Airplane Ownership (AVIATION) - Softcover

Wanttaja, Ron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007145974X ISBN 13: 9780071459747

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2006

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: December 2005 Pages: 315 Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill For the first-time airplane buyer This book is an invaluable resource and guide The award-winning author offers money-saving information on everything a private pilot needs to consider before and after buying a plane: selection. purchasing. financing. hangaring. maintenance. legal issues. and much more.Contents: INTRODUCTIONACKNOWLEDGMENTSChapter 1: Why BuyChapter 2: The Costs of OwnershipChapter 3: Picking the Right PlaneChapter 4: That New- Plane SmellChapter 5: Used AircraftChapter 6: Special Wings. Part 1: Antiques and ClassicsChapter 7: Special Wings. Part 2: HomebuiltsChapter 8: Found It! Chapter 9: The First WeekChapter 10: The First Year ... and BeyondChapter 11: Keeping It LegalChapter 12: Owner MaintenanceChapter 13: ProblemsChapter 14: The AnswerGLOSSARYINDEX

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Get your first plane!

Here, Ron Wanttaja walks you through the exciting process of shopping for, then acquiring and caring for your first airplane. Featuring lots of new information and photographs, this second edition includes the Light Sport category and Sports Pilot license, and emphasizes how to minimize cost of ownership for a wide range of planes. Aviation journalist Wanttaja, winner of the 1992 Aviation/Space Writers' Association Award of Excellence, guides you through every step -- before and after your purchase.

Expert guidance on:

• Prices and real-world operating expenses
• Cutting the costs of plane ownership
• Sizing up planes, from modern to antiques, used to partially completed homebuilts
• Privileges and limitations of the Light Sport Aircraft category
• Renting vs. owning; partnerships and leasebacks
• Pitfalls to avoid
• Preownership inspections--avoiding getting burned
• Paperwork needed to buy and register aircraft
• Getting financing and the right insurance
• Updated owner inspection and maintenance procedures--what you can and can't do, illustrated

With real ownership case histories for old and modern aircraft

Synopsis:

For the first-time airplane buyer, this book is an invaluable resource and guide. The award-winning author offers money-saving information on everything a private pilot needs to consider before and after buying a plane: selection, purchasing, financing, hangaring, maintenance, legal issues, and much more.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 007145974X
• ISBN 13: 9780071459747
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 315