to sell airplanes.The goal is to help you move from “just looking” to a qualified prebuy inspection — efficiently, confidently, and without wasting months chasing dead ends. 🛠️ How to Get Started: 1️⃣ Introduce yourself – Tell us what you fly now (or want to), your mission, and your purchase timeline. 2️⃣ Read the latest “Top 10 Deals” post – That’s where you’ll see how we break down each airplane. 3️⃣ Join the next live call – We meet on the first Sunday of each month at 7 PM CT to walk through current listings together. 💬 What You’ll Find Inside - Monthly Deal Posts — ranked picks and market commentary - Member Deal Reviews — post your own find and get feedback - Path to Prebuy — guidance on narrowing options and working with shops - Avionics & Upgrades — Garmin retrofits, panel planning, and ownership insights - Hangar Chat — casual talk and real-world experience from fellow pilots ⚙️ A Few Ground Rules - Use your real name and be respectful. - No selling, spamming, or brokering. - Keep posts focused on buying, evaluating, or owning piston GA aircraft. - Everything here is for education — verify details with your own A&P/IA. 📣 Need Expert Help? If you want direct help getting from “interesting listing” to “ready for prebuy”, you can book a Deal Vet Session or a full Prebuy Concierge service under Consulting Offers.That’s where I step in one-on-one to save you time and headaches.
Co Ownerships structure.
Would like get some input and thoughts around structuring partnership. Putting aircraft in LLC and owning shares of that LLC versus a co ownership agreement. Currently looking at a 2 to 4 person ownership group? Have been studying the AOPA materials as well.
Panel Upgrade Help
I just closed on this sexy thing. Need some advice on what upgrades to do first. It needs a waas gps nav, engine monitor, and the stec50 needs some tlc because the nav and approach mode are not working. I’m going to use it to for my instrument training and fun golf trips. It’s at KDVT for its annual and will come home to me at KDTO in a few weeks.
Panel Upgrade Help
Check out this 182Q
Looks to have 50-65k in avionics and only 33 SMOH done in late 2021. However that means it has not flown much at all since the engine break in. How big of a concern is that? https://aircraftownershipsolutions.com/product/n735aj-1977-cessna-182q-skylane/
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